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Sonja Henie of Norway returned to the Winter Olympics, having taken part in
1924 at the age of 11, and made history by winning the
ladies' figure skating aged 15. She became the youngest Olympic champion in history (a distinction she held for 70 years), and went on to defend her title at the next two Winter Olympics. • Norway's
Ivar Ballangrud won the Olympic title in the 5,000-metre speed skating event, and
Clas Thunberg of Finland won both the 500 m and the 1,500 m. •
Norway finished at the top of the medal table with a total of six gold medals, four silver, and five bronze, totalling 15 medals. The
United States finished second in the table with six medals overall. •
Switzerland won a single bronze medal, the lowest medal haul by a host nation at any Olympic Games. • American
Irving Jaffee was leading the 10,000-metre speed skating race, having outskated Norwegian defending world champion
Bernt Evensen in their heat, when rising temperatures thawed the ice. In a controversial ruling, the Norwegian referee cancelled the entire competition; the
International Olympic Committee stepped in to reverse the referee's decision and awarded Jaffee the gold medal, but the
International Skating Union later overruled the IOC and restored the ruling. Evensen, for his part, stated publicly that Jaffee should be awarded the gold medal, but that did not happen. == Events ==