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With the exception of Norway and Switzerland, all 12 national delegations with 60 or more athletes participated in either or both of the female or male ice hockey tournaments. The Belarusian Alexei Aidarov was 30.1 seconds behind the Norwegian, and won the bronze. Canada, host Japan, and the USA also won multiple medals. [a 56]. This was an increase from 61 events in 12 disciplines across six sports from the 1994 Winter Olympics . In addition, the Olympic Village was a distance of 7 kilometers from the center of the city, and sporting events were spread over five surrounding communities. The 14th ranked Japanese skater Takafumi Nishitani beat the Olympic record in the 500m semi-finals. The Italian Pieralberto Carrara, who missed no targets, target, won the silver, 5.05 seconds behind. In addition, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic each won their first gold medals at a Winter Olympics in women's biathlon and men's ice hockey respectively. [b 28] The gold medals weighed 256g, the silver medals weighed 250g, and the bronze medals weighed 230g. Curling was the additional sport, snowboarding was an additional discipling in skiing, and women's ice hockey was added to the ice hockey program. Soininen won gold with 234.5 points, Funaki was second with 233.5, and the Austrian Andreas Widhölzl finished third with 232.5 points. The American Figure skater Tara Lipinski became the youngest champion in Olympic history at the age of 15 years and 255 days. The ceremony ended with the words "Sayonara, Arigato" ("Goodbye, Thank you") and a major fireworks performance accompanied by the song: "Ile Aiye" or "Let's Make a Circle and Dance" performed by Japanese pop group Agharta. For multiple sports, ski jumping, Nordic combined jumps, freestyle skiing, all three skating disciplines, bobsleigh, and curling, as well as the ceremonies, all tickets were sold. This was 16 days and included three weekends. The Games saw the introduction of women's ice hockey, curling and snowboarding. Niemann won gold with a time of 4:07.29; Claudia Pechstein won silver, 1.18 seconds back; and Anni Friesinger won bronze with a time of 4:09.44. In all, 125 athletes from 22 countries participated in the men's and women's Halfpipe and Giant slalom. The names were chosen from more than 47,000 suggestions. Finland, Germany, and Austria rounded out the medal table. In the gold medal match, with 8,626 fans in attendance at Big Hat, the Americans defeated the Canadians 3–1. Five sites, all constructed for the Games, are located in the city of Nagano. Løypelengd: 2 115 m, høgdeskilnad: 587 m, Dato: 16. februar [a 63] The largest press offices at the Games were Kyodo News, Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and Deutsche Presse-Agentur. The members of the IOC stayed athletes the Kokusai 21 Hotel in downtown Nagano. In the 5000m relays, world-title holders from Italy led at the beginning of the relay but were passed by the Canadians, and fell. The sporting program started and ended with ice hockey. The first event was the individual competition that took place on 13 and 14 February. In the men's tournament, the Mike Harris team from Canada easily completed the round-robin tournament winning six of its seven games, only losing to the Eigil Ramsfjell team from Norway. Normal hill bronze medalist Widhölzl led after the first round, ahead of the Japanese jumper Takanobu Okabe, Jani Soininen et Funaki. [a 39] The members of the IOC traveled by Shinkansen. Both the number of participating delegations and the number of athletes participating in the competition were, at the time, the most ever. On 4 January, the 1998 Winter Olympics torch relay flame was divided into three parts in order for it to pass through every Japanese prefecture by three distinct routes: the Sea of Japan Route, the Pacific Route, and the Eastern Route. In total, 205 medals were distributed. Following round 3, Nagano continued to lead, with Salt Lake City in second, and Östersund was eliminated. [9] This includes sports-related costs only, that is, (i) operational costs incurred by the organizing committee for the purpose of staging the Games, e.g., expenditures for technology, transportation, workforce, administration, security, catering, ceremonies, and medical services, and (ii) direct capital costs incurred by the host city and country or private investors to build, e.g., the competition venues, the Olympic village, international broadcast center, and media and press center, which are required to host the Games. Six team in all won medals. At the Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium, Vik led after the first two jumps. Tasuku Tsukada, the mayor of Nagano presented the Olympic Flag to Deedee Corradini, the mayor of Salt Lake City, the host of the 2002 Winter Olympics. [a 73] The American broadcasting network, CBS, paid 375 million US dollars, to distribute the Games in the United States. He was measured manually to be 136 meters. 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. The Village was open from 24 January to 25 February 1998, and accommodated 3,200 people. [a 38] The media, as well as representatives of different national Olympic committees generally were transported by car, from their arrival airport, usually Tokyo but also Kansai and Nagoya, to their lodging, either in Nagano or Karuizawa. The 1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Netherlands won 11 medals, including five gold and four silver. After a delay caused by strong wind, Soininen took the lead with only Harada still to jump. [b 14] Kanbayashi Snowboard Park was the site of the half pipe events. 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. 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. [b 10] Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium was the first ski jump built in Japan with parallel 90 and 120 K-point hills. In all, 24 of the 72 participating nations at these Games won at least one medal, as shown in the table below. "Nagano 1998" redirects here. In 1998, he pleaded guilty to attempted assault on his wife and was the victim of a home invasion robbery at his girlfriend's house. At Nagano, the team was enlarged to four athletes who completed a 4x5 kilometer relay. Discussions to include women's ice hockey at the 1998 games began in 1992, and it was decided to include them in the program in 1993. Austria won 11 medals, including three gold. Harada jumped next. 15 nations had between 11–50 athletes, 11 nations had between 51–100 athletes, and six nations had more than 101 athletes. The Olympic Flame Relay in Japan was sponsored by Coca-Cola, lasted 33 days and travelled 1,162 kilometers. The venue was built as a multi-purpose venue. The Canadian Éric Bédard won the bronze, .223 seconds further behind. Start: 995 m, mål: 830 m This was followed by a performance from the Japanese singer Anri. The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games (French: Les XVIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver)[1] (Japanese: 第十八回オリンピック冬季競技大会, Dai Jūhachi-kai Orinpikku Tōkikyōgi Taikai) and commonly known as Nagano 1998, were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan. Norway finished in second, as in 1994, with 25 medals, including nine won in cross-country skiing and five in biathlon. The four events, men's and women's moguls and aerials, involved 110 athletes from 25 countries . Vik led throughout and finished with a 27.5 second lead over second place. The city of Nagano had previously been a candidate to host the 1940 Winter Olympics (which were later cancelled), as well as the 1972 Winter Olympics, but each time Nagano was eliminated at the national level by Sapporo. [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. The German skater Gunda Niemann was second, 1.08 seconds behind, and the American skater Chris Witty won bronze with a time of 1:58.97. In all, Germany win one gold and one bronze; Italy and Canada also won one gold each when the two-man team. The French team, sixth after the jumps, won the bronze medal ahead of the Austrians. [a 4] Two years later, in 1985, the Nagano Prefectural Assembly, decided to begin the process to bid, for its third time, for a Winter Olympics. The first men's event, the 20 km individual race, took place on 11 February. American Tara Lipinski became the youngest competitor in Winter Olympics history to earn a gold medal in an individual event.[18]. He jumped into first place and won the gold medal with 272.3 points overall. The Spiral course measured 1700 m in length, with fifteen curves, descended 113 m from start to finish, and included two short uphill sections. The ski jumping stadium can accommodate 45,000 spectators. Two cousins from Finland, Janne Lahtela and Sami Mustonen, who had never medalled at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, were ranked second and third behind Moseley. [b 33], In addition to the top three athletes in each event, more than 19,000 commemorative medals were given to all athletes, offices, members of the IOC, media personnel, and others. Seiji Ozawa, a Japanese conductor, directed an orchestra from five continents[13] performing the fourth movement of the Beethoven Symphony No. Kim won with a time of 1:32.375, 0.053 seconds ahead of the silver medalist. Tomomi Okazaki, of host Japan, won the bronze medal. Russia won eight medals, including five gold medals, and Norway won nine medals, including four gold medals. Including people connected to the Games, the total number of spectators was 1,275,529. Kazuyoshi Funaki, who was fourth after the first round, took the lead with a jump of 90.5 meters in the second round. Up to 20,000 spectators can be accommodated. 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. In the bronze medal game, Eigil Ramsfjell's team from Norway defeated Tim Somerville's USA team by a score of 9–4. The Nagano Olympics were the first where athletes wore clap skates. The German skater Franziska Schenk, one of the favorites, fell during the second lap. [b 12], Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort, in the town of Nozawaonsen, was site of biathlon. The South Koreans were .701 seconds behind, with the Chinese finishing with the bronze a further 4 seconds back. [b 8] The venue, which gets its name from its M-shape, representing the surrounding mountains, is approximately 5 kilometers from Nagano Station. At Nozawa Onsen, the stadium was built around six existing tracks. In the bronze medal game, Elisabet Gustafso's team from Sweden defeated Kirsty Hay's GB team by a score of 10–6. Hackl raced in a newly designed luge and aerodynamic shoes. 8,000 spectators can watch the free style skiing on a course that 250 meters long and 12,000 can watch the jumps. For the Winter Paralympics, see, Participating National Olympic Committees. Start: 1680 m, mål: 840 m [a 2] In 1961, Nagano declared its intention to host the 1968 Winter Olympics but lost to Sapporo, the winning Japanese bid, who lost to Grenoble, France, and Sapporo eventually won the right to host the 1972 Winter Olympics. Average cost for Winter Games since 1960 is US$3.1 billion, average cost overrun is 142%. The number in parentheses represents the number of athletes participating in official events.[11]. The big favorite, the Frenchwoman Karine Ruby won the first race with almost two seconds ahead of her compatriot Isabelle Blanc. [a 9] Other candidate cities for the 1998 Olympics were Aosta, Italy; Jaca, Spain; Östersund, Sweden; Salt Lake City, United States, and Sochi, Soviet Union (now Russia. Denne side blev senest ændret den 5. juni 2015 kl. Finland defeated Canada for the Bronze medal by a score of 3–2. Start: 1923 m, mål: 1530 m In the 1000m, Postma won gold, with a time of 1:10.64, followed by another Dutch skater Jan Bos, who was 0.07 seconds behind, and Shimizu who won the bronze with a time of 1:11.00. The Germans won silver with 897.4 points, and the Austrians finished with 881.5 points for the bronze. 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. [a 47] Sponsors were permitted to use the emblem and mascots as long as consent was obtained from the IOC, JOC, and the NAOC. [a 21], The Nagano Olympics Games are a link to the 21st century, inspiring our search for wisdom for the new ear, respect for the beauty and bounty of nature, furtherance of peace and goodwill. They consisted of four owlets, Sukki, Nokki, Lekki and Tsukki, also called Snowlets. The top two team advanced to the gold medal game, and the teams ranked third and fourth played in the bronze medal match. In all, eight countries won medals. Won Hye-kyung, also of South Korea, won the bronze a further 0.18 seconds behind. At previous Olympics, the team event involved three athletes per team, with the completing a 3x10 kilometer relay. A sidewind blew when Harada jumped, and only managed 84.5 meters to finish in fifth place overall. [a 6] 1 June 1988, the JOC selected Nagano in the first round of national voting, receiving 34 of 45 votes. Approximately 1,200 vehicles had navigation systems which transmitted their locations in real time. Germany was followed by Norway and Russia, who won 25 and 18 medals respectively. The fastest athlete on the course was the Swiss skier, Marco Zarucchi, who was 43rd after the jumps, finished in 25th place. The ordering of broadcasters in this section follows the ordering in the Official Report of the 1998 Winter Olympic Games, Vol. Netherlands finished in 6th place, 12 places higher than in 1994, thanks to 5 gold medals, all in speed skating. The precise figures are unknown since Nagano, after the IOC asked that the entertainment expenditures not be made public, destroyed the financial records. The stadium, which held the opening and closing ceremonies, resembles a cherry blossom, a symbol of Japan. [b 3] In May 1993, the 75.8-kilometer section of the Nagano Expressway was completed, and in October 1997, the 111.4 kilometer section of the Jōshin-etsu Expressway was completed. [a 15] Tsuda was replaced by Makoto Kobayashi in 1993. Two teams, were awarded bronze medals after completing the three runs in 2:40.06. Of this, the Japanese national government spent 51.1 billion, the Nagano prefectural government spent 29.6 billion, and the cities and towns of Nagano, 23.4 billion; Hakuba, 1 billion; and Nozawa Onsen, 1.1 billion; shared the remaining 25.5 billion. Its ice surface is 60 meters by 30. 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. Her time was 54:52.0, with only one target missed. Form 8453-OL (1998) Page 2 Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. The Frenchmen, Sébastien Foucras, and the Belarussian, Dmitri Dashinski, were second and third. In all, 29 athletes took part. [a 64] The MPC also included a press conference room for 600 people. [b 9] White Ring, which is used as a public gymnasium, is approximately 6 kilometers from Nagano Station. For events that took place outside (skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh and luge), a simple ceremony was arranged where bouquets of flowers were awarded, and their medal ceremonies took place that evening in the Central Square in Nagano City, approximately midway between Nagano Station and Zenkō-ji. 01:05. Although nothing illegal was ever done, gifts to IOC members were considered morally dubious. The track is 120 meters long and 15 meters wide, with walls of 3.5 meters. [a 40], To improve transportation for spectators, the number and hours of local trains were extended. Ruby's combined time was 2:17.34. The ice hockey events were significant for two reasons: the first Olympic ice hockey tournament for women and the participation of players from the NHL. 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. Approximately 64% of the athletes arrived between 1 and 6 February, and 74% left Nagano between 22 and 25 February. Høgdeskilnad: 393 m, Dato: 11. februar The Nagano Shinkansen, now the Hokuriku Shinkansen was inaugurated five months before the start of the Games. In the men's giant slalom, the Canadian Jasey-Jay Anderson won the first race with a half-second lead ahead of Rebagliati. In total, the Olympic family included 18,350 people. 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. To accommodate the athletes and officials during the Games, the Olympic Village was constructed in Imai district, approximately 7 kilometers south of Nagano Station. In the round-robin tournament, the Americans finished first, with the Canadians second. Bedste nation blev Tyskland med 12 guldmedaljer. [a 36] The length of the track between Takasaki Station and Nagano Station is 125.7 km, which includes 63.4 km of tunnels. In addition, there were more than 100 electric vehicles, hybrid mini-buses and other environmentally-friendly vehicles. The village was constructed by the city of Nagano as public residential housing, and loaned to the organizing committee during the Games. Along with the construction of the village, Imai Station was opened in 1997. Landor Associates conceived the official mascots that were used by the communication team for the Games. It was built with aluminum, was 55 centimeters long, and weighed 1.3 kilograms. The 1500m was won by Norwegian Ådne Søndrål with a world record time of 1:47.87. Finally, White Ring, with a maximum capacity of 7,351 spectators, was built for figure skating and short track speed skating.
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