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The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games (Japanese: 第18回オリンピック冬季競技大会, Hepburn: Dai Jūhachi-kai Orinpikku Tōkikyōgi Taikai) and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (Japanese: 長野1998), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano ...
- 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 ...
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]26 ago 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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3 giorni fa · 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.
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] 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.
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.
