United_States_at_the_1998_Winter_Olympics

United States at the
1998 Winter Olympics
United States at the; 1998 Winter Olympics
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IOC code	USA
NOC	United States Olympic Committee
in Nagano
Competitors	186 (105 men, 81 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearers	Eric Flaim (Opening) (short track speed skating); Cammi Granato (Closing) (ice hockey)
Medals; Ranked 5th	Gold 6 Silver 3 Bronze 4 Total 13
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United States at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

The United States competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

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With Salt Lake City as the host of the 2002 Winter Olympics, a cultural segment of the city and the state of Utah was shown at the closing ceremony.

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Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
A. J. Kitt	Downhill	—						DNF
Tommy Moe								1:51.43	12
Kyle Rasmussen								1:51.09	9
Jason Rosener								1:52.33	15
Chad Fleischer	Combined	DNF
Matt Grosjean		48.32	3	DNF
Jason Rosener		DNF
Chad Fleischer	Super-G	—						1:40.19	34
Kyle Rasmussen								1:36.52	13
Tommy Moe								1:35.97	8
Daron Rahlves								1:35.96	7
Sacha Gros	Giant slalom	1:24.57	29	1:22.32	29	—		2:46.89	26
Bode Miller		1:56.98	46	DSQ				DSQ
Casey Puckett		DNF						DNF
Daron Rahlves		1:22.81	21	1:20.78	22			2:43.59	20
Matt Grosjean	Slalom	56.58	11	55.98	16	—		1:52.56	15
Chip Knight		DNF						DNF
Andy LeRoy		DNF						DNF
Bode Miller		57.52	22	DNF				DNF

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kirsten Clark	Downhill	—						1:32.25	28
Jonna Mendes								1:30.89	17
Kathleen Monahan								1:32.22	26
Picabo Street								1:29.54	6
Kirsten Clark	Combined	1:31.47	17	41.75	21	39.03	19	2:52.25	18
Caroline Lalive		1:31.05	14	37.29	7	36.42	10	2:44.76	7
Jonna Mendes		1:31.16	15	39.92	18	37.51	15	2:48.59	14
Alex Shaffer		1:32.53	19	37.33	9	35.38	6	2:45.24	9
Kirsten Clark	Super-G	—						DNF
Jonna Mendes								1:20.35	32
Kathleen Monahan								1:20.25	29
Picabo Street								1:18.02
Caroline Lalive	Giant slalom	DNF				—		DNF
Julie Parisien		1:25.34	30	1:37.44	27			3:02.78	28
Sarah Schleper		1:23.63	26	DNF				DNF
Alex Shaffer		1:25.02	29	DNF				DNF
Kristina Koznick	Slalom	46.73	9	DNF		—		DNF
Tasha Nelson		DSQ						DSQ
Julie Parisien		47.91	22	48.44	13			1:36.35	13
Sarah Schleper		49.17	31	50.25	22			1:39.42	22

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Jay Hakkinen	Sprint	31:31.6	3 (1+2)	60
Dan Westover	Sprint	30:39.5	1 (1+0)	49
Jay Hakkinen	Individual	1:02:10.3	4 (1+1+0+2)	42
Robert Rosser	Individual	1:08:35.7	7 (1+4+1+1)	69
Andrew Erickson Jay Hakkinen Robert Rosser Dan Westover	Relay	1:28:13.9	0 (0+0)	17

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Deborah Nordyke	Sprint	25:50.5	2	48
Kristina Sabasteanski		25:12.2	1	33
Stacey Wooley		27:03.0	3	58
Kara Salmela	Individual	1:04:43.7	5	56
Ntala Skinner		1:09:09.0	3	61
Stacey Wooley		1:03:57.3	2	55
Kristina Sabasteanski Kara Salmela Ntala Skinner Stacey Wooley	Relay	1:48:30.2	1 (0+1)	15

Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jim Herberich Robert Olesen	Two-man	54.91	10	54.70	9	54.46	8	54.46	5	3:38.53	7
Brian Shimer Garrett Hines	Two-man	54.88	9	54.79	13	54.42	6	54.66	11	3:38.75	10
Jim Herberich Darrin Steele John Kasper Robert Olesen	Four-man	53.74	15	53.72	14	53.81	8	—		2:41.27	12
Brian Shimer Chip Minton Randy Jones Garrett Hines	Four-man	52.93	4	53.42	4	53.73	4	—		2:40.08	5

United_States_at_the_1998_Winter_Olympics

United States at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Medalists

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Figure skating

Freestyle skiing

Ice hockey

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Luge

Nordic combined

Short track speed skating

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

Speed skating

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Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
John Bauer	10 km classical	29:58.4	41
Marcus Nash		32:11.9	78
Justin Wadsworth		30:26.3	47
Patrick Weaver		30:04.4	43
John Bauer	15 km freestyle pursuit	45:24.6	47
Justin Wadsworth		45:18.0	44
Patrick Weaver		45:07.1	40
John Bauer	30 km classical	1:44:15.3	47
Marcus Nash		1:44:37.7	49
Justin Wadsworth		1:42:21.1	37
Patrick Weaver		DNF
John Bauer	50 km freestyle	2:24:45.4	53
Marc Gilbertson		2:24:37.5	52
Marcus Nash		2:17:37.8	35
Patrick Weaver		2:20:37.7	44
John Bauer Marcus Nash Justin Wadsworth Patrick Weaver	4×10 km relay	1:48:16.4	17

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Nina Kemppel	5 km classical	20:29.7	67
Laura McCabe		21:06.9	75
Karen Petty		19:36.6	51
Laura Wilson		20:24.6	65
Laura McCabe	10 km freestyle pursuit	DNF
Karen Petty		34:12.2	52
Laura Wilson		34:42.4	57
Nina Kemppel	15 km classical	53:57.2	52
Suzanne King		52:58.9	48
Karen Petty		52:45.3	47
Laura Wilson		54:10.4	53
Suzanne King	30 km freestyle	1:34:01.8	43
Laura McCabe		1:35:09.9	49
Karen Petty		1:33:47.3	41
Laura Wilson		1:33:10.6	36
Suzanne King Laura McCabe Karen Petty Laura Wilson	4×5 km relay	1:00:51.2	15

Team	Event	Group stage								Tie-breaker 1	Tie-breaker 2	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Tim Somerville Mike Peplinski Myles Brundidge John Gordon Tim Solin	Men's tournament	SWE L 2–6	CAN L 3–11	NOR W 7–6	SUI L 2–7	GER W 8–5	JPN L 6–8	GBR W 6–3	=4 Q	SWE W 5–2	JPN W 5–4	CAN L 1–7	Bronze medal final NOR L 4–9	4
Lisa Schoeneberg Erika Brown Debbie Henry Lori Mountford Stacey Liapis	Women's tournament	CAN L 6–7	SWE L 5–8	GER W 8–5	GBR L 5–8	DEN L 5–8	NOR L 8–9	JPN W 10–2	7	—		Did not advance

Position	Curler
Skip	Tim Somerville
Third	Mike Peplinski
Second	Myles Brundidge
Lead	John Gordon
Alternate	Tim Solin

Country	Skip	W	L
Canada	Mike Harris	6	1
Norway	Eigil Ramsfjell	5	2
Switzerland	Patrick Hürlimann	5	2
United States	Tim Somerville	3	4
Japan	Makoto Tsuruga	3	4
Sweden	Peja Lindholm	3	4
Great Britain	Douglas Dryburgh	2	5
Germany	Andy Kapp	1	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Harris)	2	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	X	X	7
United States (Somerville)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	X	1

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (Somerville) 4th	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	X	4
Norway (Ramsfjell)	0	1	1	1	3	0	2	0	1	X	9

Position	Curler
Skip	Lisa Schoeneberg
Third	Erika Brown
Second	Debbie Henry
Lead	Lori Mountford
Alternate	Stacey Liapis

Country	Skip	W	L
Canada	Sandra Schmirler	6	1
Sweden	Elisabet Gustafson	6	1
Denmark	Helena Blach Lavrsen	5	2
Great Britain	Kirsty Hay	4	3
Japan	Mayumi Ohkutsu	2	5
Norway	Dordi Nordby	2	5
United States 7th	Lisa Schoeneberg	2	5
Germany	Andrea Schöpp	1	6

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
Athlete	Event	Jump 1	Jump 2	Total	Rank	Jump 1	Jump 2	Total	Rank
Eric Bergoust	Aerials	121.04	111.57	232.61	4 Q	133.05	122.59	255.64
Matt Chojnacki		81.65	83.43	165.08	21	Did not advance
Mariano Ferrario		111.17	75.81	186.98	15	Did not advance
Britt Swartley		126.60	120.48	247.08	2 Q	121.70	109.91	231.61	5

Athlete	Event	SP	FS	Total
Athlete	Event	Rank	Rank	TFP	Rank
Todd Eldredge	Men's singles	3	4	5.5	4
Michael Weiss	Men's singles	11	6	11.5	7
Nicole Bobek	Ladies' singles	17	17	25.5	17
Michelle Kwan		1	2	2.5
Tara Lipinski		2	1	2.0

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
United States	5	5	0	33	7	10
Canada	5	4	1	28	12	8
Finland	5	3	2	27	10	6
China	5	2	3	10	15	4
Sweden	5	1	4	10	21	2
Japan	5	0	5	2	45	0

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Alan Alborn	Normal hill	74.0	79.5	42	Did not advance
Casey Colby		73.0	79.5	42	Did not advance
Brendan Doran		68.5	69.5	52	Did not advance
Randy Weber		71.0	74.5	49	Did not advance
Alan Alborn	Large hill	102.5	82.5	44	Did not advance
Casey Colby		109.0	96.2	29 Q	97.0	69.6	30	165.8	30
Brendan Doran		91.5	58.7	58	Did not advance
Randy Weber		98.5	75.3	50	Did not advance
Alan Alborn Casey Colby Mike Keuler Randy Weber	Team large hill	—	211.5	—		279.2	—	490.7	12