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The 1998 Winter Olympics featured 68 medal events over 14 disciplines in seven sports. This was an increase from 61 events in 12 disciplines across six sports from the 1994 Winter Olympics. Curling was the additional sport, snowboarding was an additional discipling in skiing, and women's ice hockey was added to the ice hockey program. Biathlon
- New Events
- Ice Hockey
- Memorable Champions
- Spectacular Spirit
Snowboarding debuted as an official discipline. Curling returned to the Olympic Winter programme, this time with a tournament for both men and women.
For the first time, the men’s ice hockey tournament was opened to all professionals, and women’s ice hockey was introduced to the Olympic programme. The inspired team from the Czech Republic scored a surprise victory.
Björn Dählie of Norway won three gold medals in Nordic skiing to become the first athlete to earn eight career Winter Olympic gold medals and 12 medals in all. Tara Lipinski of the U.S. won the women’s figure skating title to become, at 15, the youngest champion in an individual event at the Olympic Winter Games.
The spirit of the Games was exemplified by Alpine skier Hermann Maier of Austria. He took a spectacular fall in the downhill, flying off the slope at 120km/h and remaining air-bound for more than 3.5 seconds. He courageously recovered to earn gold medals in both the super-G and the giant slalom.
The Japan women's national basketball team is administered by the Japan Basketball Association. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan won the silver medal, the nation's first Olympic basketball medal (for men or women) and became the first Asian team to reach the podium in women's basketball since China in 1992.
Mar 28, 2024 · 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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Feb 1, 1998 · At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, the sportsmanship should improve, if not CBS's television ratings. The rivalry between 17-year-old Michelle Kwan and 15-year-old Tara Lipinski...
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Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics; IOC code: JPN: NOC: Japanese Olympic Committee: Website: www.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English) in Nagano; Competitors: 156 (92 men, 64 women) in 14 sports: Flag bearer : Hiroyasu Shimizu (speed skating) Medals Ranked 7th: Gold 5 Silver 1 Bronze 4 Total 10: Winter Olympics appearances
Kazuyoshi Funaki in the ski jump and Hiroyasu Shimizu in speed skating won two medals each, while Tae Satoya became the first Japanese female to win gold at an Olympic Winter Games, in the women's moguls event in freestyle skiing.
