The 1998 Winter Olympics (officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Nagano 1998) were an international winter multi-sport event held between 7 and 22 February 1998 in and around Nagano, Japan. 72 nations competed in seven sports split into 68 events.
Bidding
Voting
| Voting results for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games | ||||||
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| City | Country | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | |
| Nagano | Japan | 21 | 30 | 36 | 46 | |
| Salt Lake City | United States | 15 | 59 | 27 | 29 | 42 |
| Östersund | Sweden | 18 | 25 | 23 | ||
| Jaca | Spain | 19 | 5 | |||
| Aosta | Italy | 15 | 29 | |||
Torch
The torch used for the Nagano 1998 was modelled after a traditional Japanese torch, and the hexagonal silver form is intended to represent snow crystals.
Historic Events
- Curling returned as an Olympic sport for the first time since Chamonix 1924. To which Switzerland got the men's gold and Canada got the woman's gold.
- Snowboarding debuted as an Olympic sport.
- Women's ice hockey appeared for the first time, with the United States winning the gold medal.
- Players from the National Hockey League were able to compete because of a three-week suspension of the NHL season.
- Denmark won its first-ever Olympic medal, a silver in curling.
- Australia won their first individual Winter Olympic medal when Zali Steggall won bronze in the women's slalom.
- Azerbaijan, Kenya, the Republic of Macedonia, Uruguay, and Venezuela made their first appearances at the Olympic Winter Games.
Medal table
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| 1 | Germany | 12 | 9 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 | Norway | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| 3 | Russia | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | Canada | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | United States | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Austria | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 9 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Italy | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Finland | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | France | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | China | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 17 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Gallery
The Nagano cauldron
The Nagano Olympic torch
The four snowy owl mascots Sukki, Nokki, Lekki, and Tsukki
A Nagano gold nedal
The 1998 medals
See also
- Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
- Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
- Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.
Links
| Preceded by Atlanta 1996 |
Olympics 1998 |
Succeeded by Sydney 2000 |
| Preceded by Lillehammer 1994 |
Winter Olympics 1998 |
Succeeded by Salt Lake City 2002 |
