Oslo 1952

In 1952, the Games finally came to Norway in Oslo, the birthplace of modern skiing. For the first time, the Winter Games were held in a city located on the sea. Oslo is indeed situated at the end of a fjord of the same name. --- Oslo 1952 - Slalom track.

Speed skater Hjalmar Andersen won three gold medals at the Oslo 1952 Games. His winning margins in the 5,000m and the 10,000m were the largest in Olympic history. --- Oslo 1952 - Hjalmar Andersen (NOR) - Speed skating.