1998 Winter Olympics 113189 226043900 2008-07-16T16:03:02Z Keilana 4264700 punctuation fix {{Olympics infobox|1998|Winter | Name = XVIII Olympic Winter Games | Logo = 1998 Winter Olympics logo.svg | Size = 210 | Optional caption = The emblem represents a flower, with each petal<br> representing an athlete practicing a different winter sport. <br> It can also be seen as a snowflake, <br> thus the name “Snowflower” was given to it.| Host city = [[Nagano]], [[Japan]] | Nations participating = 72 | Athletes participating = 2176 (1389 men, 787 women) | Events = 72 in 7 [[sport]]s | Opening ceremony = [[February 7]], [[1998]] | Closing ceremony = [[February 22]], [[1998]] | Officially opened by = [[Emperor Akihito of Japan|HIM Emperor Akihito]] | Athlete's Oath = [[Kenji Ogiwara]] | Judge's Oath = [[Junko Hiramatsu]] | Olympic Torch = [[Midori Ito]] | Stadium = [[Olympic Stadium (Nagano)|Olympic Stadium]]| }} The '''1998 [[Winter Olympics]]''', officially known as the '''XVIII Olympic Winter Games,''' were a [[winter]] [[multi-sport event]] which was celebrated in [[1998]] in [[Nagano]], [[Japan]]. Other candidate [[cities]] were [[Aosta]], [[Italy]]; [[Jaca]], [[Spain]]; [[Östersund]], [[Sweden]]; and [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]], [[United States]]. The host city selection was held in [[Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom]] on [[June 15]], [[1991]] at the 97th [[IOC Session]]. Information below comes from [http://www.aldaver.com/votes.html the International Olympic Committee Vote History] web page. These Games marked the return of the Winter Olympics to Japan after 26 years. In February of [[1972]], the [[1972 Winter Olympics|XI Olympic Winter Games]] were held in [[Sapporo]]. {| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;" |- ! colspan="7" | 1998 Winter Olympics Bidding Results |- | '''City''' | '''NOC Name''' | bgcolor=""|'''Round 1''' | bgcolor=""|'''Round 2''' | bgcolor=""|'''Round 3''' | bgcolor=""|'''Round 4''' | bgcolor=""|'''Round 5''' |- ||[[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]]||{{JPN}} ||'''21'''||-||'''30'''||'''36'''||'''46''' |- ||[[Salt Lake City, Utah]]||{{USA}} ||15||'''59'''||27||29||42 |- ||[[Östersund]]||{{SWE}} ||18||-||25||23||- |- ||[[Jaca]]||{{ESP}} ||19||-||5||-||- |- ||[[Aosta]]||{{ITA}} ||15||29||-||-||- |} == Highlights == * Women's [[ice hockey]] was contested at the [[Olympic Games]] for the first time ever, and the [[United States|U.S.]] beat the [[Canadians]] 3-1 for the gold medal. [[United States|U.S.]] went undefeated in the women's tournament, while the men had just a single win over [[Belarus]] and lost every other game. [[Czech Republic]] faced [[Russia]] for the men's gold medal, while [[Finland]] won both the men's and women's bronze medals for ice hockey. * [[Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics|Cross-country skier]] [[Bjørn Dæhlie]] of [[Norway]] won three gold medals in Nordic skiing to become the first winter Olympian to earn eight career gold medals and twelve total medals. * [[Curling at the Winter Olympics|Curling]] returned as an official sport, after having been demoted to a demonstration event after the [[inaugural Winter Games]] in [[Chamonix]] in 1924 * [[Snowboarding at the Winter Olympics|Snowboarding]] debuted as an official sport. * Players from the [[National Hockey League|NHL]] were able to compete in men's [[ice hockey at the Winter Olympics|ice hockey]] due to a three week suspension of the NHL season. * [[Tara Lipinski]], 15, narrowly beat [[Michelle Kwan]] in women's figure skating to become the youngest champion in an individual event in the history of the Winter Olympics. * [[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|Alpine skier]] [[Hermann Maier]] ([[Austria]]) survived a fall in the downhill and went on to gold in the super-g and giant slalom. * [[speed skating at the Winter Olympics|Speed skaters]] [[Gianni Romme]] and [[Marianne Timmer]] won two gold medals each for the [[Netherlands]]; 5 out of 10 titles in speed skating went to the Netherlands. * Snowboarder [[Ross Rebagliati]] ([[Canada]]) won the gold medal, after initially being disqualified for testing positive for [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]]. * [[Azerbaijan]], [[Kenya]], the [[Republic of Macedonia]], [[Uruguay]], and [[Venezuela]] made their first appearance at these Olympic Winter Games. * [[Denmark]] won their first winter Olympic medal in these games and only one as of 2006, when they won a silver medal in the women's curling event * Sweet redemption in front of the home fans for Japanese ski jumper [[Masahiko Harada]]. Four years earlier, Harada, jumping in the final round attempting to seal the gold in the team competition and carrying a 55 point lead, needed only to jump 105 meters to bring home the gold. His jump of 97.5 meters fell well short, left his team with silver and Harada devastated. This time around on home turf, he had another very poor jump in the first round, but in the second round jumped a record setting 137 meters and helped his team to the gold medal he had cost them four years earlier. == Medals awarded == See the medal winners, ordered by sport: {| | * [[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]] * [[Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Biathlon]] * [[Bobsleigh at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Bobsleigh]] * [[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Cross-country skiing]] * [[Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Curling]] * [[Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Figure skating]] * [[Freestyle skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Freestyle skiing]] |width=20| |valign=top| * [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Ice hockey]] * [[Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Luge]] * [[Nordic combined at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Nordic combined]] * [[Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Short track speed skating]] * [[Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Ski jumping]] * [[Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Snowboarding]] (debut sport) * [[Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Speed skating]] |} == Venues == [[Hakuba]] *Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium: [[Ski Jumping]] *Happo'one Resort: [[Alpine Skiing]] ([[Downhill]] and [[Super G]]) *Snow Harp, Kamishiro: [[Cross-Country Skiing]] [[Iizuna, Nagano|Iizuna]] *Iizuna Kogen Resort: [[Freestyle Skiing]] *[[Spiral (bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton)|The Spiral]], Asakawa: [[Bobsled]] and [[Luge]] [[Karuizawa]] *Kazakoshi Park Arena: [[Curling]] [[Nagano]] *[[Nagano Olympic Stadium]]: Opening and Closing Ceremonies *[[Aqua Wing Arena]]: [[Ice Hockey]] *[[Big Hat]]: [[Ice Hockey]] *[[M-Wave]]: [[Speed Skating]] *White Ring: [[Figure Skating]] and [[Short Track Speed Skating]] [[Nozawaonsen, Nagano|Nozawaonsen]]: *Nozawa Onsen Resort: [[Biathlon]] [[Yamanouchi]] *Mt. Yakebitai, Shiga Kogen Resort: [[Snowboarding]] and [[Alpine Skiing]] ([[Slalom Skiing|Slalom]] and [[Giant Slalom]]) *Kanbayashi Sports Park: [[Snowboarding]] [[Half-Pipe]] == Medal count == (''Host nation is highlighted.'') {| {{RankedMedalTable}} |- |1||align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1998 Winter}} || 12 || 9 || 8 || 29 |- |2||align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1998 Winter}} || 10 || 10 || 5 || 25 |- |3||align=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|1998 Winter}} || 9 || 6 || 3 || 18 |- |4||align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1998 Winter}} || 6 || 5 || 4 || 15 |- |5||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1998 Winter}} || 6 || 3 || 4 || 13 |- |6||align=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1998 Winter}} || 5 || 4 || 2 || 11 |- bgcolor=ccccff |7||align=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1998 Winter}} || 5 || 1 || 4 || 10 |- |8||align=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|1998 Winter}} || 3 || 5 || 9 || 17 |- |9||align=left| {{flagIOC|KOR|1998 Winter}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 6 |- |10||align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1998 Winter}} || 2 || 6 || 2 || 10 |} {{see|1998 Winter Olympics medal count}} ==Participating NOCs== '''Articles about Nagano Winter Olympics by nation:''' {| | *{{flagIOC|AND|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|ARG|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|ARM|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|AUS|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|AUT|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|AZE|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|BLR|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|BEL|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|BER|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|BIH|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|BRA|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|BUL|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|CAN|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|CHI|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|CHN|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|TPE|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|CRO|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|CYP|1998 Winter}} |width=20| |valign=top| *{{flagIOC|CZE|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|DEN|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|EST|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|FIN|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|FRA|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|GEO|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|GER|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|GBR|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|GRE|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|HUN|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|ISL|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|IND|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|IRI|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|IRL|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|ISR|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|ITA|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|JAM|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|JPN|1998 Winter}} |width=20| |valign=top| *{{flagIOC|KAZ|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|KEN|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|KOR|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|PRK|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|KGZ|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|LAT|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|LIE|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|LTU|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|LUX|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|MKD|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|MDA|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|MON|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|MGL|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|NED|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|NZL|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|NOR|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|POL|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|POR|1998 Winter}} |width=20| |valign=top| *{{flagIOC|PUR|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|ROU|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|RUS|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|SVK|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|SLO|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|RSA|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|ESP|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|SWE|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|SUI|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|TRI|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|TUR|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|UKR|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|USA|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|URU|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|UZB|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|VEN|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|ISV|1998 Winter}} *{{flagIOC|YUG|1998 Winter}} |} == Media coverage == The games were covered by the following broadcasters: *[[NHK]], [[Nippon Television|NTV]], [[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]], [[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]], [[TV Asahi]], [[TV Tokyo]] (Japan) *[[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]] (South Korea) *[[CBS]], [[Turner Network Television|TNT]], (United States) *[[BBC]] (Great Britain) *[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] (Canada) *[[Sveriges Television|SVT]] (Sweden) *[[ARD (TV)|ARD]] and [[ZDF]] (Germany) *[[Norsk rikskringkasting|NRK]] (Norway) *[[Seven Network]] (Australia) *[[YLE]] (Finland) *[[RAI]] (Italy) ==See also== *[[1998 Winter Paralympics]] *[[Olympic Games]] *[[Winter Olympic Games]] *[[International Olympic Committee]] *[[IOC country codes]] ==External links== *[http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1998 IOC Site on 1998 Winter Olympics] * [http://collectionolympique.free.fr//doubarcelone.html#NAGANO Nagano 1998 Olympic pins] {{Olympic_Games}} [[Category:1998 Winter Olympics]] [[Category:1998 in Japan|Winter Olympics]] [[Category:Sport in Japan]] [[ar:ألعاب أولمبية شتوية 1998]] [[bs:XVIII Zimske olimpijske igre - Nagano 1998.]] [[bg:Зимни олимпийски игри 1998]] [[cs:Zimní olympijské hry 1998]] [[da:Vinter-OL 1998]] [[de:Olympische Winterspiele 1998]] [[et:1998. aasta taliolümpiamängud]] [[es:Juegos Olímpicos de Nagano 1998]] [[eo:Vintra Olimpiko 1998]] [[fr:Jeux Olympiques d'hiver de 1998]] [[ko:1998년 동계 올림픽]] [[he:אולימפיאדת נאגאנו (1998)]] [[hr:XVIII. 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