Norway at the 1952 Winter Olympics Norway at the 1952 Winter Olympics Norway was the host nation for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. By winning 7 gold medals, Norway had the most golds at these games. This would be the last time a host country would win the most gold medals at the Winter Olympics until Canada won the most gold medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating. Events: The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two
Venues of the 1972 Winter Olympics This campaign proved fruitful when Sapporo was awarded the 1972 Winter Games at the April 1966 IOC meeting in Rome. Venue construction began in 1968 and all but the Tsukisamu Indoor rink was completed in time for the test events at Sapporo in February 1971. Tsukisamu was not completed until late 1971 or early 1972 due to not knowing how many teams would compete at the 1972 Olympic ice hockey tournament. During the men's 5000 m speed skating event, Ard Schenk of the Netherlands won the event despite a snowstorm. It was the first of Schenk's three gold medals at