Events
The Games featured four sports: Skiing—broken into alpine and Nordic disciplines—bobsled, skating—both figure skating and speed skating—and ice hockey. There were also two demonstration sports, military patrol and the winter pentathlon. The sports were broken down into 22 events.
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