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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 72 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the Games in 68 events across 14 disciplines.[2]
The discipline of snowboarding made its debut, with four events contested, two for men and two for women.[3] Additionally, the Olympic program saw the addition of a women's tournament in ice hockey, the first time that women had participated in that sport in Olympic history.[4] At the time, it was believed that curling made its debut as a medal event, having been a demonstration sport three times at the 1932, 1988, and 1992 Winter Olympics;[5] however, in 2006, the International Olympic Committee ruled that the 1924 Olympic tournament in Chamonix, France, had been an official medal event,[6] retroactively making the Nagano tournament the second time curling has been contested for official medals.[5]
Germany won the most medals, with 29, and the most gold medals, with 12. Norway finished second in both tallies, with 10 gold medals and 25 medals of all colors. Of the 72 NOCs to participate at Nagano, 24 won at least one medal, 15 of those won at least one gold medal.[7] Denmark, participating in a Winter Olympic Games for the ninth time, won its first-ever medal at a Winter Olympics.[8][9] Bulgaria and the Czech Republic won their first Winter Olympic gold medals in Nagano. The Czech Republic had previously won two gold medals as part of Czechoslovakia,[10] and Bulgaria had won a bronze medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics.[11]
Larisa Lazutina of Russia won five medals, the most of any competitor; she won three golds, a silver, and a bronze medal in cross-country skiing, winning a medal in every women's event in her sport.[12] Norwegian cross-country skier Bjørn Dæhlie won four medals, including three golds. A further nine competitors earned three medals apiece, with forty-seven total individuals winning multiple medals.[13]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's downhill[14] |
Jean-Luc Crétier![]() |
Lasse Kjus![]() |
Hannes Trinkl![]() |
Men's slalom[15] |
Hans Petter Buraas![]() |
Ole Kristian Furuseth![]() |
Thomas Sykora![]() |
Men's giant slalom[16] |
Hermann Maier![]() |
Stephan Eberharter![]() |
Michael von Grünigen![]() |
Men's super-G[17] |
Hermann Maier![]() |
Didier Cuche![]() |
None awarded[a] |
Hans Knauß![]() | |||
Men's combined[18] |
Mario Reiter![]() |
Lasse Kjus![]() |
Christian Mayer![]() |
Women's downhill[19] |
Katja Seizinger![]() |
Pernilla Wiberg![]() |
Florence Masnada![]() |
Women's slalom[20] |
Hilde Gerg![]() |
Deborah Compagnoni![]() |
Zali Steggall![]() |
Women's giant slalom[21] |
Deborah Compagnoni![]() |
Alexandra Meissnitzer![]() |
Katja Seizinger![]() |
Women's super-G[22] |
Picabo Street![]() |
Michaela Dorfmeister![]() |
Alexandra Meissnitzer![]() |
Women's combined[23] |
Katja Seizinger![]() |
Martina Ertl![]() |
Hilde Gerg![]() |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's 20 km[24] |
Halvard Hanevold![]() |
Pieralberto Carrara![]() |
Alexei Aidarov![]() |
Men's 10 km[25] |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen![]() |
Frode Andresen![]() |
Ville Räikkönen![]() |
Men's 4 × 7.5 km |
![]() Ricco Groß Peter Sendel Sven Fischer Frank Luck |
![]() Egil Gjelland Halvard Hanevold Dag Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen |
![]() Pavel Muslimov Vladimir Drachev Sergei Tarasov Viktor Maigourov |
Women's 15 km[29] |
Ekaterina Dafovska![]() |
Olena Petrova![]() |
Uschi Disl![]() |
Women's 7.5 km[30] |
Galina Koukleva![]() |
Uschi Disl![]() |
Katrin Apel![]() |
Women's 4 × 7.5 km |
![]() Uschi Disl Martina Zellner Katrin Apel Petra Behle |
![]() Olga Melnik Galina Koukleva Albina Akhatova Olga Romasko |
![]() Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Annette Sikveland Gunn Margit Andreassen Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Two-man |
![]() Pierre Lueders David MacEachern |
none awarded[b] | ![]() Christoph Langen Markus Zimmermann |
![]() Günther Huber Antonio Tartaglia | |||
Four-man |
![]() Christoph Langen Markus Zimmermann Marco Jakobs Olaf Hampel |
![]() Marcel Rohner Markus Nüssli Markus Wasser Beat Seitz |
![]() Bruno Mingeon Emmanuel Hostache Éric Le Chanony Max Robert |
![]() Sean Olsson Dean Ward Courtney Rumbolt Paul Attwood |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's singles[54] |
Ilia Kulik![]() |
Elvis Stojko![]() |
Philippe Candeloro![]() |
Ladies' singles[55] |
Tara Lipinski![]() |
Michelle Kwan![]() |
Chen Lu![]() |
Pairs |
![]() Oksana Kazakova Artur Dmitriev |
![]() Elena Berezhnaya Anton Sikharulidze |
![]() Mandy Wötzel Ingo Steuer |
Ice dancing |
![]() Pasha Grishuk Evgeny Platov |
![]() Anjelika Krylova Oleg Ovsyannikov |
![]() Marina Anissina Gwendal Peizerat |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's moguls[59] |
Jonny Moseley![]() |
Janne Lahtela![]() |
Sami Mustonen![]() |
Men's aerials[60] |
Eric Bergoust![]() |
Sébastien Foucras![]() |
Dmitri Dashinski![]() |
Women's moguls[61] |
Tae Satoya![]() |
Tatjana Mittermayer![]() |
Kari Traa![]() |
Women's aerials[62] |
Nikki Stone![]() |
Xu Nannan![]() |
Colette Brand![]() |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's singles[68] |
Georg Hackl![]() |
Armin Zöggeler![]() |
Jens Müller![]() |
Women's singles[69] |
Silke Kraushaar![]() |
Barbara Niedernhuber![]() |
Angelika Neuner![]() |
Men's doubles |
Stefan Krauße and Jan Behrendt ![]() |
Chris Thorpe and Gordon Sheer ![]() |
Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin ![]() |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Individual[72] |
Bjarte Engen Vik![]() |
Samppa Lajunen![]() |
Valeri Stolyarov![]() |
Team |
![]() Halldor Skard Kenneth Braaten Bjarte Engen Vik Fred Børre Lundberg |
![]() Samppa Lajunen Jari Mantila Tapio Nurmela Hannu Manninen |
![]() Sylvain Guillaume Nicolas Bal Ludovic Roux Fabrice Guy |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's 500 m[76] |
Takafumi Nishitani![]() |
An Yulong![]() |
Hitoshi Uematsu![]() |
Men's 1,000 m[77] |
Kim Dong-sung![]() |
Li Jiajun![]() |
Éric Bédard![]() |
Men's 5,000 m relay |
![]() Éric Bédard Derrick Campbell François Drolet Marc Gagnon |
![]() Chae Ji-hoon Lee Jun-hwan Lee Ho-eung Kim Dong-sung |
![]() Li Jiajun Feng Kai Yuan Ye An Yulong |
Women's 500 m[81] |
Annie Perreault![]() |
Yang Yang (S)![]() |
Chun Lee-kyung![]() |
Women's 1,000 m[82] |
Chun Lee-kyung![]() |
Yang Yang (S)![]() |
Won Hye-kyung![]() |
Women's 3,000 m relay |
![]() Chun Lee-kyung Won Hye-kyung An Sang-mi Kim Yun-mi |
![]() Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (S) Wang Chunlu Sun Dandan |
![]() Christine Boudrias Isabelle Charest Annie Perreault Tania Vicent |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Individual, normal hill[83] |
Jani Soininen![]() |
Kazuyoshi Funaki![]() |
Andreas Widhölzl![]() |
Individual, large hill[84] |
Kazuyoshi Funaki![]() |
Jani Soininen![]() |
Masahiko Harada![]() |
Team |
![]() Takanobu Okabe Hiroya Saitō Masahiko Harada Kazuyoshi Funaki |
![]() Sven Hannawald Martin Schmitt Hansjörg Jäkle Dieter Thoma |
![]() Reinhard Schwarzenberger Martin Höllwarth Stefan Horngacher Andreas Widhölzl |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's halfpipe[88] |
Gian Simmen![]() |
Daniel Franck![]() |
Ross Powers![]() |
Men's giant slalom[89] |
Ross Rebagliati![]() |
Thomas Prugger![]() |
Ueli Kestenholz![]() |
Women's halfpipe[90] |
Nicola Thost![]() |
Stine Brun Kjeldaas![]() |
Shannon Dunn-Downing![]() |
Women's giant slalom[91] |
Karine Ruby![]() |
Heidi Maria Renoth![]() |
Brigitte Köck![]() |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's 500 m[92] |
Hiroyasu Shimizu![]() |
Jeremy Wotherspoon![]() |
Kevin Overland![]() |
Men's 1,000 m[93] |
Ids Postma![]() |
Jan Bos![]() |
Hiroyasu Shimizu![]() |
Men's 1,500 m[94] |
Ådne Søndrål![]() |
Ids Postma![]() |
Rintje Ritsma![]() |
Men's 5,000 m[95] |
Gianni Romme![]() |
Rintje Ritsma![]() |
Bart Veldkamp![]() |
Men's 10,000 m[96] |
Gianni Romme![]() |
Bob de Jong![]() |
Rintje Ritsma![]() |
Women's 500 m[97] |
Catriona Le May Doan![]() |
Susan Auch![]() |
Tomomi Okazaki![]() |
Women's 1,000 m[98] |
Marianne Timmer![]() |
Christine Witty![]() |
Catriona Le May Doan![]() |
Women's 1,500 m[99] |
Marianne Timmer![]() |
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann![]() |
Christine Witty![]() |
Women's 3,000 m[100] |
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann![]() |
Claudia Pechstein![]() |
Anni Friesinger![]() |
Women's 5,000 m[101] |
Claudia Pechstein![]() |
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann![]() |
Lyudmila Prokasheva![]() |
Athletes who won three or more medals during the 1998 Winter Olympics are listed below.[13]
Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larisa Lazutina | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Bjørn Dæhlie | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Olga Danilova | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Kazuyoshi Funaki | ![]() |
Ski jumping | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Chun Lee-kyung | ![]() |
Short track speed skating | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Katja Seizinger | ![]() |
Alpine skiing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | ![]() |
Speed skating | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Uschi Disl | ![]() |
Biathlon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Mika Myllylä | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Yang Yang (S) | ![]() |
Short track speed skating | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Rintje Ritsma | ![]() |
Short track speed skating | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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