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Cyprus sent a delegation to compete at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan from 7–22 February 1998. This was Cyprus' sixth appearance at a Winter Olympics. Their delegation to Nagano consisted of a single alpine skier, Andreas Vasili. In the men's slalom competition on the penultimate day of the games, he failed to finish his first run and was eliminated.
| Cyprus at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
.svg) The flag of Cyprus | |
| IOC code | CYP |
| NOC | Cyprus Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Nagano | |
| Competitors | 1 (man) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Andreas Vasili |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Cyprus Olympic Committee was first recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1978,[1] and the nation has participated in every Summer Olympics and Winter Olympic Games since their debut in 1980.[2] The Nagano Olympics were therefore their sixth appearance at a Winter Olympics.[2] Cyprus has won only one medal in Olympic competition, in sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] The 1998 Winter Olympics were held from 7–22 February 1998; a total of 2,176 athletes represented 72 National Olympic Committees.[3] The Cypriot delegation to Nagano consisted of one alpine skier, Andreas Vasili.[4] He was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[2]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[5]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Andreas Vasili was 26 years old at the time of the Nagano Olympics, and was making his second Olympic appearance, having previously represented Cyprus at the 1992 Winter Olympics.[6][7] On 21 February, he was one of 66 competitors in the men's slalom, a two-run race where the total of an athlete's times determined their final position.[8] Vasili failed to finish the first run, and was eliminated from the competition.[9][10] The gold medal was won later in the day by Hans Petter Buraas and the silver by Ole Kristian Furuseth, both of Norway; bronze was won by Thomas Sykora of Austria.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Andreas Vasili | Men's slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
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