Japan was the host nation for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. It was the second time that Japan has hosted the Winter Games, after the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, and the third time overall, after the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Medalists
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Alpine skiing
Men
Men's combined
Women
Women's combined
Biathlon
Men
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
Women
Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. 2 One minute added per missed target.
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
Men
1 Starting delay based on 10 km results. C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Women
2 Starting delay based on 5 km results. C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Curling
Men's tournament
Group stage
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
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Tie-breaker
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Contestants
Women's tournament
Group stage
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
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Contestants
Figure skating
Men
Women
Pairs
Ice dancing
Freestyle skiing
Men
Women
Ice hockey
Men's tournament
Preliminary round
Top team (shaded) advanced to the first round.
Consolation round
Team roster
Akihito Sugisawa
Shin Yahata
Tsutsumi Otomo
Matt Kabayama
Ryan Kuwabara
Ryan Fujita
Atsuo Kudo
Toshiyuki Sakai
Takeshi Yamanaka
Hiroyuki Miura
Yuji Iga
Dusty Imoo
Shinichi Iwasaki
Tatsuki Katayama
Makato Kawahira
Takayuki Kobori
Kunihiko Sakurai
Takayuki Miura
Steve Tsujiura
Chris Yule
Women's tournament
Group stage
The first four teams (shaded green) advanced to medal round games.
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Luge
Men
(Men's) Doubles
Women
Nordic combined
Men's individual
Events: normal hill ski jumping 15 km cross-country skiing
Men's team
Four participants per team.
Events: normal hill ski jumping 5 km cross-country skiing
Short track speed skating
Men
Women
Ski jumping
Men's team large hill
1 Four teams members performed two jumps each.