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XVIII Olympic Winter Games in 1998
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> International Olympic Committee > Winter Olympic Host City
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| Office | Host City |
| Honorific | - Abbr: |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | January 01, 1991 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | June 15, 1991 - 02:00am Central |
| Polls Close | June 15, 1991 - 06:00am Central |
| Term Start | February 27, 1994 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | February 22, 1998 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modified | IndyGeorgia August 17, 2016 11:44pm |
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| Description |
In 1998 the Winter Olympic Games returned to Japan after 26 years. Snowboarding debuted as an official discipline. Curling was returned to the Olympic Winter programme this time with a tournament for both men and women. 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. Björn Dählie won three gold medals in Nordic skiing to become the first winter athlete to earn eight career olympic gold medals and twelve total medals. Tara Lipinski won the women’s figure skating title to become, at 15, the youngest champion in an individual event in the history of the Winter Olympics. The spirit of the Games was exemplified by Alpine skier Hermann Maier. Maier survived a spectacular fall in the downhill, recovered and earned gold medals in both the super-G and the giant slalom.
Participation:
72 NOCs (Nations)
2,176 athletes (787 women, 1,389 men)
68 events
32,000 volunteers
8,329 media (2,586 written press, 5,743 broadcasters)
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