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competed at the

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in Nagano,

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. With

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as the host of the

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, a cultural segment of the city and the state of Utah was shown at the closing ceremony.

Medalists

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Alpine skiing

Men Women

Biathlon

Men Women

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Men Women

Curling

Summary

Men's tournament

Team Round-robin
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals. Draw 1
''Monday, February 9, 14:00'' Draw 3
''Tuesday, February 10, 19:00'' Draw 5
''Thursday, February 12, 9:00'' Draw 7
''Friday, February 13, 14:00'' Draw 2
''Tuesday, February 10, 9:00'' Draw 4
''Wednesday, February 11, 14:00'' Draw 6
''Thursday, February 12, 19:00'' Tie-breaker 1
''Friday, February 13, 19:00'' Tie-breaker 2
''Saturday, February 14, 9:00'' Semi-final
''Saturday, February 14, 18:00'' Bronze medal match
''Sunday, February 15, 9:00''

Women's tournament

Team Round-robin
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals. Draw 1
''Monday, February 8, 9:00'' Draw 3
''Tuesday, February 10, 14:00'' Draw 5
''Wednesday, February 11, 19:00'' Draw 7
''Friday, February 13, 9:00'' Draw 2
''Monday, February 9, 19:00'' Draw 4
''Wednesday, February 11, 9:00'' Draw 6
''Thursday, February 12, 14:00''

Figure skating

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became the youngest competitor in Winter Olympics history to earn a gold medal in an individual event. Individual Mixed

Freestyle skiing

Aerials
Men Women Moguls
Men Women

Ice hockey

Summary

Men's tournament

Roster
Head Coach: Ron Wilson First round ''All times are local ( UTC+9).'' ---- ---- Quarterfinal

Women's tournament

Roster
Head Coach: Ben Smith Preliminary round
The first 4 teams (shaded green) advanced to medal round games. ''All times are local ( UTC+9).'' ---- ---- ---- ---- Gold medal game

Luge

Men Women

Nordic combined

Short track speed skating

Men Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round. Women Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round.

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

Alpine
Men Women Freestyle
Men Women

Speed skating

Men Women

References

Official Olympic Reports

Olympic Winter Games 1998, full results by sports-reference.com
* {{country at games navbox, United States, Olympics Nations at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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