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competed at the

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Medalists

Alpine skiing

;Men

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.

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

Figure skating

;Ice Dancing

Freestyle skiing

;Men ;Women

Ice hockey

Men's tournament

The Belarusian

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team was put into the preliminaries for the Olympics. They won their group that featured Germany, France and Japan by beating France 4–0, Germany 8-2 and by drawing Japan 2-2. Their first place helped them to play in the final tournament. They were in group A and lost all 3 games 5–0 to Canada and identical scores of 5–2 to Sweden and the United States. They finished last of group A and had to face the top spot in group B which was Russia. They lost 4-1 and got eliminated in the process from the tournament. They ended the tournament in 7th place.

Preliminary round – group B

Top team (shaded) advanced to the first round.

First Round – group C

Quarter-final

Nordic combined

Men's individual Events: * normal hill ski jumping * 15 km cross-country skiing

Ski jumping

Speed skating

;Men ;Women

Trivia

*In a video game released that was related to the Olympic

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tournament, Belarus was represented with the

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flag and with the national anthem of the former Soviet Union.

External links

Medal winners

References

International Olympic Committee results database

Olympic Winter Games 1998, full results by sports-reference.com
{{Country at games navbox, Belarus, Olympics Nations at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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