The 1998 Winter Olympics were held in Nagano, Japan, the second Winter Games held in the country after Sapporo in 1972. Women's ice hockey made its Olympic debut, with the United States winning the inaugural gold medal, and snowboarding was also added to the program for the first time. The Nagano Games were the last Winter Olympics before the Winter Games format expanded further in later editions with new extreme-sport disciplines.
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1998 Winter Olympics: Nagano, Japan
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The 1998 Winter Olympics were held in Nagano, Japan, the second Winter Games held in the country after Sapporo in 1972. Women's ice hockey made its Olympic debut, with the United States winning the inaugural gold medal, and snowboarding was also added to the program for the first time. The Nagano Ga
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a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice
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a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998
Wikipedia: Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics was played at The Big Hat and Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano, Japan.
Wikipedia: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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The figure skating events in 1998 Winter Olympics were held at the White Ring in Nagano.
Wikipedia: Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics, was held from 8 to 20 February.
Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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Alpine Skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events.
Wikipedia: Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of three events held from 11 to 17 February, taking place at Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium.
Jiří Dopita (Olympedia)
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1998 Winter Olympics
Uschi Disl (Wikipedia)
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with two Olympic gold medals from the 4 × 7.5 km relays in 1998 and 2002.
Jari Kurri - Wikipedia
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Internationally, Kurri played on the Finland men's national ice hockey team, winning a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Cammi Granato - Wikipedia
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Granato was the captain of the U.S. women's hockey team that won a gold medal in the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Deborah Compagnoni - Wikipedia
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Deborah Compagnoni Golden Collar of Sports Merit (born 4 June 1970) is an Italian former Alpine skier who won three gold medals at the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Olympics.
Dominik Hašek (Wikipedia)
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During the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, he led the Czech national ice hockey team to its first and only Olympic gold medal.
Hayley Wickenheiser - Wikipedia
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Wickenheiser was a member of Team Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics, when women's hockey was introduced as a medal sport.
Dieter Thoma (Wikipedia)
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He also won a bronze medal in the individual normal hill in Lillehammer, then won a silver medal in the team large hill competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
Christoph Langen (Wikipedia)
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two golds (Two-man: 2002, Four-man: 1998) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1992, 1998)
Wikipedia, Janica Kostelic
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At the age of 16, Kostelić was selected for the Croatian team for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
Kati Wilhelm (Wikipedia)
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She started training cross-country skiing as a child in 1983 and was a member of the German cross-country ski team at the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games.
Josef Beránek (Wikipedia)
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In 1998, Beránek was part of the Czech Republic's gold-medal winning Olympic ice hockey team
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