Norway competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Medalists MedalNameSportEvent Alpine skiing Men's slalom Biathlon Men's 10 km sprint Biathlon Men's 20 km Cross-country skiing Men's 10 km (classical) Cross-country skiing Men's 15 km pursuit (freestyle) Cross-country skiing Men's 50 km (freestyle) Cross-country skiing Men's 4 × 10 km relay Nordic combined Men's individual Nordic combined Men's team Speed skating Men's 1500 m Alpine skiing Men's downhill Alpine skiing Men's slalom Alpine skiing Men's combined Biathlon Men's 10 km sprint Biathlon Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay Cross-country skiing Men's 15 km pursuit (freestyle) Cross-country skiing Men's 30 km (classical) Cross-country skiing Women's 4 × 5 km relay Snowboarding Men's halfpipe Snowboarding Women's halfpipe Biathlon Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay Cross-country skiing Women's 5 km (classical) Cross-country skiing Women's 15 km (classical) Curling Men's tournament Freestyle skiing Women's moguls
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Norway at the 1998 Winter Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 7 5 12Biathlon 5 4 9Bobsleigh 4 – 4Cross-country skiing 6 6 12Curling 5 5 10Freestyle skiing 0 2 2Nordic combined 5 – 5Ski jumping 5 – 5Snowboarding 4 3 7Speed skating 8 2 10 Total 49 27 76
Alpine skiing
Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeTimeTimeRankKjetil André AamodtDownhill1:51.7213Lasse Kjus1:50.51Lasse KjusSuper-G1:36.259Kjetil André Aamodt1:35.675Harald Christian Strand NilsenGiant SlalomDNF–DNF–Kjetil André AamodtDNF–DNF–Lasse Kjus1:21.921:18.732:40.658Tom Stiansen1:21.401:21.482:42.8817Finn Christian JaggeSlalom56.0655.331:51.397Tom Stiansen55.7055.201:50.904Ole Kristian Furuseth55.5355.111:50.64Hans Petter Buraas55.2854.031:49.31
Men's combined AthleteSlalomDownhillTotalTime 1Time 2TimeTotal timeRankKjetil André Aamodt50.2944.97DNFDNF–Finn Christian Jagge50.2245.16DNFDNF–Lasse Kjus48.0945.571:34.993:08.65
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeTimeTimeRankKristine KristiansenDownhillDNF–Trude Gimle1:30.8716Ingeborg Helen Marken1:30.1911Trude GimleSuper-G1:19.7125Ingeborg Helen Marken1:19.1619Kristine Kristiansen1:19.0217Ingeborg Helen MarkenGiant SlalomDNF–DNF–Kristine Kristiansen1:23.041:35.672:58.7122Andrine Flemmen1:20.041:34.902:54.9410Trude GimleSlalomDNF–DNF–Andrine FlemmenDNF–DNF–Trine Bakke47.17DNFDNF–
Women's combined AthleteDownhillSlalomTotalTimeTime 1Time 2Total timeRankTrude GimleDNF––DNF–Ingeborg Helen Marken1:30.6539.0037.542:47.1913Kristine Kristiansen1:30.6138.49DNFDNF–
Biathlon
Men EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank10 km SprintEgil Gjelland128:49.113Halvard Hanevold228:40.88Frode Andresen228:17.8Ole Einar Bjørndalen027:16.2
EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 2Rank20 kmFrode Andresen54:51.0559:51.019Dag Bjørndalen57:34.7158:34.710Ole Einar Bjørndalen54:16.8458:16.87Halvard Hanevold55:16.4156:16.4
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay AthletesRaceMisses 1TimeRankEgil GjellandHalvard HanevoldDag BjørndalenOle Einar Bjørndalen01'21:56.3
Women EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank7.5 km SprintGunn Margit Andreassen426:36.256Ann Elen Skjelbreid425:22.837Liv Grete Skjelbreid324:44.023Annette Sikveland224:09.515
EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 2Rank15 kmGunn Margit Andreassen56:28.551'01:28.540Ann Elen Skjelbreid54:00.371'01:00.334Liv Grete Skjelbreid52:21.2557:21.215Annette Sikveland53:38.7356:38.78
Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay AthletesRaceMisses 1TimeRankAnn Elen SkjelbreidAnnette SikvelandGunn Margit AndreassenLiv Grete Skjelbreid21'40:37.3
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. 2 One minute added per missed target.
Bobsleigh
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNOR-1Arnfinn KristiansenJørn Stian DahlPeter KildalDagfinn AarskogFour-man53.961853.781554.33172:42.0717
Cross-country skiing
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank10 km CSture Sivertsen28:10.69Erling Jevne27:58.77Thomas Alsgaard27:48.15Bjørn Dæhlie27:24.515 km pursuit1 FSture Sivertsen43:29.227Bjørn Dæhlie39:38.8Thomas Alsgaard39:37.730 km CThomas AlsgaardDNF–Bjørn Dæhlie1'40:18.520Sture Sivertsen1'39:44.915Erling Jevne1'35:27.150 km FTor-Arne Hetland2'15:21.724Anders Eide2'11:06.911Thomas Alsgaard2'07:21.56Bjørn Dæhlie2'05:08.2
1 Starting delay based on 10 km results. C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Men's 4 × 10 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankSture SivertsenErling JevneBjørn DæhlieThomas Alsgaard1'40:55.7
Women EventAthleteRaceTimeRank5 km CTrude Dybendahl-Hartz18:08.08Anita Moen-Guidon18:04.47Marit Mikkelsplass17:53.56Bente Martinsen17:49.410 km pursuit2 FMarit Mikkelsplass30:15.314Trude Dybendahl-Hartz29:36.011Bente Martinsen29:34.19Anita Moen-Guidon29:27.6815 km CBente Martinsen48:19.06Trude Dybendahl-Hartz48:19.06Marit Mikkelsplass48:12.55Anita Moen-Guidon47:52.630 km FTrude Dybendahl-HartzDNF–Maj Helen Sorkmo1'29:16.919Marit Mikkelsplass1'25:36.99Elin Nilsen1'24:24.54
2 Starting delay based on 5 km results. C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women's 4 × 5 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankBente MartinsenMarit MikkelsplassElin NilsenAnita Moen-Guidon55:38.0
Curling
Men's tournament
Group stage Top four teams advanced to semi-finals. Country SkipWL Mike Harris 6 1 Eigil Ramsfjell 5 2 Patrick Hürlimann 5 2 Tim Somerville 3 4 Makoto Tsuruga 3 4 Peja Lindholm 3 4 Douglas Dryburgh 2 5 Andy Kapp 1 6
Medal round Semi-final
Bronze medal game
ContestantsSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateBronze medalEigil RamsfjellJan ThoresenStig-Arne GunnestadAnthon GrimsmoTore Torvbråten
Women's tournament
Group stage Top four teams advanced to semi-finals. Country SkipWL Sandra Schmirler 6 1 Elisabet Gustafson 6 1 Helena Blach Lavrsen 5 2 Kirsty Hay 4 3 Mayumi Ohkutsu 2 5 6th Dordi Nordby 2 5 Lisa Schoeneberg 2 5 Andrea Schöpp 1 6
Contestants SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateDordi NordbyMarianne HaslumKristin LøvsethHanne WoodsGrethe Wolan
Freestyle skiing
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinalTimePointsRankTimePointsRankKari TraaMoguls35.1922.518 Q32.6924.09Hilde Synnøve LidAerials168.795 Q160.186
Nordic combined
Men's individual
Events: normal hill ski jumping 15 km cross-country skiing
AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-country timeTotal rankPointsRankHalldor SkardIndividual186.042DNF–Kristian Hammer203.52446:07.726Fred Børre Lundberg205.02244:32.316Bjarte Engen Vik241.0141:21.1
Men's Team
Four participants per team.
Events: normal hill ski jumping 5 km cross-country skiing
AthletesSki jumpingCross-country timeTotal rankPointsRankHalldor SkardKenneth BraatenBjarte Engen VikFred Børre Lundberg901.0354:11.5
Ski jumping
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsPointsRankRoar LjøkelsøyNormal hill74.080.040did not advanceEspen Bredesen74.582.536did not advanceHenning Stensrud81.096.024 Q81.097.0193.023Kristian Brenden87.5112.06 Q84.0103.5215.58Henning StensrudLarge hill106.589.738did not advanceKristian Brenden113.0104.424 Q127.0130.1234.513Roar Ljøkelsøy119.5116.67 Q124.0125.7242.39Lasse Ottesen121.0118.85 Q122.0120.1238.910
Men's team large hill AthletesResultPoints 1RankHenning StensrudLasse OttesenRoar LjøkelsøyKristian Brenden870.64
1 Four teams members performed two jumps each.
Snowboarding
Men's halfpipe AthleteQualifying round 1Qualifying round 2FinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankRoger Hjelmstadstuen35.21831.325did not advanceKim Christiansen38.1937.712did not advanceKlas Vangen38.37 QF70.915Daniel Franck39.64 QF82.4
Women's halfpipe AthleteQualifying round 1Qualifying round 2FinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankChristel Thoresen24.32224.417did not advanceAnne Molin Kongsgård29.31629.212did not advanceStine Brun Kjeldaas37.61 QF74.2
Speed skating
Men EventAthleteRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank500 mRoger Strøm36.531436.15772.6810Grunde Njøs36.3211DNF–DNF–1000 mRoger Strøm1:13.5834Grunde Njøs1:12.27141500 mBrigt Rykkje1:52.9129Steinar Johansen1:52.8828Ådne Søndrål1:47.87 WR5000 mRemi Hereide6:39.3512Lasse Sætre6:38.9511Kjell Storelid6:37.12810,000 mRemi Hereide14:09.9015Lasse Sætre13:42.947Kjell Storelid13:35.955
Women EventAthleteRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank500 mEdel Therese Høiseth40.022339.992080.01201000 mEdel Therese Høiseth1:19.23141500 mAnette Tønsberg2:03.03173000 mAnette Tønsberg4:19.24155000 mAnette Tønsberg7:28.3913
References
General sources
Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1998, full results by sports-reference.com