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Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Japan was the host nation for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. It was the second time that Japan has hosted the Winter Games, after the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, and the third time overall, after the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Medalists

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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Alpine skiing

Men

Men's combined

Women

Women's combined

Biathlon

Men
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
Women
Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay
<sup>1</sup> A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
<sup>2</sup> One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Men
<sup>1</sup> Starting delay based on 10&nbsp;km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Men's 4 × 10&nbsp;km relay
Women
<sup>2</sup> Starting delay based on 5&nbsp;km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women's 4 × 5&nbsp;km relay

Curling

Men's tournament

Group stage

Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.

Tie-breaker

Contestants

Women's tournament

Group stage

Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.

Contestants

Figure skating

Men
Women
Pairs
Ice dancing

Freestyle skiing

Men
Women

Ice hockey

Men's tournament

Preliminary round

Top team (shaded) advanced to the first round.

Consolation round

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

Women's tournament

Group stage

The first four teams (shaded green) advanced to medal round games.

Luge

Men

(Men's) Doubles

Women

Nordic combined

Men's individual

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping
  • 15&nbsp;km cross-country skiing

Men's team

Four participants per team.

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping
  • 5&nbsp;km cross-country skiing

Short track speed skating

Men
Women

Ski jumping

Men's team large hill
<sup>1</sup> Four teams members performed two jumps each.

Snowboarding

Men's halfpipe
Women's giant slalom
Women's halfpipe

Speed skating

Men
Women

References