[1] In the 10,000-meter race, Irving Jaffee was leading the competition, having outskated Norwegian defending world champion Bernt Evensen in their heat, when rising temperatures thawed the ice.

[2] In a controversial ruling, the Norwegian referee canceled the entire competition.

Although the International Olympic Committee reversed the referee's decision and awarded Jaffee the gold medal, the International Skating Union later overruled the IOC and restored the ruling.

[3] Evensen, for his part, publicly said that Jaffee should be awarded the gold medal, but that never happened.

A total of 40 speed skaters from 14 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games: