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United States at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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

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

Medalists

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline-specific sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Alpine skiing

Men

Women

Biathlon

Men

Women

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Men

Women

Curling

Summary

Men's tournament

Team

Round-robin
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.

Semi-final
Saturday, February 14, 18:00

Bronze medal match
Sunday, February 15, 9:00

Women's tournament

Team

Round-robin
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.

Figure skating

Tara Lipinski became the youngest competitor in Winter Olympics history to earn a gold medal in an individual event.[2]

Individual

Mixed

Freestyle skiing

Aerials
Men

Women

Moguls
Men

Women

Ice hockey

Summary

Men's tournament

Roster
The following is the United States roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[3]

Head coach: Ron Wilson

Assistant coaches: John Cunniff, Paul Holmgren, Jeff Jackson


First round

Source: Olympedia

All times are local (UTC+9).

Quarterfinal

Women's tournament

Roster
The following is the United States roster for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[4][5][6][7]

Head coach: United States Ben Smith
Assistant coach: United States Tom Mutch

Preliminary round

Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+9).

Gold medal game

Luge

Men

Women

Nordic combined

Short track speed skating

Men

Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round.

Women

Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round.

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

Alpine
Men

Women

Freestyle
Men

Women

Speed skating

Men

Women

References

  1. ^ United States at the 1998 Winter Olympics
  2. ^ "Tara Lipinski becomes youngest Olympic figure skating gold medalist".
  3. ^ "1998 U.S. Olympic Men's Hockey Team". USA Hockey. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "1998 U.S. Olympic Women's Hockey Team". USA Hockey. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Team USA 1998 Winter Olympic Roster". whockey.com. December 9, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "1998 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team". United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "1998 U.S. Olympic Women's Team Roster". USA Hockey. December 3, 1998. Archived from the original on December 3, 1998. Retrieved October 26, 2023.