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The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games (Japanese: 第18回オリンピック冬季競技大会, Hepburn: Dai Jūhachi-kai Orinpikku Tōkikyōgi Taikai) and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (Japanese: 長野1998), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano ...
21 lut 2018 · As we commemorate this historic occasion, we reflect upon the lasting legacy of the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, a multi-sport event that paved the way for Japan to become a top destination for winter sports — and once again an Olympic host with the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.
6 lut 1998 · 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 U.S. won the women’s figure skating title to become, at 15, the youngest champion in an individual event at the Olympic Winter Games.
29 lis 2019 · In February 1998, the Winter Olympics were held in Nagano, Japan. That year, some 2,300 athletes from 72 countries and regions came to participate, and more than 1.44 million spectators gathered in Nagano Prefecture.
10 cze 2023 · The XVIII Olympic Winter Games was held between 07 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. 72 nations and more than 2 thousand participants contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The Games saw the introduction of women's ice hockey, curling and snowboarding.
9 lut 2010 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Check out these great highlights from the women's alpine skiing downhill event at the Nagano 1998 Winter ...
Kazuyoshi Funaki in the ski jump and Hiroyasu Shimizu in speed skating won two medals each, while Tae Satoya became the first Japanese female to win gold at an Olympic Winter Games, in the women's moguls event in freestyle skiing.