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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.
As we commemorate this historic occasion, we reflect upon the lasting legacy of the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, a multi-sport event that paved the way for Japan to become a top destination for winter sports — and once again an Olympic host with the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.
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Men's halfpipeWomen's giant slalomWomen's halfpipeApr 1, 2021 · As the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay arrives in the Nagano prefecture – the site of the Olympic Winter Games in 1998 – we look at some of the key Olympic legacies that the city and its people still enjoy today.
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.
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Norway’s Bjørn Dæhlie added to his list of Olympic records by winning four medals and three golds, to bring his overall Olympic total to 12 medals and 8 gold medals, all records for the Olympic Winter Games. Russia’s Larisa Lazutina won the most medals at Nagano, with five in women’s nordic skiing.
Feb 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.
