1952奥斯陆冬奥会火炬

1952年奥斯陆冬季奥运会火炬（冬奥会火炬）自本届冬奥会开始，火炬传递正式成为冬奥会的重要组成部分，该火炬也成为了冬奥会历史上第一把火炬。火炬通体呈银色，不锈钢材质，高22厘米，顶部呈椭圆形。火炬上部刻有奥运五环标志，以及本次火炬传递的起始点“Morgedal”至“Oslo”，共有94位火炬手参加了本次火炬传递。值得一提的是，本次火炬传递到火种不是采自希腊奥林匹亚，而是采自被视为挪威滑雪之父“norheim”故居到火炉中。

该火炬也成为了冬奥会历史上第一把火炬。

本届首次在主会场燃烧了奥林匹克火焰，但与夏季奥运会不同的是，火种不是来自奥林匹亚，而是取自挪威冰雪运动奠基人松德雷·诺德海姆(1825-1897)生前居住过的莫尔盖达尔村的一所石房中。共有94人参与了本届圣火的滑雪传递。火炬接力途经之处都是曾在北欧运动会、霍尔门科伦滑雪大赛和冬季奥运会上取得优异成绩的挪威选手所在的城市和村镇。同夏季奥运会一样，火炬于开幕式前到达主办地，并由知名人士点燃主体场塔上的火焰。本届点燃圣火的是挪威著名探险家弗里迪奥夫·南森的孙子埃吉尔·南森。

1952年冬季奥运会来到了现代滑雪的诞生地挪威。奥运圣火从挪威一位著名的滑雪运动员努尔海姆（Sondre Nordheim）家里的炉火中点燃，并经过了94名滑雪运动员的接力传递后来到奥运会主体育场 在主运动场中点燃的大会圣火火炬，成为冬季奥运会第一次正式的圣火。东道主挪威28岁速度滑冰运动员安德森（Hjalmar Andersen）在家乡父老面前，夺得3面速度滑冰金牌，成为第一位在一届冬季奥运会中夺得3面金牌的运动员，他在1,500米、5,000米和 10,000米比赛中以奥运会历史上最大优势成绩夺得这三枚金牌。

    In 1952, the Olympics were finally held in Norway, the birthplace of modern skiing. The Olympic flame was lit in the hearth of the home of Sondre Nordheim, the first famous skier, and relayed by 94 skiers to Oslo. Speed skater Hjalmar Andersen starred for the home team, winning three gold medals. His winning margins in the 5,000m and the 10,000m were the largest in Olympic history. In Alpine skiing, the combined event was dropped and replaced by the giant slalom. Andrea Mead Lawrence won both the giant slalom and the slalom even though she was only nineteen years old. Canada won the ice hockey tournament for the fifth time, bringing their cumulative Olympic record to 37 wins, 1 loss and 3 ties. In those 41 games they scored 403 goals while conceding only 34. For the first time, a cross-country skiing event was held for women. The winner was Lydia Wideman of Finland.