Oslo 1952

20th February 1952: Norwegian slalom skier, Stein Eriksen finishing second in the men's slalom during the winter Olympics at Oslo. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Austrian skier Trude Beiser-Jochum (#8, left) and German skier Anne Marie Buchner (#3) watch one of their competetors in the Women's Slalom event at the Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, February 22, 1952. Buchner eventually took the bronze medal in the event, and in the Women's Downhill, she took the silver, finishing nine-tenths of a second behind Beiser-Jochum, who took the gold home. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

26th January 1952: British skier Hilary Laing during a training session for the Oslo Olympics. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5661- Seven Girls Go Out To Ski - pub. 1952 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Jeanette Altwegg, surrounded by photographers, after winning the Womens Figure Skating Event for Britain, at the Olympic Games in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Reg Birkett/Getty Images)

Czechoslovakian skier Vlastimil Melich jumps at the Nordic Combination event during the VI Winter Olympic Games, Holmenkollen, Norway, February 19, 1952. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Anne Marie Buchner of Germany completing the Winter Olympic slalom event in Oslo, Norway, in which she finished third. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

A bobsleigh in action at the Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

The competetors in the Men's 4x10km Cross-Country Relay event seen shortly after the start of the race at the Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, February 23, 1952. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Norwegian skier Simon Slattvik seen at the starting line of the Nordic Combined Ski Jump event at the Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, February 20, 1952. He went on to win the gold medal in this event, which was held in the town Holmenkollen. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

British skater Jeanette Altwegg (center) shakes the hand of an unidentified Olympic official as she receives the gold medal for Ladies Figure Skating, Olso, Norway, February 1952. At left is the silver medalist, American skater Tenley Albright, and at right is the bronze medal winner, French skater Jacqueline du Bief. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

15th February 1952: Eigil Nansen, grandson of the famous explorer Fridtjof Nansen, lights the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)