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competed at the

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in Nagano,

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. The medal hopes were set on ice hockey team and

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in cross-country skiing. The ice hockey team won their first gold medal in history. Kateřina Neumannová was also successful, winning one silver and one bronze medal. The surprise performance for the team was freestyle skier Aleš Valenta who came fourth.

Medalists

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

Figure skating

;Women ;Pairs ;Ice Dancing

Freestyle skiing

;Men

Ice hockey

Men's Tournament

First Round - Group D

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Gold Medal Game

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

Ski jumping

;Men's team large hill : ¹ Four teams members performed two jumps each.

References

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