[5] Hungary's team obtained their first Winter Olympic medal, with figure skaters Emília Rotter and László Szollás winning bronze in the pair skating event.

[7][8] Speed skaters Irving Jaffee and Jack Shea, both from the United States, tied for the most gold medals won for an individual at the games, with two.

Shea became the first American athlete to win multiple gold medals at the same Olympic Winter Games.

[9] Alongside Jaffee and Shea, cross-country skier Veli Saarinen of Finland and speed skaters Alexander Hurd and Willy Logan of Canada tied for the most total medals won with two each.

Then-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Henri de Baillet-Latour, saw the practice and developed his own version.