United States at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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The United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...

in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...

, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...

 
Women's slalom
Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Women's slalom
The women's alpine skiing slalom event was part of the alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. The competition was held on Thursday, February 5, 1948.Twenty-eight alpine skiers from ten nations competed....


Patrick Martin
Patrick Martin (bobsleigh)
Patrick Henry Martin was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s...


Edward Rimkus
Edward Rimkus
Edward William Rimkus was an American of Lithuanian descent bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-men event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in Los Angeles, California.-References:**...


Francis Tyler
Francis Tyler
Francis William Tyler was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the four-man event at St...

 
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics
At the 1948 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Friday, January 30, 1948 and on Saturdayday, January 31, 1948 while the four-man competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948 and on Saturday, February 7, 1948.-Medal summary:-Participating...

 
Four-man
Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Four-man
The four-man bobsleigh results at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948 and on Saturday, February 7, 1948.-Medal table:-Results:...

Figure skating
Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies singles, and pair skating.-Event summary:Barbara Ann Scott became the first Canadian to win the figure skating gold medal while Dick Button became the first American to win a figure skating title for the...

 
Men's singles
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...

 
Women's combined
Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Women's combined
The women's alpine skiing combined event was part of the alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event...

Skeleton
Skeleton at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Medals awarded for the skeleton discipline at the 1948 Winter Olympics held in St Moritz. In many locations the sport was referred to as tobogganing during these and the 1928 Games...

 
Men's competition
Skeleton at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Medals awarded for the skeleton discipline at the 1948 Winter Olympics held in St Moritz. In many locations the sport was referred to as tobogganing during these and the 1928 Games...

Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
-Medal summary:-Participating nations:Twelve speed skaters competed in all four events.A total of 68 speed skaters from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:-Medal table:-References:*...

 
Men's 500 metres
Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's 500 metres
The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948.Forty-two speed skaters from 15 nations competed.-Medalists:-Records:...

Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
-Medal summary:-Participating nations:Twelve speed skaters competed in all four events.A total of 68 speed skaters from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:-Medal table:-References:*...

 
Men's 500 metres
Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Men's 500 metres
The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948.Forty-two speed skaters from 15 nations competed.-Medalists:-Records:...


Frederick Fortune
Frederick Fortune
Frederick "Fred" Joseph Fortune, Jr. is an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the two-man event at St. Moritz in 1948...

 
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics
At the 1948 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Friday, January 30, 1948 and on Saturdayday, January 31, 1948 while the four-man competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948 and on Saturday, February 7, 1948.-Medal summary:-Participating...

 
Two-man
Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Two-man
The two-man bobsleigh results at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. The competition was held on Friday, January 30, 1948 and on Saturday, January 31, 1948.-Medal table:-Results:-References:*...


Donald Dupree
Donald Dupree
Donald Victor Dupree, Sr. , from Saranac Lake, New York, was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz....


William Dupree
Thomas Hicks
Thomas Hicks (bobsleigh)
Thomas A. Hicks was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**...

 
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics
At the 1948 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Friday, January 30, 1948 and on Saturdayday, January 31, 1948 while the four-man competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948 and on Saturday, February 7, 1948.-Medal summary:-Participating...

 
Four-man
Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics - Four-man
The four-man bobsleigh results at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948 and on Saturday, February 7, 1948.-Medal table:-Results:...


Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Barney McLean Downhill 3:30.1 47
Dev Jennings 3:28.2 45
Bob Blatt 3:27.4 44
Steve Knowlton 3:26.2 43
Dick Movitz 3:25.2 42
Jack Reddish
Jack Reddish
For the English footballer of the same name see Jack Reddish Jack Nichols Reddish was an American alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics....

3:12.3 26
Barney McLean Slalom 1:20.5 30 1:07.6 17 2:28.1 24
Colin Stewart 1:15.3 23 1:08.8 21 2:24.1 20
Steve Knowlton 1:12.9 16 1:07.6 17 2:20.5 16
Jack Reddish
Jack Reddish
For the English footballer of the same name see Jack Reddish Jack Nichols Reddish was an American alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics....

1:11.0 10 1:04.5 5 2:15.5 7


Men's combined

The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For atlethes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
Athlete Slalom Total (downhill + slalom)
Time 1 Time 2 Rank Points Rank
Barney McLean 1:16.4 1:11.5 15 25.15 26
Bob Blatt 1:15.6 1:21.4 23 27.83 29
Steve Knowlton 1:15.5 1:14.0 17 23.75 25
Jack Reddish
Jack Reddish
For the English footballer of the same name see Jack Reddish Jack Nichols Reddish was an American alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics....

1:14.1 1:08.8 8 13.24 12


Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Andrea Mead-Lawrence
Andrea Mead-Lawrence
Andrea Mead Lawrence was an American alpine ski racer. She competed in three Winter Olympics and was the first American alpine skier to win two Olympic gold medals.-Skiing career:...

Downhill 3:03.1 35
Paula Kann 2:49.0 28
Becky Cremer 2:44.2 22
Ruth-Marie Stewart 2:42.0 20
Gretchen Fraser
Gretchen Fraser
Gretchen Kunigk Fraser was an alpine ski racer. She was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal for skiing....

2:37.1 13
Brynhild Grasmoen 2:36.0 12
Paula Kann Slalom 1:07.8 16 1:02.0 9 2:09.8 11
Brynhild Grasmoen 1:05.6 12 1:04.0 12 2:09.6 9
Andrea Mead-Lawrence
Andrea Mead-Lawrence
Andrea Mead Lawrence was an American alpine ski racer. She competed in three Winter Olympics and was the first American alpine skier to win two Olympic gold medals.-Skiing career:...

1:05.1 11 1:03.7 11 2:08.8 8
Gretchen Fraser
Gretchen Fraser
Gretchen Kunigk Fraser was an alpine ski racer. She was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal for skiing....

59.7 1 57.5 2 1:57.2


Women's combined

The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For atlethes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
Athlete Slalom Total (downhill + slalom)
Time 1 Time 2 Rank Points Rank
Ruth-Marie Stewart 1:09.8 1:06.6 12 17.73 16
Becky Cremer 1:09.4 1:12.5 20 22.01 17
Andrea Mead-Lawrence
Andrea Mead-Lawrence
Andrea Mead Lawrence was an American alpine ski racer. She competed in three Winter Olympics and was the first American alpine skier to win two Olympic gold medals.-Skiing career:...

1:03.8 1:11.7 11 30.84 21
Gretchen Fraser
Gretchen Fraser
Gretchen Kunigk Fraser was an alpine ski racer. She was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal for skiing....

1:01.8 59.2 2 6.95

Bobsleigh

Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
USA-1 Tuffield A. Latour
Tuffield A. Latour
Tuffield A. Latour was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished ninth in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St...


Leo J. Martin
Leo J. Martin
Leo J. Martin was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished ninth in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:*...

Two-man 1:24.9 4 1:24.8 6 1:24.1 8 1:25.4 12 5:39.2 9
USA-2 Frederick Fortune
Frederick Fortune
Frederick "Fred" Joseph Fortune, Jr. is an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the two-man event at St. Moritz in 1948...


Schuyler Carron
Schuyler Carron
Schuyler Antony Carron was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**...

Two-man 1:25.5 8 1:24.1 3 1:22.5 3 1:23.2 3 5:35.3

Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
USA-1 James Bickford
James Bickford
James John Bickford was an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the mid 1950s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at St...


Thomas Hicks
Thomas Hicks (bobsleigh)
Thomas A. Hicks was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**...


Donald Dupree
Donald Dupree
Donald Victor Dupree, Sr. , from Saranac Lake, New York, was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz....


William Dupree
Four-man 1:17.4 5 1:20.7 2 1:21.8 4 1:21.6 2 5:21.5
USA-2 Francis Tyler
Francis Tyler
Francis William Tyler was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the four-man event at St...


Patrick Martin
Patrick Martin (bobsleigh)
Patrick Henry Martin was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s...


Edward Rimkus
Edward Rimkus
Edward William Rimkus was an American of Lithuanian descent bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-men event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in Los Angeles, California.-References:**...


William D'Amico
William D'Amico
William John D'Amico was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St...

Four-man 1:17.1 2 1:19.6 1 1:21.4 1 1:22.0 5 5:20.1

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
18 km Gordy Wren 1'40:12 77
Corey Engen
Corey Engen
Corey Engen was the captain of the U.S. Nordic ski team at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. He was the youngest of the three Engen brothers that pioneered and popularized alpine skiing in the intermountain west, primarily in Utah and Idaho.-Biography:Corey was a ski jumper...

1'37:24 75
Ralph Townsend 1'37:12 74
Don Johnson 1'32:03 66
Wendell Broomhall 1'31:40 65

Figure skating

Men
Athlete CF FS Points Places Final rank
James Grogan
James Grogan
James Grogan was an American figure skater. He won the bronze medal at the 1952 Oslo Olympics. He won four silver medals at the United States Figure Skating Championships and at the World Figure Skating Championships...

9 6 168.711 62 6
John Lettengarver
John Lettengarver
John Lettengarver was an American figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the silver medal at the 1947 United States Figure Skating Championships and finished fourth at the 1948 Winter Olympics.-Results:...

4 2 176.400 36 4
Dick Button
Dick Button
Richard Totten "Dick" Button is an American former figure skater and a well-known long-time skating television analyst. He is a two-time Olympic Champion and five-time World Champion...

1 1 191.177 10


Women
Athlete CF FS Points Places Final rank
Eileen Seigh
Eileen Seigh
Eileen Seigh is an American figure skater. She represented the United States at the 1948 Winter Olympics, where she placed 11th. Following her retirement from competitive skating, she skated professionally on Broadway in the Howdy, Mr. Ice ice show.-Competitive highlights:-References:* -External...

10 10 144.111 110 11
Gretchen Merrill
Gretchen Merrill
Gretchen Merrill was an American figure skater. Gretchen was a six-time U.S. national champion and thrice placed second in 1941, 1942 and 1949...

6 11 148.466 73 8
Yvonne Sherman
Yvonne Sherman
Yvonne C. Sherman Tutt was an American figure skater. She won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice in ladies' single skating and once in pair skating with Robert Swenning. Sherman competed in both disciplines in the 1948 Winter Olympics.After her competitive career...

8 5 149.833 62 6


Pairs
Athletes Points Score Final rank
Karol Kennedy
Karol Kennedy
Karol Estelle Kennedy Kucher was an American pair skater. With her brother, Peter, she won five U.S. Championship titles from 1948-1952...


Peter Kennedy
10.536 59.5 6
Yvonne Sherman
Yvonne Sherman
Yvonne C. Sherman Tutt was an American figure skater. She won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice in ladies' single skating and once in pair skating with Robert Swenning. Sherman competed in both disciplines in the 1948 Winter Olympics.After her competitive career...


Robert Swenning
Robert Swenning
Robert J. Swenning was an American figure skater. He originally competed in ice dance, winning the gold medal at the 1945 United States Figure Skating Championships with partner Kathe Mehl Williams. He later switched to pairs skating and teamed up with Yvonne Sherman. The duo won the 1947 U.S...

10.581 53 4

Ice hockey

The tournament was run in a round robin format with nine teams participating.
Pld W L T GF GA Pts
8 7 0 1 69 5 15
8 7 0 1 80 18 15
8 6 2 0 67 21 12
8 4 4 0 55 28 8
8 3 5 0 39 47 6
8 2 6 0 29 97 4
8 1 7 0 33 77 2
8 0 8 0 24 156 0
DSQ 8 5 3 0 86 33 (10)

  • Switzerland 5-4 USA
  • USA 23-4 Poland
  • USA 31-1 Italy
  • USA 5-2 Sweden
  • Canada 12-3 USA
  • USA 13-2 Austria
  • USA 4-3 United Kingdom
  • Czechoslovakia 4-3 USA

Contestants
Al Opsahl 
Bruce Mather
Bruce Mather (ice hockey)
Bruce Mather was an American ice hockey player. He was born in Belmont, Massachusetts. Mather was a member of the American 1948 Winter Olympics ice hockey team. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998.-Early years:Mather’s career started in Belmont where he played for...

 
Bruce Cunliffe 
Donald Geary 
Fred Pearson 
Goodwin Harding 
Herb Vaningen 
Jack Kirrane
Jack Kirrane
John Joseph "Jack" Kirrane, Jr. is an American former ice hockey player. Kirrane was a member of the United States 1948 Winter Olympics and 1960 Winter Olympics teams, winning the gold medal in 1960. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987...

 
Jack Riley
John P. Riley, Jr.
John P. Riley is an American former ice hockey player and coach. The hockey coach at West Point for more than 35 years, Riley coached the United States to the gold medal at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics. He played for the U.S. Olympic team at the 1948 St...

 
Jack Garrity
Jack Garrity
John Paul "Jack" Garrity is a retired ice hockey player. Garrity was a member of the American 1948 Winter Olympics team. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.- Career :...

 
Ralph Warburton
Ralph Warburton
Ralph Warburton is a retired American ice hockey right wing, and was a member of the United States national team at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- College career :...

 
Robert Baker 
Bob Boeser 
Stan Priddy

Nordic combined

Events:
  • 18 km cross-country skiing
  • normal hill ski jumping


The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event
Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 18 km competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948, the relay event was held on Tuesday, February 3, 1948, and the 50 km event was held on Friday, February 6, 1948....

, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.

The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below. Athletes would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps (distance and form) were counted.
Athlete Event Cross-country Ski Jumping Total
Points Rank Distance 1 Distance 2 Distance 3 Points Rank Points Rank
Gordy Wren Individual 120.00 36 66.5 (fall) 68.5 66.0 220.2 2 340.20 29
Corey Engen
Corey Engen
Corey Engen was the captain of the U.S. Nordic ski team at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. He was the youngest of the three Engen brothers that pioneered and popularized alpine skiing in the intermountain west, primarily in Utah and Idaho.-Biography:Corey was a ski jumper...

132.00 34 65.5 59.0 64.0 214.8 3 346.80 26
Ralph Townsend 138.00 33 54.5 61.0 58.0 188.7 24 326.70 33
Don Johnson 157.50 28 57.0 56.5 59.0 187.6 27 345.10 27

Skeleton

Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mac MacCarthy 48.8 8 48.3 4 49.4 12 1:03.6 9 1:02.7 9 1:02.7 8 5:35.5 8
Jack Heaton 48.1 5 47.4 1 47.7 2 1:00.0 2 1:00.2 1 1:01.2 5 5:24.6
William Martin 47.8 3 49.2 11 48.2 5 1:00.7 3 1:01.6 5 1:00.5 3 5:28.0 4
William Johnson 47.7 2 48.4 5 48.0 4 DNF DNF

Ski jumping

Athlete Event Distance 1 Distance 2 Total points Rank
Walter Bietila Normal hill 61.0 64.0 (fall) 142.9 42
Joe Perrault
Joe Perrault
Paul Joseph "Joe" Perrault was a competitor in the ski jumping even at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He would also qualify for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, but had to drop out due to a back injury....

61.0 67.0 207.0 15
Sverre Fredheim
Sverre Fredheim
Sverre Fredheim was an American skier who was born in Gran, Norway and emigrated to the United States. He competed in ski jumping at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, where he placed sixth in ski jumping.-References:...

66.0 65.0 210.1 12
Gordy Wren 68.0 68.5 222.8 5

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Del Lamb 43.6 6
Ken Henry 43.3 5
Bobby Fitzgerald
Robert Fitzgerald (speed skater)
Robert Emmett Fitzgerald is an American speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics....

43.2
Ken Bartholomew
Ken Bartholomew
Kenneth "Ken" Eldred Bartholomew is a former speed skating champion from the United States.Bartholomew was born in Leonard, North Dakota. His parents were William "Bill" N. Bartholomew and Clara U. Bartholomew. Bill and Clara had five children: Earl, Vern, Ken, Ardys, and Carl...

43.2
1500 m Bobby Fitzgerald
Robert Fitzgerald (speed skater)
Robert Emmett Fitzgerald is an American speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics....

2:27.0 28
Ken Henry 2:24.6 22
Ray Blum
Ray Blum
Raymond Edward "Ray" Blum was an American speed skater who competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He placed 20th in the Men's 1500 metres competition in a field of 45 and 17th in the Men's 5000 metres event in a field of 40. He was born in Nutley, New Jersey and was a member of the...

2:23.4 20
Johnny Werket 2:20.2 6
5000 m Buddy Solem 9:10.4 27
Sonny Rupprecht 8:58.4 21
Ken Henry 8:56.0 18
Ray Blum
Ray Blum
Raymond Edward "Ray" Blum was an American speed skater who competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He placed 20th in the Men's 1500 metres competition in a field of 45 and 17th in the Men's 5000 metres event in a field of 40. He was born in Nutley, New Jersey and was a member of the...

8:54.4 17
10,000 m Buddy Solem 26:22.4 19
Art Seaman 21:34.8 18
Sonny Rupprecht 21:20.3 17
Johnny Werket 19:44.0 11
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