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SKI ALPIN/FRAUEN: NAGANO 1998, 11.02.98
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Kazuyoshi Funaki
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Nagano 1998 Match JPN - GBR
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Deborah Compagnoni: Golden Determination
[2/7/1998]
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Katja Seizinger - 1st Skier To Defend Downhill Title
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Canadians Take First Women\'s Curling Gold Home
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CARBONETTO Linda - Germany
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Stefania Belmondo Claims Her 1st Olympic Title
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$Raised in Sugarland, Texas, Tara Lipinski first attracted international attention when, at the age of 13, she qualified for the United States team at the 1996 world championships. She placed 15th, but the following year she caused a sensation when she finished first and became the youngest world champion in figure skating history. Still, when the 1998 Olympic Games came around, Lipinski was picked for the silver medal behind Michelle Kwan. Kwan led after the short programme, but Lipinski\'s exuberant long programme won her the first place votes of six of the nine judges and she edged ahead to take the gold medal. At the age of 15 years and 255 days, Lipinski became the youngest winner of an individual event in the history of the Winter Games, beating Sonja Henie\'s 70-year-old record by two months.$ $Raised in Sugarland, Texas, Tara Lipinski first attracted international attention when, at the age of 13, she qualified for the United States team at the 1996 world championships. She placed 15th, but the following year she caused a sensation when she finished first and became the youngest world champion in figure skating history. Still, when the 1998 Olympic Games came around, Lipinski was picked for the silver medal behind Michelle Kwan. Kwan led after the short programme, but Lipinski\'s exuberant long programme won her the first place votes of six of the nine judges and she edged ahead to take the gold medal. At the age of 15 years and 255 days, Lipinski became the youngest winner of an individual event in the history of the Winter Games, beating Sonja Henie\'s 70-year-old record by two months.$
Tara Lipinski - Youngest Winter Winner Of An Individual Event
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Pavel Bure\'s Olympic History
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Czech Republic
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TOP MEDALISTS

ATHLETE MEDALS	NOC	Medals
Larissa LAZUTINA	RUS	3 1 1
Björn DAEHLIE	NOR	3 1
Olga DANILOVA	RUS	2 1
Kazuyoshi FUNAKI	JPN	2 1
Katja SEIZINGER	GER	2 1

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Opening date	07 February 1998
Closing date	22 February 1998
Country of the host city	Japan

The Olympic Winter Games return to Japan after 26 years

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New events

Snowboarding debuted as an official discipline. Curling returned to the Olympic Winter programme, this time with a tournament for both men and women.

Ice hockey

For the first time, the men’s ice hockey tournament was opened to all professionals, and women’s ice hockey was introduced to the Olympic programme. The inspired team from the Czech Republic scored a surprise victory.

Memorable champions

Björn Dählie of Norway won three gold medals in Nordic skiing to become the first athlete to earn eight career Winter Olympic gold medals and 12 medals in all. Tara Lipinski of the US won the women’s figure skating title to become, at 15, the youngest champion in an individual event at the Olympic Winter Games.

Spectacular spirit

The spirit of the Games was exemplified by Alpine skier Hermann Maier of Austria. He took a spectacular fall in the downhill, flying off the slope at 120km/h and remaining air-bound for more than 3.5 seconds. He courageously recovered to earn gold medals in both the super-G and the giant slalom.

NOCs 72
Athletes 2,176 (787 women, 1,389 men)
Events 68
Volunteers 32,000
Media 8, 329 (2,586 written press, 5,743 broadcasters)

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For the first time

Azerbaijan, Kenya, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Uruguay and Venezuela took part in the Olympic Winter Games.

National Hockey League (NHL)

For the first time, professional players from the National Hockey League (NHL, USA) participated.

A Special Price for the Schoolchildren

A 50% discount on all regular Olympic tickets were offered for all schoolchildren.

Ecological Clothes

Official staff uniforms were made from fully recyclable materials.

Curling is in

Originally included for men at the Olympic Winter Games in 1924, curling made its return to the official sports programme in Nagano, where both a men’s and a women’s event were contested.