United States at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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

Medalists

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

Alpine skiing

Men

Women

Bobsleigh

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 x 10 km relay

Figure skating

Men

Women

Pairs

Ice hockey

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

Leading scorers

Nordic combined

Events:

• normal hill ski jumping <small>(Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)</small>
• 15&nbsp;km cross-country skiing

Ski jumping

Speed skating

Men

References

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