The , officially known as the '''X Olympic Winter Games''', were held in
1968 Grenoble ,
France and opened on
February 6 . Thirty-seven countries participated.
Norway won the most medals, the first time a country other than the
USSR had done so since the USSR first entered the Winter Games in
1956 .
Frenchman
Jean-Claude Killy won three gold medals in all the
Alpine Skiing events. In women's
Figure Skating ,
Peggy Fleming won the only
United States gold medal. The games have been credited with making the Winter Olympics more popular in the United States, not least of which because of
ABC 's extensive coverage of Fleming and Killy, who became overnight sensations among teenage girls.
The year
1968 marked the first time the
IOC first permitted
East and
West Germany to enter separately, and the first time the IOC ever ordered drug and gender testing of competitors.
- Grenoble 1968 is the first Olympiad to adopt a Mascot , albeit unofficially. "Schuss", the mascot, is a styled skier. {Link without Title}
(''Host nation in .'')
