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Why did the second Winter Olympics pentathlon only have two rounds?

Chamonix's "Eighth Olympic Week" has aroused great repercussions in the world sports world. Even the original opponents of Scandinavian countries no longer doubt the necessity of the Winter Olympics. 1925, the IOC decided to hold the Winter Olympic Games and the Summer Olympic Games in the same year, but the duration is different from that of the Summer Olympic Games, which is calculated according to the actual number of meetings. And decided to officially name the "Eighth Olympic Sports Week" as the first Winter Olympic Games.

Three Swiss cities applied to host the second Winter Olympic Games: Davos, Engelberg and St Moritz, and finally St Moritz was selected. The city is located in the southeast of Switzerland, with a population of less than 5,000 at that time, surrounded by the majestic Alps. However, the transportation is convenient, and you can get there by plane and train. It is a health resort, a tourist resort and a famous winter sports center.

St Moritz has always been famous for its good climate, but this year's winter is changeable, with heavy snow and biting cold, sunny and warm as spring. It brought difficulties to the game and affected the performance.

Because of the warm weather, there were only two rounds in the five-person sled race, instead of the prescribed four rounds, but the ranking was announced. The second team and the first team of the United States won the championship and runner-up respectively. William Fiske, the champion sled driver, is only 16 years and 3 months old, making him the youngest American athlete to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics. 1932, winning the championship again. American John Brother Jenson and Heaton won four rounds of snowmobile races respectively. Heaton also won the silver medal of 1 in the five-person sleigh race.