Olympics on Stamps — Madeleine Berthod

7th Olympic Winter GamesHost City - Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyStadium - Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio It is worth mentioning...- Pavel Kolchin from USSR was the first non-Scandinavian Olympian to win a medal in cross-country skiing.  - Madeleine Berthod from Switzerland won the gold medal in the downhill skiing event by 4.7 seconds on the day of her birthday. - American Tenley Albright American skater and surgeon won a gold medal in ladies figure skating singles event. In 2015, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.- Hayes Alan Jenkins also an American skater led the Americans in the figure skating event.- Toni Sailer became Austria's first Alpine skier to win three...