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United States at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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IOC code
  
USA

2
  
3


NOC
  
United States Olympic Committee

Competitors
  
67 (57 men, 10 women) in 8 sports

Flag bearer
  
James Bickford (bobsleigh)

Medals Ranked 6th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 2 3 2 7

The United States competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Contents

Medalists

American figure skaters swept the men's singles competition, taking all three medals.

Alpine skiing

Men
Women

Cross-country skiing

Male skiers Marvin Crawford, Larry Damon, Lynn Levy, Theodore Farwell, and Mack Miller represented the United States in cross-country skiing.

Men
Men's 4 × 10 km relay

Figure skating

Men
Women
Pairs

Group B

Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.

  • Czechoslovakia 4-3 USA
  • USA 4-0 Poland

    • Games for 1st-6th places

  • USA 7-2 Germany (UTG)
  • USA 4-1 Canada
  • USA 6-1 Sweden
  • USSR 4-0 USA
  • USA 9-4 Czechoslovakia

    • Nordic combined

    Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing

    • Speed skating

    Men

    References

    United States at the 1956 Winter Olympics Wikipedia
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