Feb 7, 1998 - Feb 22, 1998
The 1998 Winter Olympics were held in Nagano, Japan. Weather caused many postponements. Curling and snowboarding debuted as official medal sports. Professional hockey players were allowed to compete for the first time (the Czech Republic won the gold medal), and it was the first year that women's ice hockey was a medal sport. Bjorn Daehlie continued an incredible Winter Olympics career winning three more gold medals in cross country skiing, and Tara Lipinski became the youngest winner of an individual event when she won the gold medal in women's figure skating.
Alpine Skiing
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Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 13, 1998 |
Men's Alpine Combined |
Mario Reiter |
Austria |
| Feb 13, 1998 |
Men's Downhill |
Jean-Luc Crétier |
France |
| Feb 21, 1998 |
Men's Slalom |
Hans Petter Buraas |
Norway |
| Feb 19, 1998 |
Men's Giant Slalom |
Hermann Maier |
Austria |
| Feb 16, 1998 |
Men's Super G |
Hermann Maier |
Austria |
| Feb 17, 1998 |
Women's Alpine Combined |
Katja Seizinger |
Germany |
| Feb 16, 1998 |
Women's Downhill |
Katja Seizinger |
Germany |
| Feb 19, 1998 |
Women's Slalom |
Hilde Gerg |
Germany |
| Feb 20, 1998 |
Women's Giant Slalom |
Deborah Compagnoni |
Italy |
| Feb 11, 1998 |
Women's Super G |
Picabo Street |
United States |
Biathlon
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 11, 1998 |
Men's Biathlon Individual |
Halvard Hanevold |
Norway |
| Feb 21, 1998 |
Men's Biathlon Relay |
Germany |
Germany |
| Feb 18, 1998 |
Men's Biathlon 10k Sprint |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen |
Norway |
| Feb 9, 1998 |
Women's Biathlon Individual |
Ekaterina Dafovska |
Bulgaria |
| Feb 19, 1998 |
Women's Biathlon Relay |
Germany |
Germany |
| Feb 15, 1998 |
Women's Biathlon Sprint |
Galina Kukleva |
Russia |
Bobsleigh
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 15, 1998 |
Two Man Bobsleigh |
Pierre Lueders & Dave MacEachern |
Canada |
| Feb 21, 1998 |
Four Man Bobsleigh |
Germany |
Germany |
Cross Country
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 12, 1998 |
Men's Cross Country 10k |
Bjørn Dæhlie |
Norway |
| Feb 9, 1998 |
Men's Cross Country 30k |
Mika Myllylä |
Finland |
| Feb 22, 1998 |
Men's Cross Country 50k |
Bjørn Dæhlie |
Norway |
| Feb 18, 1998 |
Men's Cross Country Relay |
Norway |
Norway |
| Feb 12, 1998 |
Men's Cross Country Pursuit |
Thomas Alsgaard |
Norway |
| Feb 9, 1998 |
Women's Cross Country 5k |
Larisa Lazutina |
Russia |
| Feb 8, 1998 |
Women's Cross Country 15k |
Olga Danilova |
Russia |
| Feb 20, 1998 |
Women's Cross Country 30k |
Yuliya Chepalova |
Russia |
| Feb 16, 1998 |
Women's Cross Country Relay |
Russia |
Russia |
| Feb 10, 1998 |
Women's Cross Country Pursuit |
Larisa Lazutina |
Russia |
Curling
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 15, 1998 |
Men's Curling |
Switzerland |
Switzerland |
| Feb 15, 1998 |
Women's Curling |
Canada |
Canada |
Figure Skating
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 14, 1998 |
Men's Figure Skating |
Ilia Kulik |
Russia |
| Feb 20, 1998 |
Women's Figure Skating |
Tara Lipinski |
United States |
| Feb 10, 1998 |
Pairs Figure Skating |
Oksana Kazakova & Artur Dmitriev |
Russia |
| Feb 16, 1998 |
Ice Dancing |
Pasha Grishuk & Evgeni Platov |
Russia |
Freestyle Skiing
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 11, 1998 |
Men's Moguls |
Jonny Moseley |
United States |
| Feb 18, 1998 |
Men's Aerials |
Eric Bergoust |
United States |
| Feb 11, 1998 |
Women's Moguls |
Tae Satoya |
Japan |
| Feb 18, 1998 |
Women's Aerials |
Nikki Stone |
United States |
Ice Hockey
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 22, 1998 |
Men's Ice Hockey |
Czech Republic |
Czech Republic |
| Feb 17, 1998 |
Women's Ice Hockey |
United States |
United States |
Luge
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 9, 1998 |
Men's Luge |
Georg Hackl |
Germany |
| Feb 11, 1998 |
Women's Luge |
Silke Kraushaar |
Germany |
| Feb 13, 1998 |
Doubles Luge |
Stefan Krausse & Jan Behrendt |
Germany |
Nordic Combined
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 14, 1998 |
Nordic Combined Normal Hill |
Bjarte Engen Vik |
Norway |
| Feb 20, 1998 |
Nordic Combined Team |
Norway |
Norway |
Short Track
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 21, 1998 |
Men's Short Track 500m |
Takafumi Nishitani |
Japan |
| Feb 17, 1998 |
Men's Short Track 1000m |
Kim Dong-Seong |
South Korea |
| Feb 21, 1998 |
Men's Short Track Relay |
Canada |
Canada |
| Feb 19, 1998 |
Women's Short Track 500m |
Annie Perreault |
Canada |
| Feb 21, 1998 |
Women's Short Track 1000m |
Jeon I-Gyeong |
South Korea |
| Feb 17, 1998 |
Women's Short Track Relay |
South Korea |
South Korea |
Ski Jumping
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 15, 1998 |
Men's Ski Jumping Large Hill |
Kazuyoshi Funaki |
Japan |
| Feb 11, 1998 |
Men's Ski Jumping Normal Hill |
Jani Soininen |
Finland |
| Feb 17, 1998 |
Men's Ski Jumping Team |
Japan |
Japan |
Snowboarding
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 8, 1998 |
Men's Snowboard Giant Slalom |
Ross Rebagliati |
Canada |
| Feb 12, 1998 |
Men's Snowboard Halfpipe |
Gian Simmen |
Switzerland |
| Feb 9, 1998 |
Women's Snowboard Giant Slalom |
Karine Ruby |
France |
| Feb 12, 1998 |
Women's Snowboard Halfpipe |
Nicola Thost |
Germany |
Speed Skating
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|
Gold Medal |
Country |
| Feb 10, 1998 |
Men's Speed Skating 500m |
Hiroyasu Shimizu |
Japan |
| Feb 15, 1998 |
Men's Speed Skating 1000m |
Ids Postma |
Netherlands |
| Feb 12, 1998 |
Men's Speed Skating 1500m |
Ådne Søndrål |
Norway |
| Feb 8, 1998 |
Men's Speed Skating 5000m |
Gianni Romme |
Netherlands |
| Feb 17, 1998 |
Men's Speed Skating 10000m |
Gianni Romme |
Netherlands |
| Feb 14, 1998 |
Women's Speed Skating 500m |
Catriona LeMay Doan |
Canada |
| Feb 19, 1998 |
Women's Speed Skating 1000m |
Marianne Timmer |
Netherlands |
| Feb 16, 1998 |
Women's Speed Skating 1500m |
Marianne Timmer |
Netherlands |
| Feb 11, 1998 |
Women's Speed Skating 3000m |
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann |
Germany |
| Feb 20, 1998 |
Women's Speed Skating 5000m |
Claudia Pechstein |
Germany |
