Freestyle skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics
| Freestyle Skiing at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Iizuna Kogen Ski Area |
| Dates | 8–18 February |
| Competitors | 110 from 25 nations |
| at the 1998 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Aerials | men | women |
| Moguls | men | women |
The freestyle skiing competition of the 1998 Winter Olympics was held at Iizuna Kogen Ski Area. There were four events, taking place between 8 and 18 February 1998.[1][2]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Men's Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| moguls |
Jonny Moseley United States |
26.93 | Janne Lahtela Finland |
26.00 | Sami Mustonen Finland |
25.76 |
| aerials |
Eric Bergoust United States |
255.64 | Sébastien Foucras France |
248.79 | Dmitry Dashchinsky Belarus |
240.79 |
Women's Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| moguls |
Tae Satoya Japan |
25.06 | Tatjana Mittermayer Germany |
24.62 | Kari Traa Norway |
24.09 |
| aerials |
Nikki Stone United States |
193.00 | Xu Nannan China |
186.97 | Colette Brand Switzerland |
171.83 |
Participating NOCs
Twenty-five nations participated in freestyle skiing at Nagano. Armenia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, New Zealand and Portugal made their debuts in the sport.[1]
- Armenia (1)
- Australia (5)
- Austria (2)
- Belarus (6)
- Canada (12)
- China (5)
- Czech Republic (1)
- Denmark (1)
- Finland (4)
- France (7)
- Great Britain (3)
- Germany (3)
- Italy (2)
- Japan (7)
- Kazakhstan (2)
- Norway (2)
- New Zealand (2)
- Portugal (1)
- Russia (9)
- Slovenia (1)
- Sweden (8)
- Switzerland (4)
- Ukraine (7)
- United States (14)
- Uzbekistan (1)
References
- ^ a b c d e "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "Freestyle Skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.