| Alpine Skiing at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games |
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| Venue | Hakuba and Shiga Kogen Japan |
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| Dates | February 10–21, 1998 |
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Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events held near Nagano, Japan. The speed events were held at Hakuba and the technical events at Shiga Kogen. There were a number of postponements due to weather; the races were run from February 10-21, 1998.[1]
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The event was held on February 13, 1998 in Happo One, Hakuba. It was repeatedly postponed; run 5 days after originally scheduled. Temperatures approached 60°F (16 °C) at the finish by mid-race. All three medalists were among the first ten racers on the course. Fifteen of the 43 racers failed to finish, most notably pre-race favorite Hermann Maier of Austria. He started fourth, but flew spectacularly off the upper part of the course, gaining worldwide coverage. (Youtube Video). It was Jean-Luc Crétier's only career win in international competition.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Jean-Luc Crétier (FRA) | 1:50.11 |
| Silver | Lasse Kjus (NOR) | 1:50.51 |
| Bronze | Hannes Trinkl (AUT) | 1:50.63 |
| 4 | Jürg Grünenfelder (SUI) | 1:50.64 |
| 5 | Ed Podivinsky (CAN) | 1:50.71 |
| 6 | Kristian Ghedina (ITA) | 1:50.76 |
| 7 | Andreas Schifferer (AUT) | 1:50.77 |
| 8 | Didier Cuche (SUI) | 1:50.91 |
The event was held on February 16, 1998 in Happo One, Hakuba. The event was originally scheduled for three days earlier, but pushed back by the delays in the downhill.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Hermann Maier (AUT) | 1:34.82 |
| Silver | Didier Cuche (SUI) | 1:35.43 |
| Silver | Hans Knauss (AUT) | 1:35.43 |
| 4 | Alessandro Fattori (ITA) | 1:35.61 |
| 5 | Kjetil André Aamodt (NOR) | 1:35.67 |
| 6 | Patrik Järbyn (SWE) | 1:35.72 |
| 7 | Daron Rahlves (USA) | 1:35.96 |
| 8 | Tommy Moe (USA) | 1:35.97 |
The event was held on February 19, 1998 in Mount Higashidate, Shiga Kogen, Yamanouchi. It was run a day later than originally scheduled.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Hermann Maier (AUT) | 2:38.51 |
| Silver | Stephan Eberharter (AUT) | 2:39.36 |
| Bronze | Michael von Grünigen (SUI) | 2:39.69 |
| 4 | Hans Knauss (AUT) | 2:39.71 |
| 5 | Jure Košir (SLO) | 2:39.98 |
| 6 | Steve Locher (SUI) | 2:40.30 |
| 7 | Paul Accola (SUI) | 2:40.57 |
| 8 | Lasse Kjus (NOR) | 2:40.65 |
The event was held on February 21, 1998 in Mount Higashidate, Shiga Kogen, Yamanouchi.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Hans Petter Buraas (NOR) | 1:49.31 |
| Silver | Ole Kristian Furuseth (NOR) | 1:50.64 |
| Bronze | Thomas Sykora (AUT) | 1:50.68 |
| 4 | Tom Stiansen (NOR) | 1:50.90 |
| 5 | Christian Mayer (AUT) | 1:51.09 |
| 6 | Thomas Stangassinger (AUT) | 1:51.25 |
| 7 | Finn Christian Jagge (NOR) | 1:51.39 |
| 8 | Joël Chenal (FRA) | 1:51.51 |
The combined event was held on different days: the downhill run on February 13; the two slalom runs on February 10. Both took place at Happo One, Hakuba. The downhill portion was delayed 4 days and run the same day as the main downhill event, under very warm conditions. The slalom portion was run a day early and three days before the downhill.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Mario Reiter (AUT) | 3:08.06 |
| Silver | Lasse Kjus (NOR) | 3:08.65 |
| Bronze | Christian Mayer (AUT) | 3:10.11 |
| 4 | Günther Mader (AUT) | 3:10.19 |
| 5 | Andrzej Bachleda (POL) | 3:11.53 |
| 6 | Alessandro Fattori (ITA) | 3:17.00 |
| 7 | Aleš Brezavšček (SLO) | 3:20.09 |
| 8 | Peter Pen (SLO) | 3:20.81 |
The event was held on February 16, 1998 in Happo One, Hakuba. It was run two days later than originally scheduled.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Katja Seizinger (GER) | 1:28.89 |
| Silver | Pernilla Wiberg (SWE) | 1:29.18 |
| Bronze | Florence Masnada (FRA) | 1:29.37 |
| 4 | Mélanie Suchet (FRA) | 1:29.48 |
| 5 | Svetlana Gladysheva (RUS) | 1:29.50 |
| 6 | Picabo Street (USA) | 1:29.54 |
| 7 | Régine Cavagnoud (FRA) | 1:29.72 |
| 8 | Alexandra Meissnitzer (AUT) | 1:29.84 |
The event was held on February 11, 1998 in Happo One, Hakuba. The event was run a day later than originally scheduled, and was the first race completed.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Picabo Street (USA) | 1:18.02 |
| Silver | Michaela Dorfmeister (AUT) | 1:18.03 |
| Bronze | Alexandra Meissnitzer (AUT) | 1:18.09 |
| 4 | Regina Häusl (GER) | 1:18.27 |
| 5 | Renate Götschl (AUT) | 1:18.32 |
| 6 | Katja Seizinger (GER) | 1:18.44 |
| 7 | Martina Ertl (GER) | 1:18.46 |
| 8 | Mélanie Suchet (FRA) | 1:18.51 |
The event was held on February 20, 1998 in Mount Higashidate, Shiga Kogen, Yamanouchi.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Deborah Compagnoni (ITA) | 2:50.59 |
| Silver | Alexandra Meissnitzer (AUT) | 2:52.39 |
| Bronze | Katja Seizinger (GER) | 2:52.61 |
| 4 | Martina Ertl (GER) | 2:52.72 |
| 5 | Sophie Lefranc (FRA) | 2:53.27 |
| 6 | Heidi Zurbriggen (SUI) | 2:53.61 |
| 7 | Anna Ottosson (SWE) | 2:53.81 |
| 8 | Sabina Panzanini (ITA) | 2:54.09 |
The event was held on February 19, 1998 in Mount Higashidate, Shiga Kogen, Yamanouchi.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Hilde Gerg (GER) | 1:32.40 |
| Silver | Deborah Compagnoni (ITA) | 1:32.46 |
| Bronze | Zali Steggall (AUS) | 1:32.67 |
| 4 | Martina Ertl (GER) | 1:32.91 |
| 5 | Sabine Egger (AUT) | 1:33.22 |
| 6 | Ingrid Salvenmoser (AUT) | 1:33.39 |
| 7 | Martina Accola (SUI) | 1:34.12 |
| 8 | Morena Gallizio (ITA) | 1:34.87 |
This event was held on different days: the downhill run took place on February 16; the Slalom runs were on February 17. Both took place at Happo One, Hakuba. The downhill portion was run on the same day as the main downhill event.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Katja Seizinger (GER) | 2:40.74 |
| Silver | Martina Ertl (GER) | 2:40.92 |
| Bronze | Hilde Gerg (GER) | 2:41.50 |
| 4 | Stefanie Schuster (AUT) | 2:42.25 |
| 5 | Morena Gallizio (ITA) | 2:42.52 |
| 6 | Florence Masnada (FRA) | 2:42.84 |
| 7 | Caroline Lalive (USA) | 2:44.76 |
| 8 | Janica Kostelić (CRO) | 2:45.23 |
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