: ▁Gold ▁S pi ke ▁( property ) ▁The ▁Golden ▁sp ike ▁that ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Trans cont inental ▁Rail road ▁ ▁See ▁also : ▁Golden ▁sp ike ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Japan ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Os lo , ▁Norway . ▁ ▁Japan ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Winter ▁Games ▁after ▁not ▁being ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁role ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Al pine ▁ski ing ▁ ▁Men ▁ ▁Cross - country ▁ski ing ▁ ▁Men ▁ ▁Nord ic ▁combined ▁▁ ▁Events : ▁▁ 1 8   km ▁cross - country ▁ski ing ▁ ▁normal ▁hill ▁ski ▁jump ing ▁ ▁The ▁cross - country ▁ski ing ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁event ▁was ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁medal ▁event , ▁meaning ▁that ▁athlet es ▁compet ing ▁here ▁were ▁ski ing ▁for ▁two ▁discipl ines ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁Details ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁above ▁in ▁this ▁article , ▁in ▁the ▁cross - country ▁ski ing ▁section . ▁ ▁The ▁ski ▁jump ing ▁( normal ▁hill ) ▁event ▁was ▁held ▁separate ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁medal ▁event ▁of ▁ski ▁jump ing , ▁results ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁table ▁below ▁( ath let es ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁perform ▁three ▁j umps , ▁the ▁best ▁two ▁j umps ▁were ▁counted ▁and ▁are ▁shown ▁here ). ▁ ▁Ski ▁jump ing ▁ ▁Speed ▁sk ating ▁ ▁Men ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Olympic