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They were the third Olympic Games and second Winter Olympics to be held in Japan, after the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. The games were succeeded by the 1998 Winter Paralympics from 5 to 14 March.
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Men's halfpipeWomen's giant slalomWomen's halfpipeFeb 6, 1998 · Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1998 winter Olympics in Nagano. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
Nagano 1998 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Nagano, Japan, that took place Feb. 7–22, 1998. The Nagano Games were the 18th occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games. Twenty-six years after the Sapporo Games, the Winter Olympics returned to Japan.
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While Germany took home more medals (29) than any other nation, the host country, Japan, enjoyed its best showing in the Winter Olympics, earning 10 medals. Ski jumper Kazuyoshi Funaki soared to the gold medal on the 120-meter hill and a silver on the 90-meter hill and led a dramatic victory in the team ski jumping event.
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The main stadium for the 1896 Olympics, the Panathenaic Stadium, was originally built in 566 BC. It was used again in 2004, this time for the archery competitions and the finish of the marathon races.
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Nagano, Japan, from 7 to 22 February 1998. Twenty-four nations earned medals at these Games, and fifteen won at least one gold medal; forty-eight countries left the Olympics without winning a medal.
