Norway at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Norway competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

Norway at the
1998 Winter Olympics
IOC codeNOR
NOCNorwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Websitewww.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Nagano
Competitors76 (49 men, 27 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer Espen Bredesen (Ski jumping)
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
10
Silver
10
Bronze
5
Total
25
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldHans Petter BuraasAlpine skiingMen's slalom
 GoldOle Einar BjørndalenBiathlonMen's 10 km sprint
 GoldHalvard HanevoldBiathlonMen's 20 km
 GoldBjørn DæhlieCross-country skiingMen's 10 km (classical)
 GoldThomas AlsgaardCross-country skiingMen's 15 km pursuit (freestyle)
 GoldBjørn DæhlieCross-country skiingMen's 50 km (freestyle)
 GoldSture Sivertsen
Erling Jevne
Bjørn Dæhlie
Thomas Alsgaard
Cross-country skiingMen's 4 × 10 km relay
 GoldBjarte Engen VikNordic combinedMen's individual
 GoldHalldor Skard
Kenneth Braaten
Bjarte Engen Vik
Fred Børre Lundberg
Nordic combinedMen's team
 GoldÅdne SøndrålSpeed skatingMen's 1500 m
 SilverLasse KjusAlpine skiingMen's downhill
 SilverOle Kristian FurusethAlpine skiingMen's slalom
 SilverLasse KjusAlpine skiingMen's combined
 SilverFrode AndresenBiathlonMen's 10 km sprint
 SilverEgil Gjelland
Halvard Hanevold
Dag Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
BiathlonMen's 4 × 7.5 km relay
 SilverBjørn DæhlieCross-country skiingMen's 15 km pursuit (freestyle)
 SilverErling JevneCross-country skiingMen's 30 km (classical)
 SilverBente Martinsen
Marit Mikkelsplass
Elin Nilsen
Anita Moen Guidon
Cross-country skiingWomen's 4 × 5 km relay
 SilverDaniel FranckSnowboardingMen's halfpipe
 SilverStine Brun KjeldaasSnowboardingWomen's halfpipe
 BronzeAnn Elen Skjelbreid
Annette Sikveland
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Liv Grete-Skjelbreid-Poirée
BiathlonWomen's 4 × 7.5 km relay
 BronzeBente MartinsenCross-country skiingWomen's 5 km (classical)
 BronzeAnita Moen GuidonCross-country skiingWomen's 15 km (classical)
 BronzeEigil Ramsfjell
Jan Thoresen
Stig-Arne Gunnestad
Anthon Grimsmo
Tore Torvbråten
CurlingMen's tournament
 BronzeKari TraaFreestyle skiingWomen's moguls

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Kjetil André Aamodt Downhill 1:51.72 13
Lasse Kjus 1:50.51
Lasse Kjus Super-G 1:36.25 9
Kjetil André Aamodt 1:35.67 5
Harald Christian Strand Nilsen Giant Slalom DNF DNF
Kjetil André Aamodt DNF DNF
Lasse Kjus 1:21.92 1:18.73 2:40.65 8
Tom Stiansen 1:21.40 1:21.48 2:42.88 17
Finn Christian Jagge Slalom 56.06 55.33 1:51.39 7
Tom Stiansen 55.70 55.20 1:50.90 4
Ole Kristian Furuseth 55.53 55.11 1:50.64
Hans Petter Buraas 55.28 54.03 1:49.31

Men's combined

Athlete Slalom Downhill Total
Time 1 Time 2 Time Total time Rank
Kjetil André Aamodt 50.29 44.97 DNF DNF
Finn Christian Jagge 50.22 45.16 DNF DNF
Lasse Kjus 48.09 45.57 1:34.99 3:08.65
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Kristine Kristiansen Downhill DNF
Trude Gimle 1:30.87 16
Ingeborg Helen Marken 1:30.19 11
Trude Gimle Super-G 1:19.71 25
Ingeborg Helen Marken 1:19.16 19
Kristine Kristiansen 1:19.02 17
Noriyo Hiroi Giant Slalom DNF DNF
Kristine Kristiansen 1:23.04 1:35.67 2:58.71 22
Andrine Flemmen 1:20.04 1:34.90 2:54.94 10
Trude Gimle Slalom DNF DNF
Andrine Flemmen DNF DNF
Trine Bakke-Rognmo 47.17 DNF DNF

Women's combined

Athlete Downhill Slalom Total
Time Time 1 Time 2 Total time Rank
Trude Gimle DNF DNF
Ingeborg Helen Marken 1:30.65 39.00 37.54 2:47.19 13
Kristine Kristiansen 1:30.61 38.49 DNF DNF

Biathlon

Men
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
10 km Sprint Egil Gjelland 1 28:49.1 13
Halvard Hanevold 2 28:40.8 8
Frode Andresen 2 28:17.8
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 0 27:16.2
Event Athlete Time Misses Adjusted time 2 Rank
20 km Frode Andresen 54:51.0 5 59:51.0 19
Dag Bjørndalen 57:34.7 1 58:34.7 10
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 54:16.8 4 58:16.8 7
Halvard Hanevold 55:16.4 1 56:16.4
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Egil Gjelland
Halvard Hanevold
Dag Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
0 1'21:56.3
Women
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
7.5 km Sprint Gunn Margit Andreassen 4 26:36.2 56
Ann Elen Skjelbreid 4 25:22.8 37
Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poirée 3 24:44.0 23
Annette Sikveland 2 24:09.5 15
Event Athlete Time Misses Adjusted time 2 Rank
15 km Gunn Margit Andreassen 56:28.5 5 1'01:28.5 40
Ann Elen Skjelbreid 54:00.3 7 1'01:00.3 34
Liv Grete Skjelbreid 52:21.2 5 57:21.2 15
Annette Sikveland 53:38.7 3 56:38.7 8
Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Ann Elen Skjelbreid
Annette Sikveland
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Liv Grete Skjelbreid
2 1'40:37.3
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
NOR-1 Arnfinn Kristiansen
Jørn Stian Dahl
Peter Kildal
Dagfinn Aarskog
Four-man 53.96 18 53.78 15 54.33 17 2:42.07 17

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
10 km
C
Sture Sivertsen 28:10.6 9
Erling Jevne 27:58.7 7
Thomas Alsgaard 27:48.1 5
Bjørn Dæhlie 27:24.5
15 km
pursuit1
F
Sture Sivertsen 43:29.2 27
Bjørn Dæhlie 39:38.8
Thomas Alsgaard 39:37.7
30 km
C
Thomas Alsgaard DNF
Bjørn Dæhlie 1'40:18.5 20
Sture Sivertsen 1'39:44.9 15
Erling Jevne 1'35:27.1
50 km
F
Tor-Arne Hetland 2'15:21.7 24
Anders Eide 2'11:06.9 11
Thomas Alsgaard 2'07:21.5 6
Bjørn Dæhlie 2'05:08.2
1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Sture Sivertsen
Erling Jevne
Bjørn Dæhlie
Thomas Alsgaard
1'40:55.7
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km
C
Trude Dybendahl Hartz 18:08.0 8
Anita Moen-Guidon 18:04.4 7
Marit Mikkelsplass 17:53.5 6
Bente Martinsen 17:49.4
10 km
pursuit2
F
Marit Mikkelsplass 30:15.3 14
Trude Dybendahl Hartz 29:36.0 11
Bente Martinsen 29:34.1 9
Anita Moen-Guidon 29:27.6 8
15 km
C
Bente Martinsen 48:19.0 6
Trude Dybendahl Hartz 48:19.0 6
Marit Wold-Mikkelsplass 48:12.5 5
Anita Moen Guidon 47:52.6
30 km
F
Trude Dybendahl Hartz DNF
Maj Helen Sorkmo 1'29:16.9 19
Marit Wold-Mikkelsplass 1'25:36.9 9
Elin Nilsen 1'24:24.5 4
2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Bente Martinsen
Marit Mikkelsplass
Elin Nilsen
Anita Moen Guidon
55:38.0

Curling

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
 Norway 2–4  United Kingdom
 Germany 5–7  Norway
 United States 7–6  Norway
 Norway 5–3  Japan
 Norway 7–4  Sweden
  Switzerland 4–5  Norway
 Norway 10–8  Canada

Medal round

Semi-final

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 7
 Switzerland (Hürlimann) 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 8

Bronze medal game

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Somerville) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 4
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 X 9
Contestants Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
Bronze medalEigil RamsfjellJan ThoresenStig-Arne GunnestadAnthon GrimsmoTore Torvbråten

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
 Norway 6thDordi Nordby25
 United StatesLisa Schoeneberg25
 GermanyAndrea Schöpp16
Team 1  Score  Team 2
 Norway 2–8  Sweden
 Norway 6–5  Canada
 Norway 4–6  United Kingdom
 Norway 6–7  Germany
 Japan 8–4  Norway
 United States 8–9  Norway
 Denmark 8–3  Norway

Contestants

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
Dordi NordbyMarianne HaslumKristin LøvsethHanne WoodsGrethe Wolan

Freestyle skiing

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Points Rank Time Points Rank
Kari Traa Moguls 35.19 22.51 8 Q 32.69 24.09
Hilde Synnøve Lid Aerials 168.79 5 Q 160.18 6

Nordic combined

Men's individual

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping
  • 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country
time
Total
rank
Points Rank
Halldor Skard Individual 186.0 42 DNF
Kristian Hammer 203.5 24 46:07.7 26
Fred Børre Lundberg 205.0 22 44:32.3 16
Bjarte Engen Vik 241.0 1 41:21.1

Men's Team

Four participants per team.

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping
  • 5 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
Athletes Ski jumping Cross-country
time
Total
rank
Points Rank
Halldor Skard
Kenneth Braaten
Bjarte Engen Vik
Fred Børre Lundberg
901.0 3 54:11.5

Ski jumping

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Points Rank
Roar Ljøkelsøy Normal hill 74.0 80.0 40 Did not advance
Espen Bredesen 74.5 82.5 36 Did not advance
Henning Stensrud 81.0 96.0 24 Q 81.0 97.0 193.0 23
Kristian Brenden 87.5 112.0 6 Q 84.0 103.5 215.5 8
Henning Stensrud Large hill 106.5 89.7 38 Did not advance
Kristian Brenden 113.0 104.4 24 Q 127.0 130.1 234.5 13
Roar Ljøkelsøy 119.5 116.6 7 Q 124.0 125.7 242.3 9
Lasse Ottesen 121.0 118.8 5 Q 122.0 120.1 238.9 10
Men's team large hill
Athletes Result
Points 1 Rank
Henning Stensrud
Lasse Ottesen
Roar Ljøkelsøy
Kristian Brenden
870.6 4
1 Four teams members performed two jumps each.

Snowboarding

Men's halfpipe
Athlete Qualifying round 1 Qualifying round 2 Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Roger Hjelmstadstuen 35.2 18 31.3 25 Did not advance
Kim Christiansen 38.1 9 37.7 12 Did not advance
Klas Vangen 38.3 7 QF 70.9 15
Daniel Franck 39.6 4 QF 82.4
Women's halfpipe
Athlete Qualifying round 1 Qualifying round 2 Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Christel Thoresen 24.3 22 24.4 17 Did not advance
Anne Molin Kongsgård 29.3 16 29.2 12 Did not advance
Stine Brun Kjeldaas 37.6 1 QF 74.2

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
500 m Roger Strøm 36.53 14 36.15 7 72.68 10
Grunde Njøs 36.32 11 DNF DNF
1000 m Roger Strøm 1:13.58 34
Grunde Njøs 1:12.27 14
1500 m Brigt Rykkje 1:52.91 29
Steinar Johansen 1:52.88 28
Ådne Søndrål 1:47.87 WR
5000 m Remi Hereide 6:39.35 12
Lasse Sætre 6:38.95 11
Kjell Storelid 6:37.12 8
10,000 m Remi Hereide 14:09.90 15
Lasse Sætre 13:42.94 7
Kjell Storelid 13:35.95 5
Women
Event Athlete Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
500 m Edel Therese Høiseth 40.02 23 39.99 20 80.01 20
1000 m Edel Therese Høiseth 1:19.23 14
1500 m Anette Tønsberg 2:03.03 17
3000 m Anette Tønsberg 4:19.24 15
5000 m Anette Tønsberg 7:28.39 13

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