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Luxembourg sent a delegation to compete at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan from 7–22 February 1998. This was Luxembourg's sixth appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The Luxembourgish delegation consisted of a single athlete, figure skater Patrick Schmit. In the men's singles he finished in 29th place.
Luxembourg at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | LUX |
NOC | Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee |
Website | www |
in Nagano | |
Competitors | 1 (man) in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | Patrick Schmit |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Luxembourg first joined Olympic competition at the 1900 Summer Olympics and had their first participation at the Winter Olympic Games at the 1928 Winter Olympics.[1] Their participation at the Winter Olympics since has been sporadic, Luxembourg did not send a delegation to any Winter Olympics from 1948 to 1984.[1] Nagano marked their sixth appearance at a Winter Olympics.[1] The Luxembourgish delegation to Nagano consisted of a single figure skater, Patrick Schmit.[2] He was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[1]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Figure skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Patrick Schmit was 23 years old at the time of the Nagano Olympics, and was making his only Olympic appearance.[4] The men's singles event was held over two nights, with the short program being contested on 12 February, and the free skate taking place on 14 February.[5] In the short program, he received a total score of 71.5 points, which put him 29th and last for that round of the competition.[6] Only the top 24 were allowed to proceed to the free skate, meaning Schmit was eliminated on the first night of the competition.[5]
Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
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Patrick Schmit | 29 | DNF | DNF | – |
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