Alpine Skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events. The speed events were held at Hakuba and the technical events at Shiga Kogen. There were a number of race postponements due to weather; the events began on 10 February and ended on 21 February.
Medal summary Nine nations won medals in alpine skiing, with Austria winning the most with eleven (3 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze). Katja Seizinger led the individual medal table, with two gold medals and a bronze, while Hermann Maier was the most successful male skier, with two gold medals. Zali Steggall's bronze medal was the first individual medal at the Winter Olympics for Australia.
Medal table
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Men's events Downhill 1:50.11 1:50.51 1:50.63 Super-G 1:34.82 1:35.43Not awarded Giant Slalom 2:38.51 2:39.36 2:39.69 Slalom 1:49.31 1:50.64 1:50.68 Combined 3:08.06 3:08.65 3:10.11 Source:
Women's events Downhill 1:28.89 1:29.18 1:29.37 Super-G 1:18.02 1:18.03 1:18.09 Giant Slalom 2:50.59 2:52.39 2:52.61 Slalom 1:32.40 1:32.46 1:32.67 Combined 2:40.74 2:40.92 2:41.50 Source:
Course information Date Race StartElevation FinishElevation VerticalDrop CourseLength AverageGradientFri 13-FebDownhill - men Mon 16-FebDownhill - women Fri 13-FebDownhill - (K) - men Tue 17-FebDownhill - (K) - women Mon 16-FebSuper-G - men Wed 11-FebSuper-G - women Thu 19-FebGiant Slalom - men Fri 20-FebGiant Slalom - women Sat 21-FebSlalom - men Thu 19-FebSlalom - women Tue 10-FebSlalom - (K) - men Tue 17-FebSlalom - (K) - women Source:
Participating nations Forty-nine nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events in Nagano. Armenia, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Lithuania, Macedonia, South Africa, Uruguay, and Uzbekistan made their Olympic alpine skiing debuts. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.
See also Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Paralympics
References
External links FIS-Ski.com – alpine skiing – 1998 Winter Olympics – Nagano, Japan CNNSI coverage and schedule