United States at the 1948 Winter Olympics
The United States competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Medalists
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Alpine skiing | Women's slalom | |||
| Figure skating | Men's singles | |||
Patrick Martin Edward Rimkus Francis Tyler | Bobsleigh | Four-man | ||
| Speed skating | 500 meters | |||
| Speed skating | 500 meters | |||
| Alpine skiing | Women's combined | |||
| Skeleton | Men's competition | |||
Frederick Fortune | Bobsleigh | Two-man | ||
Donald Dupree William Dupree Thomas Hicks | Bobsleigh | Four-man |
Alpine skiing
;Men;Women
;Combined
The downhill part of the combined events were held concurrently with the individual downhill skiing events. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used. The slalom part of the events were held separate from the individual slalom competitions.
;Men
;Women
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Wendell Broomhall | 18 km | 1:31:40 | 65 |
| Corey Engen | 18 km | 1:37:24 | 75 |
| Don Johnson | 18 km | 1:32:03 | 66 |
| Ralph Townsend | 18 km | 1:37:12 | 74 |
| Gordy Wren | 18 km | 1:40:12 | 77 |
Figure skating
;Individual;Pairs
| Athletes | Event | Points | Score | Rank |
| Karol Kennedy Peter Kennedy | Pairs | 10.536 | 59.5 | 6 |
| Yvonne Sherman Robert Swenning | Pairs | 10.581 | 53 | 4 |
Ice hockey
The tournament was almost cancelled when rival teams representing the United States arrived. An Amateur Athletic Union team was supported by the United States Olympic Committee, and an Amateur Hockey Association team was supported by the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace. At the center of the issue was amateurism. The International Olympic Committee ruled that neither team could compete, but the Swiss organizing committee allowed the AAU team to march in the opening ceremony, and the AHA team to play unofficially, without being eligible for medals.;Summary
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | L 4–5 | W 23–4 | W 31–1 | W 5–2 | L 3–12 | W 13–2 | W 4–3 | L 3–4 |
;Roster
| Al Opsahl |
| Bruce Mather |
| Bruce Cunliffe |
| Donald Geary |
| Fred Pearson |
| Goodwin Harding |
| Herb Vaningen |
| Jack Kirrane |
| Jack Riley |
| Jack Garrity |
| Ralph Warburton |
| Robert Baker |
| Bob Boeser |
| Stan Priddy |
;Tournament
- Switzerland 5-4 USA
- USA 23-4 Poland
- USA 31-1 Italy
- USA 5-2 Sweden
- Canada 12-3 USA
- USA 13-2 Austria
- USA 4-3 United Kingdom
- Czechoslovakia 4-3 USA
Nordic combined
The ski jumping event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below. Athletes would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps were counted.
Skeleton
Ski jumping
Speed skating
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Ken Bartholomew | 500 m | 43.2 | |
| Bobby Fitzgerald | 500 m | 43.2 | |
| Ken Henry | 500 m | 43.3 | 5 |
| Del Lamb | 500 m | 43.6 | 6 |
| Ray Blum | 1500 m | 2:23.4 | 20 |
| Bobby Fitzgerald | 1500 m | 2:27.0 | 28 |
| Ken Henry | 1500 m | 2:24.6 | 22 |
| Johnny Werket | 1500 m | 2:20.2 | 6 |
| Ray Blum | 5000 m | 8:54.4 | 17 |
| Ken Henry | 5000 m | 8:56.0 | 18 |
| Sonny Rupprecht | 5000 m | 8:58.4 | 21 |
| Buddy Solem | 5000 m | 9:10.4 | 27 |
| Sonny Rupprecht | 10,000 m | 21:20.3 | 17 |
| Art Seaman | 10,000 m | 21:34.8 | 18 |
| Buddy Solem | 10,000 m | 26:22.4 | 19 |
| Johnny Werket | 10,000 m | 19:44.0 | 11 |