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The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games (Japanese: 第18回オリンピック冬季競技大会, Hepburn: Dai Jūhachi-kai Orinpikku Tōkikyōgi Taikai) and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (Japanese: 長野1998), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano ...
Nagano 1998 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Nagano, Japan, that took place Feb. 7–22, 1998. The Nagano Games were the 18th occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games. Twenty-six years after the Sapporo Games, the Winter Olympics returned to Japan. The most memorable aspect of the Nagano.
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Snowboarding debuted as an official discipline. Curling returned to the Olympic Winter programme, this time with a tournament for both men and women.
For the first time, the men’s ice hockey tournament was opened to all professionals, and women’s ice hockey was introduced to the Olympic programme. The inspired team from the Czech Republic scored a surprise victory.
Björn Dählie of Norway won three gold medals in Nordic skiing to become the first athlete to earn eight career Winter Olympic gold medals and 12 medals in all. Tara Lipinski of the U.S. won the women’s figure skating title to become, at 15, the youngest champion in an individual event at the Olympic Winter Games.
The spirit of the Games was exemplified by Alpine skier Hermann Maier of Austria. He took a spectacular fall in the downhill, flying off the slope at 120km/h and remaining air-bound for more than 3.5 seconds. He courageously recovered to earn gold medals in both the super-G and the giant slalom.
The 18th Olympic Winter Games, which were held over 16 days from 7 to 22 February, 1998, were the second Winter Olympics to be held in Japan, 26 years after the Sapporo Olympics of 1972. The events were mainly held in the city of Nagano and the nearby towns of Yamanouchi, Hakuba, Karuizawa and Nozawaonsen. With its motto of "Coexistence with ...
Nagano, Japan, 1998. Snowboarder Ross Rebagliati. Canada's Ross Rebagliati, the first competitor to win an Olympic gold medal in the snowboarding giant slalom, at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. (more) Twenty-six years after the Sapporo Games, the Winter Olympics returned to Japan.
The 18th Olympic Winter Games were held in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, from February 7 to 22, 1998. This was the third Olympic Games to be held in Japan, following the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo and the 1972 Winter Games in Sapporo.
The Winter Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in Chamonix, France.
