[1] It was also the first time that women were allowed to compete in cross-country skiing at the Olympics.
[2] In men's cross-country skiing Hallgeir Brenden of Norway won the 18 km and Veikko Hakulinen of Finland won the 50 km.
[3][4] In the 4x10 km relay the Finnish team won, which consisted of Tapio Mäkelä, Paavo Lonkila, Heikki Hasu, and Urpo Korhonen.
[6] In ski jumping, the only winner was Arnfinn Bergmann of Norway for the men's large hill.
[7] In Nordic combined, the only winner was Simon Slattvik of Norway for the individual.