Norway topped the table, collecting seventeen medals in total, including four gold,[1] three of which were won by Thorleif Haug in the Nordic combined and cross-country skiing events.

[2] Norway also achieved two podium sweeps, winning all three medals in both the 50 km cross-country skiing and the Nordic combined.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) website suggests that 258 athletes from 16 nations participated in 16 events across 9 sports.

A Norwegian historian discovered that there had been a scoring error, and an American, Anders Haugen, had actually finished in third place.

[8][9][10] In the official report, the classification of nations is ranked not by medals, but rather by "points", which were awarded for each position from first to sixth; not exclusively for gold, silver and bronze.