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- Canada's Ross Rebagliati, the first competitor to win an Olympic gold medal in the snowboarding giant slalom, at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
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1998 Winter Olympics medal table; Rank NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total; 1 Germany: 12: 9: 8: 29: 2 Norway: 10: 10: 5: 25: 3 Russia: 9: 6: 3: 18: 4 Canada: 6: 5: 4: 15: 5 United States: 6: 3: 4: 13: 6 Netherlands: 5: 4: 2: 11: 7 Japan* 5: 1: 4: 10: 8 Austria: 3: 5: 9: 17: 9 South Korea: 3: 1: 2: 6: 10 Italy: 2: 6: 2: 10: 11 Finland: 2: 4: 6: 12: 12 ...
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.
- 68 in 7 sports (14 disciplines)
- Nagano Olympic Stadium
- Coexistence with Nature, (Japanese: 自然との共存, Shizen to no Kyōzon)
- 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.
List of 1998 Winter Olympics medal winners. Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway (pictured here in 2011) won four medals in cross-country skiing in Nagano. 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. [1] A total of 2,176 athletes representing ...
EventGoldSilverBronzeMen's downhill [14] detailsJean-Luc Crétier FranceLasse Kjus NorwayHannes Trinkl AustriaMen's slalom [15] detailsHans Petter Buraas NorwayOle Kristian Furuseth NorwayThomas Sykora AustriaMen's giant slalom [16] detailsHermann Maier AustriaStephan Eberharter AustriaMichael von Grünigen SwitzerlandMen's super-G [17] detailsHermann Maier AustriaDidier Cuche SwitzerlandNone awarded [a]Mar 28, 2024 · 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-metre hill and a silver on the 90-metre hill and led a dramatic victory in the team ski jumping event.
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Nagano 1998 Results. Medal Table. See the list of teams and medals won by each. See table. Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Nagano 1998 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
XVIII / 1998: Host city: Nagano, Japan Opening ceremony: 7 February Closing ceremony: 22 February Competition dates: 7 – 22 February OCOG: Nagano Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 1998: Participants: 2180 from 72 countries: Medal events: 68 in 14 disciplines
