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...

was the host nation for 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...

in Nagano. It was the second time that Japan has hosted the Winter Games, after the 1972 Winter Olympics

1972 Winter Olympics

The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan...

 in Sapporo, and the third time overall, after the 1964 Summer Olympics

1964 Summer Olympics

The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...

 in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Freestyle Skiing Freestyle skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics -Men's aerials:February 17, 1998-Men's moguls:February 10, 1998-Women's aerials:February 17, 1998-Women's moguls:February 10, 1998-External links:*...	Women's moguls
		Short track speed skating Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympic Games Short Track Speed Skating competition results were as follows.-500m:-1,000m:-5,000m relay:-500m:-1,000m:-3,000m relay:-References:*...	Men's 500 m
		Ski Jumping Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics -Individual K90:February 10, 1998-Individual K120:February 14, 1998-Team K120:-References:*...	Men's large hill (K120 90m)
		Ski Jumping Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics -Individual K90:February 10, 1998-Individual K120:February 14, 1998-Team K120:-References:*...	Men's team large hill (K120 90m)
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics -500m:February 9/February 10, 1998-1,000m:February 15, 1998-1,500m:February 10, 1998-5,000m:February 8, 1998-10,000m:February 17, 1998-500m:February 13/February 14, 1998-1,000m:February 19, 1998-1,500m:February 16, 1998-3,000m:...	Men's 500 m
		Ski Jumping Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics -Individual K90:February 10, 1998-Individual K120:February 14, 1998-Team K120:-References:*...	Men's normal hill (K90 70m)
		Short track speed skating Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympic Games Short Track Speed Skating competition results were as follows.-500m:-1,000m:-5,000m relay:-500m:-1,000m:-3,000m relay:-References:*...	Men's 500 m
		Ski Jumping Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics -Individual K90:February 10, 1998-Individual K120:February 14, 1998-Team K120:-References:*...	Men's large hill (K120 90 m)
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics -500m:February 9/February 10, 1998-1,000m:February 15, 1998-1,500m:February 10, 1998-5,000m:February 8, 1998-10,000m:February 17, 1998-500m:February 13/February 14, 1998-1,000m:February 19, 1998-1,500m:February 16, 1998-3,000m:...	Men's 1000 m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics -500m:February 9/February 10, 1998-1,000m:February 15, 1998-1,500m:February 10, 1998-5,000m:February 8, 1998-10,000m:February 17, 1998-500m:February 13/February 14, 1998-1,000m:February 19, 1998-1,500m:February 16, 1998-3,000m:...	Women's 500 m

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
		Time	Time	Time	Rank
Yasuyuki Takishita Yasuyuki Takishita is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.-External links:*...	Downhill			DNF	–
Tsuyoshi Tomii Tsuyoshi Tomii is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-External links:*...				1:52.62	17
Yasuyuki Takishita Yasuyuki Takishita is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.-External links:*...	Super-G			1:38.39	27
Tsuyoshi Tomii Tsuyoshi Tomii is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-External links:*...				1:37.86	24
Kentaro Minagawa Kentaro Minagawa is a Japanese alpine skier.His first international successes were at the 1996 Junior World Championships in Schwyz, with a 5th rank in Slalom, and a 9th rank in Giant Slalom....	Giant Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Takuya Ishioka Takuya Ishioka is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed at the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...		1:26.16	1:23.35	2:49.51	29
Kiminobu Kimura Kiminobu Kimura is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed in slalom and giant slalom at the 1992, 1994, 1998, and 2002 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...		1:25.02	1:21.33	2:46.35	25
Kentaro Minagawa Kentaro Minagawa is a Japanese alpine skier.His first international successes were at the 1996 Junior World Championships in Schwyz, with a 5th rank in Slalom, and a 9th rank in Giant Slalom....	Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Takuya Ishioka Takuya Ishioka is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed at the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...		58.85	56.84	1:55.69	21
Gaku Hirasawa Gaku Hirasawa is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed in slalom at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.-External links:...		57.74	57.50	1:55.24	20
Kiminobu Kimura Kiminobu Kimura is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed in slalom and giant slalom at the 1992, 1994, 1998, and 2002 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...		56.53	55.62	1:52.15	13

Men's combined

Athlete	Slalom		Downhill	Total
	Time 1	Time 2	Time	Total time	Rank
Yasuyuki Takishita Yasuyuki Takishita is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.-External links:*...	DNF	–	–	DNF	–

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
		Time	Time	Time	Rank
Kumiko Kashiwagi Kumiko Kashiwagi is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in slalom, giant slalom, and super-G at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-External links:*...	Super-G			1:21.89	36
Noriyo Hiroi Noriyo Hiroi is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and also at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:...	Giant Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Kumiko Kashiwagi Kumiko Kashiwagi is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in slalom, giant slalom, and super-G at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-External links:*...		1:26.33	1:35.58	3:01.91	27
Junko Yamakawa Junko Yamakawa is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in slalom, giant slalom, and alpine combined at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-External links:*...		1:24.93	1:39.02	3:03.95	29
Kazuko Ikeda Kazuko Ikeda is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in slalom and giant slalom at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-External links:*...		1:23.06	1:37.65	3:00.71	25
Noriyo Hiroi Noriyo Hiroi is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and also at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:...	Slalom	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Kumiko Kashiwagi Kumiko Kashiwagi is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in slalom, giant slalom, and super-G at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-External links:*...		49.63	50.83	1:40.46	24
Junko Yamakawa Junko Yamakawa is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in slalom, giant slalom, and alpine combined at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-External links:*...		48.76	49.34	1:38.10	20
Kazuko Ikeda Kazuko Ikeda is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in slalom and giant slalom at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-External links:*...		47.88	49.41	1:37.29	17

Women's combined

Athlete	Downhill	Slalom		Total
	Time	Time 1	Time 2	Total time	Rank
Junko Yamakawa Junko Yamakawa is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in slalom, giant slalom, and alpine combined at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-External links:*...	1:34.98	38.24	37.14	2:50.36	16

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Misses 1	Time	Rank
10 km Sprint	Atsushi Kazama	6	31:41.2	61
	Shuichi Sekiya	3	30:33.4	43
	Kyoji Suga	2	29:19.4	18

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time 2	Rank
20 km	Atsushi Kazama	58:23.5	4	1'02:23.5	45
	Hironao Meguro	58:38.2	2	1'00:38.2	28
	Kyoji Suga	57:15.6	2	59:15.6	14

Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Misses 1	Time	Rank
Kyoji Suga Hironao Meguro Shuichi Sekiya Atsushi Kazama	4	1'27:55.7	15

Women

Event	Athlete	Misses 1	Time	Rank
7.5 km Sprint	Mie Takeda	6	28:10.1	61
	Ryoko Takahashi	5	26:34.2	55
	Hiromi Seino-Suga	4	26:13.5	53

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time 2	Rank
15 km	Hiromi Seino-Suga	54:21.9	7	1'01:21.9	37
	Mami Shindo-Horma	55:59.3	4	59:59.3	29
	Ryoko Takahashi	53:17.4	3	56:17.4	6

Women's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Misses 1	Time	Rank
Mami Shindo-Honma Hiromi Seino-Suga Mie Takeda Ryoko Takahashi	1	1'46:23.0	14

¹A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.

²One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
JPN-1	Naomi Takewaki Hiroaki Ohishi	Two-man	55.31	17	55.24	20	55.20	20	54.96	16	3:40.71	17
JPN-2	Hiroshi Suzuki Hiroshi Suzuki (bobsleigh) is a Japanese bobsledder who has competed since 1992. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 18th in both the two-man and four-man events at Lillehammer in 1994... Masanori Inoue	Two-man	55.47	20	55.10	16	55.19	19	55.04	19	3:40.80	19

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
JPN-1	Naomi Takewaki Hiroaki Ohishi Takashi Ohori Masanori Inoue	Four-man	53.73	14	53.87	18	53.95	15	2:41.55	15
JPN-2	Toshio Wakita Yasuo Nakamura Toshiya Onoda Shinji Aoto	Four-man	54.02	19	53.66	11	54.28	16	2:41.96	16

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
10 km C	Mitsuo Horigome Mitsuo Horigome Mitsuo Horigome is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2006. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Nagano in 1998 while earning his best individual finish of 19th in the 30 km event at Lillehammer in...	29:44.8	36
	Katsuhito Ebisawa Katsuhito Ebisawa is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career and individual finishes at Nagano in 1998 with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay and 21st in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, respectively.Ebisawa's best finish at the FIS...	29:30.0	34
	Masaaki Kozu Masaaki Kozu is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 1993. His best World Cup finish was ninth in a 4 x 10 km relay at Switzerland in 2001....	29:23.1	29
	Hiroyuki Imai Hiroyuki Imai is a former Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish of sixth in the 50 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002....	28:51.5	19
15 km pursuit1 F	Hiroyuki Imai Hiroyuki Imai is a former Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish of sixth in the 50 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002....	43:31.0	28
	Masaaki Kozu Masaaki Kozu is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 1993. His best World Cup finish was ninth in a 4 x 10 km relay at Switzerland in 2001....	42:59.9	24
	Mitsuo Horigome Mitsuo Horigome Mitsuo Horigome is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2006. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Nagano in 1998 while earning his best individual finish of 19th in the 30 km event at Lillehammer in...	42:47.1	22
	Katsuhito Ebisawa Katsuhito Ebisawa is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career and individual finishes at Nagano in 1998 with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay and 21st in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, respectively.Ebisawa's best finish at the FIS...	42:46.0	21
30 km C	Masaaki Kozu Masaaki Kozu is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 1993. His best World Cup finish was ninth in a 4 x 10 km relay at Switzerland in 2001....	1'48:15.3	56
	Kazutoshi Nagahama Kazutoshi Nagahama Kazutoshi Nagahama was a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best career and individual finishes at Nagano in 1998 with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay and 33rd in the 50 km event, respectively.Nagahama's best finish at the...	1'42:58.7	42
	Katsuhito Ebisawa Katsuhito Ebisawa is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career and individual finishes at Nagano in 1998 with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay and 21st in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, respectively.Ebisawa's best finish at the FIS...	1'40:48.0	27
	Hiroyuki Imai Hiroyuki Imai is a former Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish of sixth in the 50 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002....	1'40:40.9	24
50 km F	Katsuhito Ebisawa Katsuhito Ebisawa is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career and individual finishes at Nagano in 1998 with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay and 21st in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, respectively.Ebisawa's best finish at the FIS...	2'18:52.5	39
	Kazutoshi Nagahama Kazutoshi Nagahama Kazutoshi Nagahama was a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best career and individual finishes at Nagano in 1998 with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay and 33rd in the 50 km event, respectively.Nagahama's best finish at the...	2'17:24.4	33
	Mitsuo Horigome Mitsuo Horigome Mitsuo Horigome is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2006. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Nagano in 1998 while earning his best individual finish of 19th in the 30 km event at Lillehammer in...	2'17:09.2	32
	Hiroyuki Imai Hiroyuki Imai is a former Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish of sixth in the 50 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002....	2'16:49.5	30

¹ Starting delay based om 10 km results.

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Katsuhito Ebisawa Katsuhito Ebisawa is a Japanese cross country skier who has competed since 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career and individual finishes at Nagano in 1998 with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay and 21st in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, respectively.Ebisawa's best finish at the FIS... Hiroyuki Imai Hiroyuki Imai is a former Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish of sixth in the 50 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002.... Mitsuo Horigome Mitsuo Horigome Mitsuo Horigome is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2006. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Nagano in 1998 while earning his best individual finish of 19th in the 30 km event at Lillehammer in... Kazutoshi Nagahama Kazutoshi Nagahama Kazutoshi Nagahama was a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best career and individual finishes at Nagano in 1998 with a seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay and 33rd in the 50 km event, respectively.Nagahama's best finish at the...	1'43:06.7	7

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
5 km C	Kumiko Yokoyama	19:34.5	50
	Tomomi Otaka	19:28.8	46
	Fumiko Aoki Fumiko Aoki is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1991 to 2003. Her best World Cup finish was fifth on three occasions, all in 1997....	19:04.8	31
	Sumiko Yokoyama Sumiko Yokoyama is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2008. Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 4 x 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2003....	18:55.1	25
10 km pursuit2 F	Tomomi Otaka	33:21.9	48
	Kumiko Yokoyama	33:07.0	46
	Fumiko Aoki Fumiko Aoki is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1991 to 2003. Her best World Cup finish was fifth on three occasions, all in 1997....	31:50.1	29
	Sumiko Yokoyama Sumiko Yokoyama is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2008. Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 4 x 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2003....	31:04.2	25
15 km C	Emiko Sato	54:11.1	54
	Fumiko Aoki Fumiko Aoki is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1991 to 2003. Her best World Cup finish was fifth on three occasions, all in 1997....	51:53.7	37
	Kumiko Yokoyama	51:48.7	34
	Sumiko Yokoyama Sumiko Yokoyama is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2008. Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 4 x 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2003....	50:55.3	24
30 km F	Kumiko Yokoyama	1'33:19.7	39
	Midori Furusawa	1'33:16.2	38
	Sumiko Yokoyama Sumiko Yokoyama is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2008. Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 4 x 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2003....	1'32:04.3	32

² Starting delay based om 5 km results.

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Women's 4 x 5 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Tomomi Otaka Sumiko Yokoyama Sumiko Yokoyama is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2008. Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 4 x 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2003.... Fumiko Aoki Fumiko Aoki is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1991 to 2003. Her best World Cup finish was fifth on three occasions, all in 1997.... Kumiko Yokoyama	58:22.8	10

Group stage

Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.

Country	Skip	W	L
	Mike Harris Mike Harris (curler) Mike Harris is a Canadian curler. Mike Harris is the golf professional at The Donalda Golf and Country Club in Toronto, Ontario....	6	1
	Eigil Ramsfjell Eigil Ramsfjell Eigil Ramsfjell is a Norwegian curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. Many consider him as one of pioneers in modern curling. He received a bronze medal as skip at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano...	5	2
	Patrick Hürlimann Patrick Hürlimann Patrick Hürlimann is a Swiss curler and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.He has received three medals at the World Curling Championships as skip for the Swiss team....	5	2
	Tim Somerville Tim Somerville Tim Somerville is an American curler. He was born in Superior, Wisconsin. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where the American team placed fourth, and at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.-References:...	3	4
5th	Makoto Tsuruga Makoto Tsuruga is a Japanese curler. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where the Japanese team placed 5th. He is skip for the Japanese team at the 2010 World Men's Curling Championship.-Team mates:-References:...	3	4
	Peja Lindholm Peja Lindholm Peter "Peja" Rutger Lindholm is a Swedish curler. He is a three-time world champion skip, winning in 1997, 2001 and 2004. He is also a two-time European champion and a former world junior champion .Lindholm announced his retirement from curling following the 2007 European Curling Championships...	3	4
	Douglas Dryburgh Douglas Dryburgh Douglas Dryburgh is an Irish curler.Dryburgh was a successful junior curler in his native Scotland. In his first international tournament, Dryburgh and his Scottish team claimed a gold medal at the 1987 World Junior Curling Championships...	2	5
	Andy Kapp Andy Kapp Andreas "Andy" Kapp is a German curler from Unterthingau. After a number of unsuccessful tournaments at the Junior, Olympic and World Championship levels, Kapp surprised many by winning the 1992 European championship. The next year however, he finished only 7th, but at the 1994 World Championships...	1	6

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Tie-breaker
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Contestants

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate
Makoto Tsuruga Makoto Tsuruga is a Japanese curler. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where the Japanese team placed 5th. He is skip for the Japanese team at the 2010 World Men's Curling Championship.-Team mates:-References:...	Hiroshi Satoh	Yoshiyuki Ohmiya	Hirofumi Kudoh	Hisaki Nakamine

Group stage

Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.

Country	Skip	W	L
	Sandra Schmirler Sandra Schmirler Sandra Marie Schmirler, SOM , was a Canadian curler, who captured three Canadian Curling Championships and three World Curling Championships. Schmirler skipped her Canadian team to a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the first year curling was a medal sport...	6	1
	Elisabet Gustafson Elisabet Gustafson Elisabet Gustafson is a retired Swedish curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano...	6	1
	Helena Blach Lavrsen Helena Blach Lavrsen Helena Blach Lavrsen is a Danish curler, several times skip for the Danish team, Olympic medalist and European champion. She received a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. She has obtained two medals at the World Curling Championships, and is European champion from 1994.-References:...	5	2
	Kirsty Hay	4	3
5th	Mayumi Ohkutsu	2	5
	Dordi Nordby Dordi Nordby Dordi Agate Nordby, , is a Norwegian right-handed curler from Snarøya. Nordby has amassed an array of medals in major international competitions over a career spanning three decades, including two world championship gold medals and two European championship gold medals.Having made her international...	2	5
	Lisa Schoeneberg Lisa Schoeneberg Lisa Schoeneberg is an American curler, several times skip for the American national team.She received silver medals at the World Curling Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1992, and again at the 1996 Ford World Curling Championships in Hamilton, as skip for the American team.She...	2	5
	Andrea Schöpp Andrea Schöpp Dr. Andrea Schöpp is a German curler from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. She also lectures part-time in statistics at the University of Munich....	1	6

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Contestants

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate
Mayumi Ohkutsu	Akiko Katoh	Yukari Kondo	Yoko Mimura	Akemi Niwa

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Yamato Tamura Yamato Tamura is a Japanese figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. As a single skater, he is a two-time Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 17th...	15	17	24.5	17
Takeshi Honda Takeshi Honda in Kōriyama, Fukushima is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist , two-time Four Continents champion , and six-time Japan national champion.-Biography:...	18	12	21.0	15

Women

Athlete	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Shizuka Arakawa Shizuka Arakawa is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2006 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver...	14	14	21.0	13

Pairs

Athletes	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Marie Arai Marie Arai in Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese pair skater who is now a coach. She competed with Yamato Tamura and Shin Amano. Arai and Amano placed 20th in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. They also won the Japan Figure Skating Championships in 1995.- References :*... Shin Amano Shin Amano in Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese pair skater who is now a coach and ISU Technical Specialist. Competing with Marie Arai, he placed 20th in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. They also won the Japan Figure Skating Championships by 1995...	20	20	30.0	20

Ice Dancing

Athletes	CD1	CD2	OD	FD	TFP	Rank
Aya Kawai Aya Kawai is a Japanese ice dancer. She competed with Hiroshi Tanaka. They placed 23rd in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. They were two-time Japanese national champions.-Results:- References :*... Hiroshi Tanaka Hiroshi Tanaka is a Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. He competed in Ice Dancing with Aya Kawai and Kayo Shirahata. Tanaka and Kawai placed 23rd in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. They were two-time Japanese national champions.-Results:- References :*...	21	23	23	23	45.6	23

Freestyle skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Final
		Time	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank
Takehiro Sakamoto	Moguls	38.07	8.68	30	Did not advance
Yugo Tsukita		25.90	23.81	18	Did not advance
Daigo Hara		29.42	24.04	16 Q	31.27	12.13	15
Gota Miura		28.97	24.14	15 Q	28.11	23.06	13
Kazuaki Ando	Aerials		135.12	23	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Final
		Time	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank
Aiko Uemura Aiko Uemura is a Japanese freestyle skier. She participates in moguls and dual moguls.Her family moved to Hakuba town, Nagano Prefecture, Japan in 1986. She graduated from Hakuba High School in 1998, and works for the Kitano Construction Corporation in Nagano city, Japan....	Moguls	36.16	21.82	13 Q	33.08	23.79	7
Tae Satoya Tae Satoya is a Japanese freestyle skier. She won the Olympic title in the moguls event at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and she finished third at the 2002 games.Tae became the first Japanese woman to earn a gold medal in the Winter Olympics....		34.73	22.29	11 Q	32.10	25.06

Ice hockey

Preliminary Round - Group B

Top team (shaded) advanced to the first round.

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Team
	3	2	0	1	14	4
5
	3	2	1	0	7	9
4
	3	1	2	0	5	8
2
	3	0	2	1	5	10
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Consolation Round - 13th place match

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• Team Roster
• Akihito Sugisawa
• Shin Yahata
• Tsutsumi Otomo
• Matt Kabayama
• Ryan Kuwabara
• Ryan Fujita
• Atsuo Kudo
• Toshiyuki Sakai
• Takeshi Yamanaka
• Hiroyuki Miura
  Hiroyuki Miura
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• Yuji Iga
• Dusty Imoo
• Shinichi Iwasaki
• Tatsuki Katayama
• Makato Kawahira
• Takayuki Kobori
• Kunihiko Sakurai
• Takayuki Miura
• Steve Tsujiura
  Steve Tsujiura
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Group stage

The First 4 teams (shaded green) advanced to medal round games.

Team
	5	5	0	0	33	7	10
	5	4	1	0	28	12	8
	5	3	2	0	27	10	6
	5	2	3	0	10	15	4
	5	1	4	0	10	21	2
6th	5	0	5	0	2	45	0

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Contestants Miharu Araki  Shiho Fujiwara  Akiko Hatanaka  Mitsuko Igarashi  Yoko Kondo  Akiko Naka  Maiko Obikawa  Yuka Oda  Yukari Ohno  Chie Sakuma  Ayumi Sato  Masako Sato Masako Sato Masako Sato was an ice hockey player from Japan. She competed for her country in ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She also played 3 seasons for Laval Le Mistral a women's ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League. She was second in team scoring during the 1999–2000 NWHL season...   Rie Sato Rie Sato is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...   Satomi Ono  Yukio Satomi  Aki Sudo  Yuki Togawa  Aki Tsuchida  Haruka Watanabe  Naho Yoshimi

Luge

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Shigeaki Ushijima Shigeaki Ushijima is a Japanese luger who has competed since 1996. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 16th in the men's singles event at Nagano in 1998....	50.747	20	50.405	17	50.716	19	50.435	15	3:22.303	16

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes	Run 1		Run 2		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Atsushi Sasaki Kei Takahashi	51.541	13	51.835	14	1:43.376	14

Women

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Eriko Yamada	53.494	26	53.015	25	51.595	14	51.319	15	3:29.423	21
Yumie Kobayashi	52.829	23	53.025	26	52.198	22	52.718	26	3:30.770	25
Shino Yanagisawa	52.762	22	52.706	24	52.243	24	52.123	23	3:29.834	23

Nordic combined

Men's individual

Events:

• normal hill ski jumping
• 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping		Cross-country time	Total rank
		Points	Rank
Satoshi Mori Satoshi Mori Satoshi Mori was a Japanese nordic combined skier who competed from 1994 to 2003. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he had his best overall finish of fifth in the 4 x 5 km team event at Nagano in 1998 and his best individual finish of 22nd in the 7.5 km sprint event at Salt Lake City in...	Individual	195.0	34	48:29.0	38
Kenji Ogiwara Kenji Ogiwara is a former Japanese Nordic combined skier who won several medals at the Winter Olympics, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Holmenkollen ski festival....		226.0	9	42:42.2	6
Junichi Kogawa		232.0	4	45:36.8	23
Tsugiharu Ogiwara Tsugiharu Ogiwara is a Japanese nordic combined skier who competed from 1994 to 1998. He won the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, Ontario....		232.5	3	42:46.4	4

Men's Team

Four participants per team.

Events:

• normal hill ski jumping
• 5 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)

Athletes	Ski jumping		Cross-country time	Total rank
	Points	Rank
Tsugiharu Ogiwara Tsugiharu Ogiwara is a Japanese nordic combined skier who competed from 1994 to 1998. He won the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, Ontario.... Satoshi Mori Satoshi Mori Satoshi Mori was a Japanese nordic combined skier who competed from 1994 to 2003. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he had his best overall finish of fifth in the 4 x 5 km team event at Nagano in 1998 and his best individual finish of 22nd in the 7.5 km sprint event at Salt Lake City in... Gen Tomii Gen Tomii Gen Tomii is a Japanese nordic combined skier who competed from 1998 to 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he had his best overall finish of fifth in the 4 x 5 km team event at Nagano in 1998 and his best individual finish of 33rd in the 15 km individual event at Salt Lake City in... Kenji Ogiwara Kenji Ogiwara is a former Japanese Nordic combined skier who won several medals at the Winter Olympics, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Holmenkollen ski festival....	893.0	5	56:18.8	5

Short track speed skating

Men

Athlete	Event	Round one		Quarter finals		Semi finals		Finals
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Final rank
Satoru Terao	500 m	42.948	1 Q	1:05.470	4	Did not advance
Hitoshi Uematsu Hitoshi Uematsu is a Japanese short track speed skater. He received a bronze medal on the 500 m at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-References:...		43.428	2 Q	43.657	2 Q	43.697	1 QA	43.713
Takafumi Nishitani Takafumi Nishitani is a Japanese short track speed skater. He won a gold medal on the 500 m at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-References:...		43.348	2 Q	42.980	2 Q	42.756 OR	1 Q	42.862
Satoru Terao	1000 m	1:35.323	2 Q	1:29.398 OR	1 Q	1:32.636	5	Did not advance
Naoya Tamura		1:31.168	1 Q	1:29.509	1 Q	1:42.908	4 QB	1:32.927	5
Hitoshi Uematsu Hitoshi Uematsu is a Japanese short track speed skater. He received a bronze medal on the 500 m at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-References:...		1:30.466	1 Q	DSQ	–	Did not advance
Satoru Terao Naoya Tamura Takehiro Kodera Yugo Shinohara	5000 m relay					7:17.223	4 QB	7:01.660 OR	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Round one		Quarter finals		Semi finals		Finals
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Final rank
Chikage Tanaka	500 m	46.786	1 Q	56.798	3 ADV	46.497	5	Did not advance
Ikue Teshigawara		47.354	1 Q	52.693	3 ADV	45.736	3 QB	46.889	6
Ayako Tsubaki		46.950	4	Did not advance
Ikue Teshigawara	1000 m	1:35.964	1 Q	1:38.446	2 Q	1:35.266	3 QB	1:37.693	5
Sachi Ozawa		1:35.275	2 Q	1:37.493	3	Did not advance
Chikage Tanaka		1:39.822	2 Q	1:36.570	4	Did not advance
Ikue Teshigawara Chikage Tanaka Nobuko Yamada Sachi Ozawa	3000 m relay					4:24.087	1 QA	4:30.612	4

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2		Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Hiroya Saito Hiroya Saito is a former Japanese ski jumper.He competed from 1991 to 2002. He won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano in the Team large hill event. Saito is a three-time FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalist with two silvers and one bronze .-Victories:-External links:...	Normal hill	86.5	110.5	7 Q	83.0	103.0	213.5	9
Noriaki Kasai Noriaki Kasai , born June 6, 1972 in Shimokawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, is a Japanese ski jumper.Kasai holds a record for most performances in World Cup. To a date of March 23, 2011 he performed record 435 times in World Cup...		87.5	113.5	5 Q	84.5	108.0	221.5	7
Kazuyoshi Funaki Kazuyoshi Funaki , born April 27, 1975 in Yoichi, Hokkaido) is a Japanese ski jumper.He ranked among the most successful sportsmen of its discipline, particularly in the 1990s. Funaki is known for his special variant of the V-style technique, where the body lies flat....		87.5	114.0	4 Q	90.5	119.5	233.5
Masahiko Harada Masahiko Harada is a Japanese ski jumper. He is best remembered for a meltdown at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and his subsequent redemption at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano....		91.5	121.0	1 Q	84.5	107.5	228.5	5
Hiroya Saito Hiroya Saito is a former Japanese ski jumper.He competed from 1991 to 2002. He won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano in the Team large hill event. Saito is a three-time FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalist with two silvers and one bronze .-Victories:-External links:...	Large hill	100.0	79.5	47	Did not advance
Masahiko Harada Masahiko Harada is a Japanese ski jumper. He is best remembered for a meltdown at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and his subsequent redemption at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano....		120.0	117.0	6 Q	136.0	141.3	258.3
Kazuyoshi Funaki Kazuyoshi Funaki , born April 27, 1975 in Yoichi, Hokkaido) is a Japanese ski jumper.He ranked among the most successful sportsmen of its discipline, particularly in the 1990s. Funaki is known for his special variant of the V-style technique, where the body lies flat....		126.0	129.8	4 Q	132.5	142.5	272.3
Takanobu Okabe Takanobu Okabe is a Japanese ski jumper who has competed in the ski jumping World Cup since 1990.His debut World Cup performance was on December 16, 1989 in Sapporo and at the moment he is the oldest ski jumper in a world of ski jumping...		130.0	134.0	2 Q	119.5	116.1	250.1	6

Men's team large hill

Athletes	Result
	Points 1	Rank
Takanobu Okabe Takanobu Okabe is a Japanese ski jumper who has competed in the ski jumping World Cup since 1990.His debut World Cup performance was on December 16, 1989 in Sapporo and at the moment he is the oldest ski jumper in a world of ski jumping... Hiroya Saito Hiroya Saito is a former Japanese ski jumper.He competed from 1991 to 2002. He won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano in the Team large hill event. Saito is a three-time FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalist with two silvers and one bronze .-Victories:-External links:... Masahiko Harada Masahiko Harada is a Japanese ski jumper. He is best remembered for a meltdown at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and his subsequent redemption at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.... Kazuyoshi Funaki Kazuyoshi Funaki , born April 27, 1975 in Yoichi, Hokkaido) is a Japanese ski jumper.He ranked among the most successful sportsmen of its discipline, particularly in the 1990s. Funaki is known for his special variant of the V-style technique, where the body lies flat....	933.0

¹Four teams members performed two jumps each.

Snowboarding

Men's halfpipe

Athlete	Qualifying round 1		Qualifying round 2		Final
	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Takamasa Imai	24.4	35	24.4	28	Did not advance
Takashi Nishida	32.2	28	33.4	20	Did not advance
Makoto Takagaki	34.6	20	32.2	22	Did not advance
Shinichi Watanabe Shinichi Watanabe is a Japanese anime director and seiyu. He is best known for his over-the-top adaptation of Rikdo Koshi's Excel Saga, in which he appears as the character Nabeshin....	35.7	15	29.1	26	Did not advance

Women's giant slalom

Athlete	Race 1	Race 2	Total
	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Shinobu Ueshima	1:16.88	1:11.17	2:28.05	15

Women's halfpipe

Athlete	Qualifying round 1		Qualifying round 2		Final
	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kaori Takeyama	23.5	23	22.7	18	Did not advance
Yuri Yoshikawa	25.6	20	24.9	16	Did not advance

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
500 m	Hiroaki Yamakage	36.61	19	36.30	10	72.91	15
	Toshiyuki Kuroiwa Toshiyuki Kuroiwa is a former ice speed skater from Japan, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics in 1992, 1994 and 1998. At Albertville, France in 1992, he won the silver medal in the men's 500 metres.-References:*...	36.37	12	36.60	24	72.97	16
	Manabu Horii Manabu Horii is a speed skater. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1994, and also competed in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics.-References:...	36.37	12	36.41	15	72.78	13
	Hiroyasu Shimizu Hiroyasu Shimizu Hiroyasu Shimizu is a Japanese speed skater. He has an Olympic Gold medal from 1998 in the 500m and his win made him a hero in his home country. He currently holds the world record for the 100m speed skating event in 9.43 seconds...	35.76	1	35.59 OR	1	71.35
1000 m	Hiroyuki Noake					1:12.68	25
	Manabu Horii Manabu Horii is a speed skater. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1994, and also competed in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics.-References:...					1:12.40	17
	Yusuke Imai					1:11.96	11
	Hiroyasu Shimizu Hiroyasu Shimizu Hiroyasu Shimizu is a Japanese speed skater. He has an Olympic Gold medal from 1998 in the 500m and his win made him a hero in his home country. He currently holds the world record for the 100m speed skating event in 9.43 seconds...					1:11.00
1500 m	Keiji Shirahata					1:52.23	21
	Yusuke Imai					1:51.70	16
	Toru Aoyanagi Toru Aoyanagi is a former ice speed skater from Japan, who represented his native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1988 in Calgary, Canada.-References:*...					1:50.68	8
	Hiroyuki Noake					1:50.49	7
5000 m	Hiroyuki Noake					6:51.35	25
	Takahiro Nozaki					6:42.30	17
	Keiji Shirahata					6:36.71	7
10,000 m	Keiji Shirahata					13:57.45	14

Women

Event	Athlete	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
500 m	Shiho Kusunose	39.56	14	39.24	8	78.80	12
	Eriko Sanmiya	39.25	12	39.31	9	78.56	11
	Kyoko Shimazaki	38.75	4	38.93	5	77.68	5
	Tomomi Okazaki Tomomi Okazaki Tomomi Okazaki is a Japanese speed skater who has competed in five Olympic Games. She won a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Okazaki was the oldest member of the Japanese team at the 2010 Winter Olympics...	38.55	3	38.55	3	77.10
1000 m	Kyoko Shimazaki					1:20.49	22
	Shiho Kusunose					1:18.82	11
	Eriko Sanmiya					1:18.36	8
	Tomomi Okazaki Tomomi Okazaki Tomomi Okazaki is a Japanese speed skater who has competed in five Olympic Games. She won a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Okazaki was the oldest member of the Japanese team at the 2010 Winter Olympics...					1:18.27	7
1500 m	Shiho Kusunose					2:04.38	23
	Mie Uehara					2:03.37	21
	Aki Tonoike					2:02.84	16
	Chiharu Nozaki					2:02.78	15
3000 m	Noriko Munekata					4:20.72	18
	Chiharu Nozaki					4:19.60	17
	Mie Uehara					4:17.92	14
5000 m	Nami Nemoto					7:36.77	15
	Mie Uehara					7:21.72	11