In the 1500m, Dutch skater Marianne Timmer won gold with a world record time of 1:57.58. [a 14] In addition, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Tadashi Tsuda, served as director-general. In all, 29 athletes took part. This number was slightly higher than in 1994 but slightly lower than the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. [a 62] This was the first Winter Olympics with snowboarding events. Kazuyoshi Funaki from Yoichi, Hokkaido in Japan won two gold and one silver for the host country. However, in the finals, the German Nicola Thost, a former gymnast, finished second in both legs, scored 74.6 points, which was enough for the gold medal. Russia won five medals, including three gold and two silver. Bedste nation blev Tyskland med 12 guldmedaljer. "French and English are the official languages for the Olympic Games. [a 15] Tsuda was replaced by Makoto Kobayashi in 1993. The hosting of the games improved transportation networks with the construction of the high-speed Shinkansen, the Nagano Shinkansen, now the Hokuriku Shinkansen, between Tokyo and Nagano Station, via Ōmiya and Takasaki. Finland, Germany, and Austria rounded out the medal table. They were the third Olympic Games and second Winter Olympics to be held in Japan, after the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. [b 9] White Ring, which is used as a public gymnasium, is approximately 6 kilometers from Nagano Station. The athlete who won the most medals at these games was the Russian cross-country skier Larisa Lazutina who won five medals, including three gold. [b 28] The gold medals weighed 256g, the silver medals weighed 250g, and the bronze medals weighed 230g. [a 30], The organizing committee financed all costs, totaling 113.9 billion yen. [a 56]. The Games saw the introduction of women's ice hockey, curling and snowboarding. The emblem of the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of a stylized snow flower with each petal representing an athlete participating in a winter sport. The 1998 Winter Olympics were held from Saturday, 7 February to Sunday, 22 February. Five sites, all constructed for the Games, are located in the city of Nagano. [a 17] To realize the first goal, a camp bringing together 217 young people from 51 countries was created, along with the program of "One school, one country" in Nagano Prefecture. Russia, which finished atop the medals standing in 1994, finished in third in 1998, with 9 gold medals, including five gold in the women's cross-country skiing. The games were succeeded by the 1998 Winter Paralympics from 5 to 14 March. The first women's ice hockey world championship, a biennial tournament, took place in 1990. The Frenchmen, Sébastien Foucras, and the Belarussian, Dmitri Dashinski, were second and third. The exterior of the torch was painted silver, to represent winter. [a 73] The American broadcasting network, CBS, paid 375 million US dollars, to distribute the Games in the United States. [a 72] This money was split 60–40 between NAOC and the IOC. Canada won gold in the women's competition and silver in the men's; Switzerland won the gold in the men's tournament. In the 3000m, German skaters won all three medals. The Norwegian Daniel Franck won the silver with a score of 82.4, and the American Ross Powers won the bronze with a score of 82.1. The United States won one silver and one bronze. The ski jumping stadium can accommodate 45,000 spectators. Germany also won three gold, and six medals in total. [a 61] In November 1995, the NAOC executive board agreed to add snowboarding, and this was approved by the IOC at their December meeting the following month in Karuizawa. [b 8] The venue, which gets its name from its M-shape, representing the surrounding mountains, is approximately 5 kilometers from Nagano Station. Canada only lost to the Dordi Nordby team from Norway, and Sweden's only loss was to Canada. Dato: 21. februar [a 65], The host broadcaster for the Games, the Olympic Radio and Televisions Organization (ORTO'98) was established as a separate organization within NAOC, the organizing committee. A total of 18 nations were representing among the skaters. Christoph Langen and Markus Zimmermann won bronze in the two-man competition and were part of the winning four-man team. Medals were awarded in four events: men's and women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. [b 31] On the back side, the snowflower emblem of the Games sits above a maki-e image of the mountains surrounding Nagano glowing in the morning sun rise. Host Japan won the most medals, including two gold in the large hill and large hill team. [a 29] Another 8.6 billion was spent on the Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium, 7 billion for Snow Harp – the cross-country skiing venue, and 3 billion for the biathlon venue at Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort. South Korea won six medals, including three gold. The most successful athletes at these Games were Katja Seizinger from Germany, who won two gold medals and one bronze; and Hermann Maier, from Austria, who won two gold medals. The luge competitions took place in Iizuna, Nagano, at the Spiral (Nagano Bobsleigh-Luge Park), the first purpose-built permanent bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Asia. Finally, two media villages were built in the districts of Yanagimachi, near Nagano Station, and Asahi, across the street from the M-Wave. Runners were blue and white uniforms symbolizing the color of the games and of snow. They represent respectively fire (Sukki), air (Nokki), earth (Lekki) and water (Tsukki) and together they represent the four major islands of Japan. [5][6], Five months after the city was selected, the Nagano Olympic Organizing Committee (NAOC) was created. Netherlands finished in 6th place, 12 places higher than in 1994, thanks to 5 gold medals, all in speed skating. Azerbaijan, Kenya, Macedonia, Uruguay, and Venezuela made their debut at the Winter Olympics. The men's competition began on 7 February with eight teams playing in two groups of four, Group A and B, with each team playing three games. In all, eight countries won medals. Shimizu was the smallest skater at the Games, 1.62m tall. No silver medal was awarded. Giant Slalom was held at Mount Yakebitai at Shiga Kogen Resort, at an altitude between 1,530 and 1,969 meters. [b 19] The Village occupies an area that is 19 hectares, composed of 23 buildings with a total of 1,032 apartments. [a 33] Ticket sales were worth 10.5 billion. From 8–20 February 171 athletes from 25 countries took part in the long-track speed skating events that were held in Nagano City at M-Wave, Japan's first indoor, long-track speed skating venue. Gianni Romme and Marianne Timmer, both of the Netherlands, each won two gold medals. [a 57] The most expensive venue constructed for the games was the long-track speed skating venue, M-Wave built 5 kilometers from Nagano Station. The Nagano Olympics were the first where athletes wore clap skates. The bobsleigh events resulted in two ties, for the two-man gold and for the four-man bronze. The final match was played on Sunday 22 February from 1:45 pm, and the Czech Republic defeated Russia 1–0. The stadium can accommodate 20,000 spectators. In the halfpipe, the gold medal went to the Swiss Gian Simmen, who had the highest score, 85.2, despite a heavy rain. In addition, more than 100,000 tickets were reserved for children. [b 24], In addition to athletes and officials, members of the Olympic family and other personnel were housed in 900 hotels in Nagano and surrounding region, which represented 234,207 nights between 24 January to 25 February 1998. It is 1700 meters long, with a difference in height of 114 meters and 15 turns. The site can accommodate 10,000 spectators. [b 34] Diplomas, written in Japanese, French, and English, were given to the top eight finishers in each event, and all participants received a commemorative diploma. The 1500m was won by Norwegian Ådne Søndrål with a world record time of 1:47.87. The members of the IOC stayed athletes the Kokusai 21 Hotel in downtown Nagano. It was the third consecutive Games that freestyle skiing events took place. We need it to ensure that you are complying with these laws … In all, there were 48 athletes. The Japanese team won the B-Final with a time that was five seconds faster than the gold medalists. The Winter Games also took place in the nearby mountain communities of Hakuba, Karuizawa, Nozawa Onsen, and Yamanouuchi. These were the team from Great Britain, made up of Sean Olsson, Dean Ward, Courtney Rumbolt, and Paul Attwood; and the team from France, composed of Bruno Mingeon, Emmanuel Hostache, Éric Le Chanony, and Max Robert. This was the first time in Olympic bobsleigh history that there were ties for the medal positions. The United States won three gold medals. He was followed by the Russian Valeri Stoliarov. Start: 1923 m, mål: 1530 m The six events were the sprint, individual, and relay, for both men and women. On the men's side, the world record holder in the men's 500m was the Japanese skater Hiroyasu Shimizu. Friends worldwide are welcome to share, in the spirit of competition and fair play, the joys and glory of the XVIII Olympic Winter Games. This was an increase from 61 events in 12 disciplines across six sports from the 1994 Winter Olympics . These were the final Winter Olympic Games under the IOC Presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch. The figure could also represent a snowflake, or a mountain flower, which refers to the importance of the natural environment to the city of Nagano. The 14th ranked Japanese skater Takafumi Nishitani beat the Olympic record in the 500m semi-finals. The medal ceremonies for indoor events (skating, ice hockey, and curling) took place immediately after the finals at the venues, with the exception of the bronze medal matches for the ice hockey events which took place immediately after the bronze medal matches. The high speed train network carried 655,000 passengers during the Games. This increased the number of sports to seven, and the number of disciplines to 14. Seven other countries also won medals, including Australia, whose Zali Steggall won that countries first ever Winter Olympics medal. In addition, new highways were built, including the Nagano Expressway and the Jōshin-etsu Expressway and upgrades were made to existing roads. In all, 228 athletes, including 126 men and 102 women, from 37 countries took part. This was followed by a performance from the Japanese singer Anri. Germany, which finished in third place in the medal standings at the 1994 Winter Olympics, won most of its medals in Alpine skiing, speed skating, and luge, in which it won all three gold medals. In 1997, he was arrested for failure to pay child support for three of his children. In women's aerials, American Nikki Stone won the gold medal with a score of 193.00 points. Aosta was eliminated in a run-off against Salt Lake City. The venue was built as a multi-purpose venue. With the addition of five countries and another 439 athletes since the 1994 Winter Olympic Games at Lillehammer, Norway, these were the largest Winter Olympics ever at the time. Vinter-OL 1998 var de 18. olympiske vinterlege og de blev afviklet i Nagano, Japan. A total of 15 countries won at least one gold medal and 18 nations won two or more medals. 72 nations participated in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games for a total of 2,176 athletes, of which 787 were female and 1,389 were male. [12] Japanese figure skater, Midori Ito, who was the first female skater to land seven triple jumps in a free skating competition, and who won the silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics, lit the cauldron during the ceremony. Minami Nagano Sports Park, built to serve as a baseball park, was constructed in the south section of the city, near Shinonoi Station, and approximately 9 kilometers from Nagano Station. **Italien og Canada fik begge guld i tomands bobslæde (3:37,24 min) , [b 26] Finally, the nationally flags of the athletes were raised, and the national anthem of the winning athlete(s) was played. [b 14] Kanbayashi Snowboard Park was the site of the half pipe events. Finishing in second and third were the Canadian skaters, Jeremy Wotherspoon and Kevin Overland, who are 1.91m and 1.84 m tall, respectively. The Chinese skater An Yulong won the silver with a time of 43.022, 0.5 seconds of the Japanese skater Hitoshi Uematsu. Yang Yang (A) was disqualified for using her elbow to try to block Chun. He also had good points but only managed to win the bronze medal with 258.3. meters. German female athletes won 22 of the country's 29 medals. In the 1000 meters, world record holder Marc Gagnon was disqualified for obstruction in the quarter-finals. In 1993, Ol' Dirty Bastard was convicted of second-degree assault for an attempted robbery and in 1994, he was shot in the abdomen following an argument with another rapper. Løypelengd: 2 518 m, høgdeskilnad: 691 m, Dato: 16. februar (utfor)17. februar (slalåm) Tomomi Okazaki, of host Japan, won the bronze medal. [a 20] Regarding the third point, an international truce organized by the United Nations in 1997 was adopted during the games. [a 34] The total cost of the Nagano Games is estimated to have been US$15.25 billion (in 2015), of which the largest factor in the cost of the games was the extension of the shinkansen to Nagano. In all, 183 athletes took part, including 96 men and 87 women from 32 different countries. This compares, for example, with US$2.5 billion for the 2002 Winter Olympics, US$4.35 billion for the 2006 Winter Olympics, US$7.56 billion for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and US$51 billion for the 2014 Winter Olympics[8], Nagano is situated in a mountainous area of Japan that receives large snowfalls. Vinter-OL 1998 var de 18.olympiske vinterlege og de blev afviklet i Nagano, Japan.Det var anden gang vinter-OL blev afholdt i Japan. On 12 February 1990, the bid delegation presented its candidature at the IOC in Lausanne before Juan Antonio Samaranch. In all, 249 athletes, 141 males and 108 females, from 49 countries, took part in the 10 Alpine skiing events, men's and women's downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom, Slalom, and Combined. The South Koreans were .701 seconds behind, with the Chinese finishing with the bronze a further 4 seconds back. Okabe jumped 137 meters, which was an Olympic record. [b 7] Aqua Wing is approximately 5 kilometers from Nagano Station. After a delay caused by strong wind, Soininen took the lead with only Harada still to jump. [3], Transportation systems for the Games ran for 33 days, from the opening of the Athletes Village until 25, 3 February days after the closing ceremony. Its maximum capacity is 1,924 spectators. In all, 156 athletes took part from 28 different countries. ", "Nagano 1998 Winter Olympics – results & video highlights", "THE XVIII WINTER GAMES: OPENING CEREMONIES; The Latest Sport? Along with the construction of the village, Imai Station was opened in 1997. At the time, it was considered that curling was making its official Olympic debut following its appearance as a demonstration sport at the 1932, 1988, and 1992. [b 5] The stadium can accommodate 50,000 with temporary stands added, but usually accommodates 35,000 spectators. Harada was next, and like Okabe, jumped 137 meters. It includes three tracks of 4.8, 4.8, and 7.8 kilometers, 6 meters wide. For the Winter Paralympics, see, Participating National Olympic Committees. Canada won one silver, with China and Germany each winning one bronze. [a 26] The most expensive venue was M-Wave, which hosted the long-track speed skating events. Label: Uptown Records - UD-53104,Universal Records - UD-53104 • Format: CD Album • Country: US • … She was the first female Japanese Olympic champion. Each athlete completed four runs over two days, 8 and 9 February. [b 18] The town of Karuizawa also hosted the equestrian events at the 1964 Summer Olympics, thus becoming the first place in the world to host both the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. In the gold medal game, Canada defeated Denmark by a score of 7–5. Start: 1590 m, mål: 899 m We ask for the information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue laws of the United States. [b 16] The Spiral, which held the sledding events, was the first artificially refrigerated track in Asia. After the jumps, the team from Finland led by four seconds ahead of the Austrians, eight seconds ahead of the Norwegians, nine ahead of the Czechs, and 29 seconds ahead of the Japanese. In all, 167,200 people attended the medal ceremonies, which took place at 7:00 pm each night. Marketing revenues for sponsoring or for the rights to use the emblems and mascots of the Games totaled 31.3 billion yen. In the four-man event, bad weather restricted the competition to three runs only. The number in parentheses represents the number of athletes participating in official events.[11]. The first time since the 1968 Winter Olympics did more than four countries win bobsleigh medals. Up to 20,000 spectators can be accommodated. The MPC had a surface area of 42,728 m2, with one principal room for 600 journalists of 1430m2 and another of 5100m2 that was rented by various press agencies. The nations of Azerbaijan, Kenya, Macedonia, Uruguay, and Venezuela participated in their first Winter Olympic Games. This was an increase from 61 events in 12 disciplines across six sports from the 1994 Winter Olympics. After a Worldwide Effort, Synchronized Singing Gets In", "Japan and the Olympics: Asia's First Olympic Host", "Washingtonpost.com: Nagano Bids Olympic Games Farewell", "Bobsleigh at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games", https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tara-lipinski-becomes-youngest-olympic-figure-skating-gold-medalist, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998_Winter_Olympics&oldid=979774359, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Pages incorrectly using the quote template, Pages using quote template with unknown parameters, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 22 September 2020, at 18:34. For the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, a total of fourteen sports venues, all within Nagano Prefecture, were used. Lahtela was .93 points behind, and Mustonen was another .24 points behind. These medals, made by the Mint Bureau in cooperation with NAOC, were made with an alloy of 90% copper and 10% zinca. Bedste nation blev Tyskland med 12 guldmedaljer. [a 8]. [3], In 1932, Japan won the rights to host the 1940 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Canada moved from seventh in 1994 to fourth in 1998 with 6 gold medals, and the United States remained in fifth place. Broadcasting rights totaled 513 million US dollars, which was a record for the Winter Olympics, and all contracts with 16 broadcasting rights' holders were record sums. Løypelengd: 2 518 m, høgdeskilnad: 691 m After the second round of voting, Nagano led with Salt Lake City in second, and Jaca was eliminated. In the gold medal match, with 8,626 fans in attendance at Big Hat, the Americans defeated the Canadians 3–1. After the athletes entered with their flags, hundreds of drums were beat and a traditional hose and lion dance was presented. [a 28] The White Ring (arena), which hosted figure skating and short-track speed skating cost 14.2 billion, the Spiral, which hosted bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton, cost 10.1 billion. Finally, in the 5000m, Pechstein won gold with a world record time of 6:59.61; Niemann was 0.04 seconds back for silver, and the Kazakh skater Lyudmila Prokasheva won bronze, with a time of 7:11.14. Over the distance of the relay, which was run or skied, the flame was always followed by a group of six people: the runner who carried the flame, some who accompanied the carrier, and four people in supporting roles, for a total of 6,901 people. [b 12], Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort, in the town of Nozawaonsen, was site of biathlon. The ski jumping competitions took place at the Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium in Hakuba village, 50 kilometers west of Nagano City. The cross-country skiing events took place at Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort, in the town of Nozawaonsen, approximately 50 kilometers north of Nagano. The German team of Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann, Marco Jakobs and Olaf Hampel completed the three runs in 2:39.41 for the gold medal. The Norwegian cross-country skier Bjørn Dæhlie won four medals, including three gold, which took his total Olympic medal total to 12, including eight gold, which is a record for Winter Olympics. During the second race, the event was temporary delayed because of snow and fog. Between March 1996 and November 1997, these sites were tested with 16 different world champion events, world cups, and other international competitions to allow the organizers to prepare for the running of the Games. Start: 1890 m, mål: 1670 m In addition, there were more than 100 electric vehicles, hybrid mini-buses and other environmentally-friendly vehicles. The Canadian, Jean-Luc Brassard, gold medalist from the 1994 Winter Olympics, finished in fourth. Høgdeskilnad: 165 m Its closest stations are Kita-Nagano Station and Asahi Station. four medal at the Olympics since they won silver at the 1988 Winter Olympics when they competed for East Germany.

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