Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Canada competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.

Canada at the
1998 Winter Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Nagano
Competitors144 (81 men, 63 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer Jean-Luc Brassard (opening)
Catriona Le May Doan (closing)
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
6
Silver
5
Bronze
4
Total
15
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Canada's biggest story at these games was the failure of the men's ice hockey team to win a medal. For the first time, Canada's best players (professional players from the National Hockey League) were able to compete at the Olympics, so Canadians had high expectations. The team lost its semi-final game to the Czech Republic when goaltender Dominik Hašek stopped all five shots he faced in the tie-breaking shootout. Canada then lost the bronze medal game to Finland.

The women's ice hockey team, on the other hand, captured a silver medal in the first Games to feature the women's event.

For the first time, curling was included as an official event, having been showcased as a demonstration sport at Lillehammer in 1994, and both Canadian teams reached the podium.

Also making the news was Ross Rebagliati's disqualification for marijuana being found in his system and having his gold medal stripped. The IOC reinstated the medal days later.

Medalists

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Brian Stemmle Downhill DNF –
Luke Sauder DNF –
Kevin Wert 1:52.67 19
Ed Podivinsky 1:50.71 5
Ed Podivinsky Super-G DSQ –
Brian Stemmle 1:36.40 12
Thomas Grandi Giant Slalom DSQ – DSQ –
Thomas Grandi Slalom DNF – DNF –

Men's combined

Athlete Slalom Downhill Total
Time 1 Time 2 Time Total time Rank
Ed Podivinsky 51.48 DNF – DNF –
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Mélanie Turgeon Downhill 1:31.45 22
Kate Pace-Lindsay 1:31.30 19
Kate Pace-Lindsay Super-G 1:19.89 27
Mélanie Turgeon 1:19.20 20
Katerina Tichy Slalom 47.93 DNF DNF –

Women's combined

Athlete Downhill Slalom Total
Time Time 1 Time 2 Total time Rank
Mélanie Turgeon DNF – – DNF –

Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
10 km Sprint Kevin Quintilio 3 32:32.6 66
Steve Cyr 3 30:35.0 48
Event Athlete Time Misses Adjusted time 2 Rank
20 km Kevin Quintilio 1'01:37.2 4 1'05:37.2 64
Steve Cyr 58:12.9 6 1'04:12.9 55
Women
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
7.5 km Sprint Michelle Collard 0 25:26.1 38
Myriam Bédard 0 25:11.3 32
Event Athlete Time Misses Adjusted time 2 Rank
15 km Nikki Keddie 1'03:46.5 5 1'08:46.5 60
Myriam Bédard 59:44.1 3 1'02:44.1 50
Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Kristin Berg
Myriam Bédard
Nikki Keddie
Michelle Collard		 3 1'53:15.0 17
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
CAN-1 Pierre Lueders
Dave MacEachern		 Two-man 54.56 2 54.28 1 54.16 2 54.24 1 3:37.24
CAN-2 Chris Lori
Jack Pyc		 Two-man 54.74 5 54.72 10 54.71 12 54.79 14 3:38.98 12
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
CAN-1 Pierre Lueders
Ricardo Greenidge
Jack Pyc
Dave MacEachern		 Four-man 53.14 10 53.44 5 53.81 8 2:40.39 9
CAN-2 Chris Lori
Ben Hindle
Matt Hindle
Ian Danney		 Four-man 53.52 11 53.69 13 53.93 13 2:41.14 11

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
10 km
C		 Yves Bilodeau 31:56.9 75
Guido Visser 31:50.8 71
Chris Blanchard 30:37.1 51
Robin McKeever 30:32.2 48
15 km
pursuit1
F		 Guido Visser 48:43.5 58
Chris Blanchard 47:44.3 56
30 km
C		 Guido Visser 1'55:04.1 64
Robin McKeever 1'51:23.5 62
Donald Farley 1'50:47.8 61
50 km
F		 Donald Farley DNF –
Guido Visser 2'33:49.7 62
Robin McKeever 2'28:19.0 58
Chris Blanchard 2'26:58.9 56
1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Donald Farley
Robin McKeever
Chris Blanchard
Guido Visser		 1'49:27.4 18
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km
C		 Jaime Fortier 21:20.8 77
Sara Renner 21:02.4 74
Milaine Thériault 19:41.8 54
Beckie Scott 19:32.6 47
10 km
pursuit2
F		 Sara Renner 36:36.7 64
Milaine Thériault 34:29.8 56
Beckie Scott 33:04.8 45
15 km
C		 Marie-Odile Raymond 56:53.3 62
Beckie Scott 55:43.7 60
Milaine Thériault 55:38.2 59
30 km
F		 Marie-Odile Raymond 1'41:07.2 56
Sara Renner 1'40:14.6 54
Beckie Scott 1'35:47.4 51
2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Beckie Scott
Milaine Thériault
Sara Renner
Jaime Fortier		 1'01:09.9 16

Curling
Main article: Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Group stage

Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.

Country Skip W L
 CanadaMike Harris61
 NorwayEigil Ramsfjell52
 SwitzerlandPatrick Hürlimann52
 United StatesTim Somerville34
 JapanMakoto Tsuruga34
 SwedenPeja Lindholm34
 Great BritainDouglas Dryburgh25
 GermanyAndy Kapp16
Team 1  Score  Team 2
 Canada 7–4  Japan
 Canada 11–3  United States
 Canada 10–3  United Kingdom
 Germany 6–10  Canada
 Canada 8–3   Switzerland
 Sweden 3–6  Canada
 Norway 10–8  Canada

Medal round

Semi-final

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Harris) 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 X X 7
 United States (Somerville) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1

Gold medal match

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Harris) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 X X 3
 Switzerland (Hürlimann) 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 0 X X 9
Contestants Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
Silver medalMike HarrisRichard HartCollin MitchellGeorge KarrysPaul Savage

Group stage

Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.

Country Skip W L
 CanadaSandra Schmirler61
 SwedenElisabet Gustafson61
 DenmarkHelena Blach Lavrsen52
 Great BritainKirsty Hay43
 JapanMayumi Ohkutsu25
 NorwayDordi Nordby25
 United StatesLisa Schoeneberg25
 GermanyAndrea Schöpp16
Team 1  Score  Team 2
 Canada 7–6  United States
 Norway 6–5  Canada
 Japan 4–7  Canada
 Canada 9–5  Denmark
 Canada 8–3  United Kingdom
 Sweden 5–7  Canada
 Canada 8–5  Germany

Medal round

Semi-final

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Schmirler) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 6
 Great Britain (Hay) 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5

Gold medal match

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Lavrsen) 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 5
 Canada (Schmirler) 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 X 7
Contestants Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
Gold medalSandra SchmirlerJan BetkerJoan McCuskerMarcia GudereitAtina Ford

Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete SP FS TFP Rank
Jeff Langdon 17 10 18.5 12
Elvis Stojko 2 3 4.0
Pairs
Athletes SP FS TFP Rank
Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon
Luc Bradet		 12 16 22.0 16
Kristy Sargeant
Kris Wirtz		 11 12 17.5 12
Ice dancing
Athletes CD1 CD2 OD FD TFP Rank
Chantal Lefebvre
Michel Brunet		 19 19 19 19 38.0 19
Shae-Lynn Bourne
Victor Kraatz		 5 4 4 3 7.2 4

Freestyle skiing
Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Points Rank Time Points Rank
Dominick Gauthier Moguls 28.19 23.90 17 Did not advance
Stéphane Rochon 28.11 24.62 8 Q 24.64 25.01 8
Jean-Luc Brassard 27.40 24.73 7 Q 25.22 25.52 4
Ryan Johnson 27.98 25.12 5 Q 27.35 25.25 7
Nicolas Fontaine Aerials 219.60 8 Q 216.93 10
Jeff Bean 224.86 7 Q 210.77 11
Andy Capicik 227.39 5 Q 209.01 12
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Points Rank Time Points Rank
Josée Charbonneau Moguls 36.02 18.54 24 Did not advance
Tami Bradley 35.53 21.28 15 Q 34.96 15.02 16
Ann-Marie Pelchat 33.47 23.35 1 Q 33.36 23.95 5
Caroline Olivier Aerials 133.94 19 Did not advance
Veronica Brenner 174.86 3 Q 151.15 9

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Group C
Team GP W L T GF GA GD Pts
 Canada 3300123+96
 Sweden 3210117+44
 United States 3120810-22
 Belarus 3030415-110

All times are local (UTC-7).

13 February 1998Canada 5 – 0
(0-2, 0-2, 0-1)		 BelarusThe Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,960
14 February 1998Canada 3 – 2
(0-1, 3-0, 0-1)		 SwedenThe Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,945
16 February 1998Canada 4 – 1
(0-1, 0-2, 1-1)		 United StatesThe Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,863

Quarter-final

All times are local (UTC-7).

18 February 1998Canada 4 – 1
(2-1, 2-0, 0-0)		 KazakhstanThe Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,602

Semi-final

All times are local (UTC-7).

20 February 1998Canada 1 – 2 (SO)
(0-0, 0-0, 1-1, 0-0, 0-1)		 Czech RepublicThe Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,279

Bronze medal game

All times are local (UTC-7).

21 February 1998Finland 3 – 2
(2-1, 0-1, 1-0)		 Canada 4thThe Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,875

Group stage

The first 4 teams (shaded green) advanced to medal round games.

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 United States 550033710
 Canada 541028128
 Finland 532027106
 China 523010154
 Sweden 514010212
 Japan 50502450
Team 1  Score  Team 2
 Canada 13–0  Japan
 Canada 2–0  China
 Sweden 3–5  Canada
 Finland 2–4  Canada
 Canada 4–7  United States

Gold medal game
17 February
United States  3 – 1  Canada Big Hat (8,626)
First periodRef: Marina Zenk
no scoring
Second period
G. Ulion (S. Whyte, S. Merz) (pp) 2:38
Third period
S. Looney (S. Whyte, G. Ulion) (pp) 10:57
D. Goyette (H. Wickenheiser, G. Heaney) (pp) 15:59
S. Whyte (en) 19:52
Game stats
Silver:
 Canada

Jennifer Botterill
Thérèse Brisson
Cassie Campbell
Judy Diduck
Nancy Drolet
Lori Dupuis
Danielle Goyette
Geraldine Heaney
Jayna Hefford
Becky Kellar
Kathy McCormack
Karen Nystrom
Lesley Reddon
Manon Rhéaume
France St-Louis
Laura Schuler
Fiona Smith
Vicky Sunohara
Hayley Wickenheiser
Stacy Wilson-C

Luge
Main article: Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Tyler Seitz 50.689 19 50.948 23 50.400 14 50.405 14 3:22.442 18
Clay Ives 50.632 17 50.348 16 50.858 21 50.437 16 3:22.275 15

Short track speed skating
Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round one Quarter finals Semi finals Finals
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Final rank
François Drolet 500 m 43.551 1 Q DSQ – Did not advance
Marc Gagnon 43.901 2 Q 43.254 1 Q 42.780 2 Q 1:15.60 4
Éric Bédard 43.342 1 Q 43.113 3 Did not advance
Éric Bédard 1000 m 1:32.975 2 Q 1:29.622 2 Q 1:36.233 2 QA 1:32.661
François Drolet 1:32.949 1 Q 1:32.513 3 Did not advance
Marc Gagnon 1:30.476 2 Q DSQ – Did not advance
Éric Bédard
Derrick Campbell
François Drolet
Marc Gagnon		 5000 m relay 7:05.766 1 QA 7:06.075
Women
Athlete Event Round one Quarter finals Semi finals Finals
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Final rank
Tania Vicent 500 m 1:10.212 4 Did not advance
Annie Perreault 45.866 2 Q 46.421 1 Q 45.612 1 QA 46.568
Isabelle Charest 46.085 1 Q 46.194 2 Q 44.991 OR 1 QA DSQ –
Isabelle Charest 1000 m 1:39.729 1 Q 1:37.200 1 Q 1:35.741 3 QB 1:37.813 7
Annie Perreault 1:39.128 2 Q 1:35.302 5 Did not advance
Tania Vicent 1:40.923 3 Did not advance
Christine Boudrias
Isabelle Charest
Annie Perreault
Tania Vicent		 3000 m relay 4:24.152 2 QA 4:21.205

Snowboarding
Main article: Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Men's giant slalom
Athlete Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Mark Fawcett DNF – DNF –
Darren Chalmers 1:04.09 DSQ DSQ –
Ross Rebagliati 59.87 1:04.09 2:03.96
Jasey-Jay Anderson 59.31 1:12.02 2:11.33 16
Men's halfpipe
Athlete Qualifying round 1 Qualifying round 2 Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Trevor Andrew 24.1 36 32.4 21 Did not advance
Mike Michalchuk 32.3 27 41.4 2 QF 76.0 8
Derek Heidt 35.6 16 35.8 17 Did not advance
Brett Carpentier 36.3 13 41.8 1 QF 75.6 9
Women's halfpipe
Athlete Qualifying round 1 Qualifying round 2 Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Lori Glazier 25.9 19 29.1 13 Did not advance
Tara Teigen 32.9 8 33.3 6 Did not advance
Natasza Zurek 33.9 6 11.6 21 Did not advance
Maëlle Ricker 34.4 4 QF 71.1 5

Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
500 m Jeremy Wotherspoon 36.04 7 35.80 2 71.84
Pat Bouchard 35.96 5 36.09 4 72.05 5
Sylvain Bouchard 35.90 4 36.10 5 72.00 4
Kevin Overland 35.78 2 36.08 3 71.86
1000 m Pat Bouchard 1:12.49 19
Kevin Overland 1:11.90 9
Jeremy Wotherspoon 1:11.39 6
Sylvain Bouchard 1:11.29 5
1500 m Neal Marshall 1:52.93 30
Kevin Marshall 1:52.77 26
Steven Elm 1:52.70 25
Kevin Overland 1:52.07 20
5000 m Mark Knoll 6:50.55 24
Steven Elm 6:48.67 23
Women
Event Athlete Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
500 m Michelle Morton 42.95 36 39.84 17 82.79 33
Linda Johnson-Blair 39.24 11 39.57 14 78.81 13
Susan Auch 38.42 2 38.51 2 76.93
Catriona Le May Doan 38.39 1 38.21 OR 1 76.60
1000 m Sylvie Cantin 1:22.46 33
Linda Johnson-Blair 1:20.42 21
Susan Auch 1:19.82 18
Catriona Le May Doan 1:17.37
1500 m Isabelle Doucet 2:06.45 29
Ingrid Liepa 2:04.60 24
Catriona Le May Doan 2:02.19 13
3000 m Ingrid Liepa 4:27.99 25
Susan Massitti 4:21.66 21
Cindy Overland 4:20.81 19

Official outfitter
  • Roots Canada became the official outfitter of clothing for members of the Canadian Olympic team. The same clothing was also sold at Roots stores in Canada.

References
  1. Nagano (Hakuba), Japan, 1998 Archived 2010-02-11 at the Wayback Machine, Cross Country Canada
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