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was the host nation for the

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in Sapporo, and the third time overall, after the

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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. Tie-breaker Contestants

Women's tournament

Group stage

Top four teams advanced to semi-finals. 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 is a Japanese ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event he ...

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:* Matt Kabayama :*

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:* Atsuo Kudo :*

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:* Takeshi Yamanaka :* Hiroyuki Miura :* Yuji Iga :*

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:* Shinichi Iwasaki :*

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:* Makato Kawahira :* Takayuki Kobori :* Kunihiko Sakurai :*

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Steve Tsujiura Steven Ken Tsujiura (born February 28, 1962) is a Canadian-born Japanese former professional ice hockey centre who played in the American Hockey League (AHL), the Swiss National League A (NLA) and the Japan Ice Hockey League (JIHL). He played in t ...

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Women's tournament

Group stage

The first four teams (shaded green) advanced to medal round games.

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.

Snowboarding

;Men's halfpipe ;Women's giant slalom ;Women's halfpipe

Speed skating

;Men ;Women

References

Japan Olympic Committee database

Olympic Winter Games 1998, full results by sports-reference.com
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