The Men's giant slalom competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at Shiga Kogen.[1][2]

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Men's giant slalom
at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
VenueShiga Kogen
DateFebruary 19, 1998
Competitors62 from 28 nations
Winning time2:38.51
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hermann Maier  Austria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stephan Eberharter  Austria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michael von Grünigen  Switzerland
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The defending world champion was Michael von Grünigen of Switzerland, who was also the defending World Cup giant slalom champion. [3][4]

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More information Rank, Name ...
RankNameCountryRun 1Run 2TotalDifference
1st place, gold medalist(s)Hermann Maier Austria1:20.361:18.152:38.51-
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Stephan Eberharter Austria1:20.941:18.422:39.36+0.85
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Michael von Grünigen Switzerland1:20.981:18.712:39.69+1.18
4Hans Knauss Austria1:21.161:18.552:39.71+1.20
5Jure Košir Slovenia1:20.971:19.012:39.98+1.47
6Steve Locher Switzerland1:21.981:18.322:40.30+1.79
7Paul Accola Switzerland1:21.311:19.262:40.57+2.06
8Lasse Kjus Norway1:21.921:18.732:40.65+2.14
9Christian Mayer Austria1:20.841:19.832:40.67+2.16
10Fredrik Nyberg Sweden1:22.321:18.632:40.95+2.44
11Ian Piccard France1:22.081:19.022:41.10+2.59
12Urs Kälin Switzerland1:22.001:19.172:41.17+2.66
13Christophe Saioni France1:21.841:19.402:41.24+2.73
14Marco Büchel Liechtenstein1:22.521:19.472:41.99+3.48
15Matteo Nana Italy1:22.431:19.942:42.37+3.86
16Sergio Bergamelli Italy1:22.381:20.402:42.78+4.27
17Tom Stiansen Norway1:21.401:21.482:42.88+4.37
18Mitja Kunc Slovenia1:22.661:20.432:43.09+4.58
19Sami Uotila Finland1:23.431:20.022:43.45+4.94
20Daron Rahlves United States1:22.811:20.782:43.59+5.08
21Patrik Järbyn Sweden1:23.191:20.632:43.82+5.31
22Jernej Koblar Slovenia1:23.491:20.472:43.96+5.45
23Thomas Lödler Croatia1:23.261:20.952:44.21+5.70
24Andrzej Bachleda-Curuś Poland1:24.171:22.072:46.24+7.73
25Kiminobu Kimura Japan1:25.021:21.332:46.35+7.84
26Sacha Gros United States1:24.571:22.322:46.89+8.38
27Tejs Broberg Denmark1:25.141:22.002:47.14+8.63
28Vedran Pavlek Croatia1:25.611:21.932:47.54+9.03
29Marcel Maxa Czech Republic1:25.881:23.632:49.51+11.00
Takuya Ishioka Japan1:26.161:23.35
31Alain Baxter Great Britain1:26.291:23.532:49.82+11.31
32Stefan Georgiev Bulgaria1:27.761:23.132:50.89+12.38
33Hur Seung-Wook South Korea1:27.871:24.402:52.27+13.76
34Ivars Ciaguns Latvia1:28.521:25.072:53.59+15.08
35Marko Đorđević FR Yugoslavia1:30.341:28.132:58.47+19.96
36Aleksandar Stojanovski Macedonia1:31.831:29.343:01.17+22.66
-Joël Chenal France1:22.05DQ--
-Patrick Holzer Italy1:22.39DNF--
-Markus Eberle Germany1:24.01DNF--
-Kalle Palander Finland1:24.02DNF--
-Victor Gómez Andorra1:25.07DNF--
-Gerard Escoda Andorra1:25.23DNF--
-Kristinn Björnsson Iceland1:25.47DNS--
-Enis Bećirbegović Bosnia and Herzegovina1:26.15DNF--
-Dmitry Kvach Kazakhstan1:29.95DNF--
-Bode Miller United States1:56.98DNF--
-Kjetil André Aamodt NorwayDNF---
-Alberto Tomba ItalyDNF---
-Harald Christian Strand Nilsen NorwayDNF---
-Bernhard Knauss SloveniaDNF---
-Achim Vogt LiechtensteinDNF---
-Casey Puckett United StatesDNF---
-Martin Hansson SwedenDNF---
-Andrey Filichkin RussiaDNF---
-Kentaro Minagawa JapanDNF---
-Mika Marila FinlandDNF---
-Vasily Bezsmelnitsyn RussiaDNF---
-Renato Gašpar CroatiaDNF---
-Haukur Arnórsson IcelandDNF---
-Byun Jong-moon South KoreaDNF---
-Lyubomir Popov BulgariaDNF---
-Thomas Grandi CanadaDQ---
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