Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

 at the 1998 Winter Olympics

1998 Winter Olympics

The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...

consisted of ten events held near Nagano, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. The speed events were held at Hakuba and the technical events at Shiga Kogen

Shiga Kogen

or Shiga Highlands, Japan is a ski resort and hiking spot, located in the Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park in the highlands of Yamanouchi, Nagano. In 1980, an area of 13,000 ha was designated a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve.-Ski resort :...

. There were a number of postponements due to weather; the races were run from February 10-21, 1998

1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup

The 32nd World Cup season began in October 1997 in Tignes, France, and concluded in March 1998 at the World Cup Finals in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. The overall winners were Hermann Maier of Austria and Katja Seizinger of Germany....

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Downhill

The event was held on February 13, 1998 in Happo One, Hakuba. It was repeatedly postponed; run 5 days after originally scheduled. Temperatures approached 60°F (16 °C) at the finish by mid-race.
All three medalists were among the first ten racers on the course. Fifteen of the 43 racers failed to finish, most notably pre-race favorite Hermann Maier

Hermann Maier

Hermann Maier is an Austrian former alpine ski racer. Maier ranks among the finest alpine ski racers in history, having won four overall World Cup titles , two Olympic gold medals , and three World Championship titles...

 of Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. He started fourth, but flew spectacularly off the upper part of the course, gaining worldwide coverage. (Youtube Video). It was Jean-Luc Crétier

Jean-Luc Crétier

Jean-Luc Crétier is a retired alpine ski racer.He won the gold medal in the downhill at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. He came in the long line of big surprises in the event, winning on a warm, sunny day. Crétier was third racer on the course and posted a respectable time...

's only career win in international competition.

Place	Athlete	Time
Gold		1:50.11
Silver		1:50.51
Bronze		1:50.63
4		1:50.64
5		1:50.71
6		1:50.76
7		1:50.77
8		1:50.91

Super G

The event was held on February 16, 1998 in Happo One, Hakuba. The event was originally scheduled for three days earlier, but pushed back by the delays in the downhill.

Place	Athlete	Time
Gold		1:34.82
Silver		1:35.43
Silver		1:35.43
4		1:35.61
5		1:35.67
6		1:35.72
7		1:35.96
8		1:35.97

Giant Slalom

The event was held on February 19, 1998 in Mount Higashidate

Mount Higashidate

is a mountain in Japan located in Yamanouchi, Nagano. For the 1998 Winter Olympics, it hosted the alpine skiing giant slalom events.-Reference:* Volume 2. pp. 191-3.*...

, Shiga Kogen

Shiga Kogen

or Shiga Highlands, Japan is a ski resort and hiking spot, located in the Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park in the highlands of Yamanouchi, Nagano. In 1980, an area of 13,000 ha was designated a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve.-Ski resort :...

, Yamanouchi. It was run a day later than originally scheduled.

Place	Athlete	Time
Gold		2:38.51
Silver		2:39.36
Bronze		2:39.69
4		2:39.71
5		2:39.98
6		2:40.30
7		2:40.57
8		2:40.65

Slalom

The event was held on February 21, 1998 in Mount Higashidate

Mount Higashidate

is a mountain in Japan located in Yamanouchi, Nagano. For the 1998 Winter Olympics, it hosted the alpine skiing giant slalom events.-Reference:* Volume 2. pp. 191-3.*...

, Shiga Kogen

Shiga Kogen

or Shiga Highlands, Japan is a ski resort and hiking spot, located in the Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park in the highlands of Yamanouchi, Nagano. In 1980, an area of 13,000 ha was designated a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve.-Ski resort :...

, Yamanouchi.

Place	Athlete	Time
Gold		1:49.31
Silver		1:50.64
Bronze		1:50.68
4		1:50.90
5		1:51.09
6		1:51.25
7		1:51.39
8		1:51.51

Combined

The combined

Alpine skiing combined

Combined is an alpine skiing event. Although not technically a discipline of its own, it is sometimes referred to as a fifth alpine discipline, along with downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom.-Traditional & Super-Combined:...

 event was held on different days: the downhill run on February 13; the two slalom runs on February 10. Both took place at Happo One, Hakuba. The downhill portion was delayed 4 days and run the same day as the main downhill event, under very warm conditions. The slalom portion was run a day early and three days before the downhill.

Place	Athlete	Time
Gold		3:08.06
Silver		3:08.65
Bronze		3:10.11
4		3:10.19
5		3:11.53
6		3:17.00
7		3:20.09
8		3:20.81

Downhill

The event was held on February 16, 1998 in Happo One, Hakuba.
It was run two days later than originally scheduled.

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		1:28.89
Silver		1:29.18
Bronze		1:29.37
4		1:29.48
5		1:29.50
6		1:29.54
7		1:29.72
8		1:29.84

Super G

The event was held on February 11, 1998 in Happo One, Hakuba. The event was run a day later than originally scheduled, and was the first race completed.

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		1:18.02
Silver		1:18.03
Bronze		1:18.09
4		1:18.27
5		1:18.32
6		1:18.44
7		1:18.46
8		1:18.51

Giant Slalom

The event was held on February 20, 1998 in Mount Higashidate

Mount Higashidate

is a mountain in Japan located in Yamanouchi, Nagano. For the 1998 Winter Olympics, it hosted the alpine skiing giant slalom events.-Reference:* Volume 2. pp. 191-3.*...

, Shiga Kogen

Shiga Kogen

or Shiga Highlands, Japan is a ski resort and hiking spot, located in the Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park in the highlands of Yamanouchi, Nagano. In 1980, an area of 13,000 ha was designated a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve.-Ski resort :...

, Yamanouchi.

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		2:50.59
Silver		2:52.39
Bronze		2:52.61
4		2:52.72
5		2:53.27
6		2:53.61
7		2:53.81
8		2:54.09

Slalom

The event was held on February 19, 1998 in Mount Higashidate

Mount Higashidate

is a mountain in Japan located in Yamanouchi, Nagano. For the 1998 Winter Olympics, it hosted the alpine skiing giant slalom events.-Reference:* Volume 2. pp. 191-3.*...

, Shiga Kogen

Shiga Kogen

or Shiga Highlands, Japan is a ski resort and hiking spot, located in the Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park in the highlands of Yamanouchi, Nagano. In 1980, an area of 13,000 ha was designated a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve.-Ski resort :...

, Yamanouchi.

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		1:32.40
Silver		1:32.46
Bronze		1:32.67
4		1:32.91
5		1:33.22
6		1:33.39
7		1:34.12
8		1:34.87

Combined

This event was held on different days: the downhill run took place on February 16; the Slalom runs were on February 17. Both took place at Happo One, Hakuba. The downhill portion was run on the same day as the main downhill event.

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		2:40.74
Silver		2:40.92
Bronze		2:41.50
4		2:42.25
5		2:42.52
6		2:42.84
7		2:44.76
8		2:45.23

External links

• FIS-ski.com - results - 1998 Winter Olympics
• CNNSI coverage and schedule