United States at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

United States at the
1998 Winter Olympics

Flag of the United States

IOC code| USA
NOC| United States Olympic Committee
in Nagano
Competitors| 186 (105 men, 81 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearers | Eric Flaim (Opening) (short track speed skating)
Cammi Granato (Closing) (ice hockey)
Medals
Ranked 5th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

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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

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Further information: 1998 Winter Olympics medal table

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

| Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Picabo Street | Alpine skiing | Women's super-G | February 11
Gold | Jonny Moseley | Freestyle skiing | Men's moguls | February 11
Gold | United States women's national ice hockey team

* Chris Bailey
* Laurie Baker
* Alana Blahoski
* Lisa Brown-Miller
* Karyn Bye
* Colleen Coyne
* Sara Decosta
* Tricia Dunn-Luoma
* Cammi Granato
* Katie King
* Shelley Looney
* Sue Merz
* Allison Mleczko
* Tara Mounsey
* Vicki Movsessian
* Jenny Potter
* Angela Ruggiero
* Sarah Tueting
* Gretchen Ulion
* Sandra Whyte

| Ice hockey | Women's tournament | February 17
Gold | Eric Bergoust | Freestyle skiing | Men's aerials | February 18
Gold | Nikki Stone | Freestyle skiing | Women's aerials | February 18
Gold | Tara Lipinski | Figure skating | Women's singles | February 20
Silver | Gordon Sheer
Chris Thorpe | Luge | Doubles | February 13
Silver | Chris Witty | Speed skating | Women's 1000 meters | February 19
Silver | Michelle Kwan | Figure skating | Women's singles | February 20
Bronze | Ross Powers | Snowboarding | Men's halfpipe | February 12
Bronze | Shannon Dunn-Downing | Snowboarding | Women's halfpipe | February 12
Bronze | Mark Grimmette
Brian Martin | Luge | Doubles | February 13
Bronze | Chris Witty | Speed skating | Women's 1500 meters | February 16

| Medals by sport

Sport  |  |  |  | Total
Freestyle skiing | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3
Figure skating | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2
Alpine skiing | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Ice hockey | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Luge | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2
Speed skating | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2
Snowboarding | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2
Total  | 6  | 3  | 4  | 13

Medals by gender

Gender  |  |  |  | Total  | Percentage
Female  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 8 | 61.5%
Male  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 5 | 38.5%
Total  | 6  | 3  | 4  | 13  | 100%
Multiple medalists

Name  | Sport  |  |  |  | Total
Chris Witty | Speed skating | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2

## Competitors

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

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Alpine skiing | 12 | 10 | 22
Biathlon | 4 | 5 | 9
Bobsleigh | 8 | – | 8
Cross-country skiing | 5 | 5 | 10
Curling | 5 | 5 | 10
Figure skating | 6 | 7 | 13
Freestyle skiing | 8 | 6 | 14
Ice hockey | 22 | 20 | 42
Luge | 7 | 3 | 10
Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4
Short track speed skating | 6 | 5 | 11
Ski jumping | 5 | – | 5
Snowboarding | 6 | 8 | 14
Speed skating | 7 | 7 | 14
Total | 105 | 81 | 186

## Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
A. J. Kitt | Downhill | —  | DNF
Tommy Moe | 1:51.43  | 12
Kyle Rasmussen | 1:51.09  | 9
Jason Rosener | 1:52.33  | 15
Chad Fleischer | Combined | DNF
Matt Grosjean | 48.32  | 3  | DNF
Jason Rosener | DNF
Chad Fleischer | Super-G | —  | 1:40.19  | 34
Kyle Rasmussen | 1:36.52  | 13
Tommy Moe | 1:35.97  | 8
Daron Rahlves | 1:35.96  | 7
Sacha Gros | Giant slalom | 1:24.57  | 29  | 1:22.32  | 29  | —  | 2:46.89  | 26
Bode Miller | 1:56.98  | 46  | DSQ | DSQ
Casey Puckett | DNF | DNF
Daron Rahlves | 1:22.81  | 21  | 1:20.78  | 22  | 2:43.59  | 20
Matt Grosjean | Slalom | 56.58  | 11  | 55.98  | 16  | —  | 1:52.56  | 15
Chip Knight | DNF | DNF
Andy LeRoy | DNF | DNF
Bode Miller | 57.52  | 22  | DNF | DNF

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Kirsten Clark | Downhill | —  | 1:32.25  | 28
Jonna Mendes | 1:30.89  | 17
Kathleen Monahan | 1:32.22  | 26
Picabo Street | 1:29.54  | 6
Kirsten Clark | Combined | 1:31.47  | 17  | 41.75  | 21  | 39.03  | 19  | 2:52.25  | 18
Caroline Lalive | 1:31.05  | 14  | 37.29  | 7  | 36.42  | 10  | 2:44.76  | 7
Jonna Mendes | 1:31.16  | 15  | 39.92  | 18  | 37.51  | 15  | 2:48.59  | 14
Alex Shaffer | 1:32.53  | 19  | 37.33  | 9  | 35.38  | 6  | 2:45.24  | 9
Kirsten Clark | Super-G | —  | DNF
Jonna Mendes | 1:20.35  | 32
Kathleen Monahan | 1:20.25  | 29
Picabo Street | 1:18.02  |
Caroline Lalive | Giant slalom | DNF | —  | DNF
Julie Parisien | 1:25.34  | 30  | 1:37.44  | 27  | 3:02.78  | 28
Sarah Schleper | 1:23.63  | 26  | DNF | DNF
Alex Shaffer | 1:25.02  | 29  | DNF | DNF
Kristina Koznick | Slalom | 46.73  | 9  | DNF | —  | DNF
Tasha Nelson | DSQ | DSQ
Julie Parisien | 47.91  | 22  | 48.44  | 13  | 1:36.35  | 13
Sarah Schleper | 49.17  | 31  | 50.25  | 22  | 1:39.42  | 22

## Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Misses  | Rank

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Jay Hakkinen | Sprint | 31:31.6  | 3 (1+2)  | 60
Dan Westover | 30:39.5  | 1 (1+0)  | 49
Jay Hakkinen | Individual | 1:02:10.3  | 4 (1+1+0+2)  | 42
Robert Rosser | 1:08:35.7  | 7 (1+4+1+1)  | 69
Andrew Erickson
Jay Hakkinen
Robert Rosser
Dan Westover | Relay | 1:28:13.9  | 0 (0+0)  | 17

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Misses  | Rank

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Deborah Nordyke | Sprint | 25:50.5  | 2  | 48
Kristina Sabasteanski | 25:12.2  | 1  | 33
Stacey Wooley | 27:03.0  | 3  | 58
Kara Salmela | Individual | 1:04:43.7  | 5  | 56
Ntala Skinner | 1:09:09.0  | 3  | 61
Stacey Wooley | 1:03:57.3  | 2  | 55
Kristina Sabasteanski
Kara Salmela
Ntala Skinner
Stacey Wooley | Relay | 1:48:30.2  | 1 (0+1)  | 15

## Bobsleigh

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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Athletes  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Jim Herberich
Robert Olesen | Two-man | 54.91  | 10  | 54.70  | 9  | 54.46  | 8  | 54.46  | 5  | 3:38.53  | 7
Brian Shimer
Garrett Hines | 54.88  | 9  | 54.79  | 13  | 54.42  | 6  | 54.66  | 11  | 3:38.75  | 10
Jim Herberich
Darrin Steele
John Kasper
Robert Olesen | Four-man | 53.74  | 15  | 53.72  | 14  | 53.81  | 8  | —  | 2:41.27  | 12
Brian Shimer
Chip Minton
Randy Jones
Garrett Hines | 52.93  | 4  | 53.42  | 4  | 53.73  | 4  | 2:40.08  | 5

## Cross-country skiing

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

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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John Bauer | 10 km classical | 29:58.4  | 41
Marcus Nash | 32:11.9  | 78
Justin Wadsworth | 30:26.3  | 47
Patrick Weaver | 30:04.4  | 43
John Bauer | 15 km freestyle pursuit | 45:24.6  | 47
Justin Wadsworth | 45:18.0  | 44
Patrick Weaver | 45:07.1  | 40
John Bauer | 30 km classical | 1:44:15.3  | 47
Marcus Nash | 1:44:37.7  | 49
Justin Wadsworth | 1:42:21.1  | 37
Patrick Weaver | DNF
John Bauer | 50 km freestyle | 2:24:45.4  | 53
Marc Gilbertson | 2:24:37.5  | 52
Marcus Nash | 2:17:37.8  | 35
Patrick Weaver | 2:20:37.7  | 44
John Bauer
Marcus Nash
Justin Wadsworth
Patrick Weaver | 4×10 km relay | 1:48:16.4  | 17

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Nina Kemppel | 5 km classical | 20:29.7  | 67
Laura McCabe | 21:06.9  | 75
Karen Petty | 19:36.6  | 51
Laura Wilson | 20:24.6  | 65
Laura McCabe | 10 km freestyle pursuit | DNF
Karen Petty | 34:12.2  | 52
Laura Wilson | 34:42.4  | 57
Nina Kemppel | 15 km classical | 53:57.2  | 52
Suzanne King | 52:58.9  | 48
Karen Petty | 52:45.3  | 47
Laura Wilson | 54:10.4  | 53
Suzanne King | 30 km freestyle | 1:34:01.8  | 43
Laura McCabe | 1:35:09.9  | 49
Karen Petty | 1:33:47.3  | 41
Laura Wilson | 1:33:10.6  | 36
Suzanne King
Laura McCabe
Karen Petty
Laura Wilson | 4×5 km relay | 1:00:51.2  | 15

## Curling

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Main article: Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Summary

Team  | Event  | Group stage  | Tie-breaker 1  | Tie-breaker 2  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Tim Somerville
Mike Peplinski
Myles Brundidge
John Gordon
Tim Solin | Men's tournament |  SWE
L 2–6  |  CAN
L 3–11  |  NOR
W 7–6  |  SUI
L 2–7  |  GER
W 8–5  |  JPN
L 6–8  |  GBR
W 6–3  | =4 Q |  SWE
W 5–2  |  JPN
W 5–4  |  CAN
L 1–7  | Bronze medal final
NOR
L 4–9  | 4
Lisa Schoeneberg
Erika Brown
Debbie Henry
Lori Mountford
Stacey Liapis | Women's tournament |  CAN
L 6–7  |  SWE
L 5–8  |  GER
W 8–5  |  GBR
L 5–8  |  DEN
L 5–8  |  NOR
L 8–9  |  JPN
W 10–2  | 7  | —  | Did not advance

### Men's tournament

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Main article: Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics § Men

Team

Position | Curler

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Skip | Tim Somerville
Third | Mike Peplinski
Second | Myles Brundidge
Lead | John Gordon
Alternate | Tim Solin

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

Country  | Skip  | W  | L

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Canada | Mike Harris | 6 | 1
Norway | Eigil Ramsfjell | 5 | 2
Switzerland | Patrick Hürlimann | 5 | 2
United States | Tim Somerville | 3 | 4
Japan | Makoto Tsuruga | 3 | 4
Sweden | Peja Lindholm | 3 | 4
Great Britain | Douglas Dryburgh | 2 | 5
Germany | Andy Kapp | 1 | 6

Draw 1
Monday, February 9, 14:00

| Sheet D  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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United States (Somerville)  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2
Sweden (Lindholm) | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 6

Draw 3
Tuesday, February 10, 19:00

Sheet C  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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United States (Somerville)  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 7
Norway (Ramsfjell)  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 6

Draw 5
Thursday, February 12, 9:00

Sheet A  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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United States (Somerville)  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | X  | 8
Germany (Kapp)  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | X  | 5

Draw 7
Friday, February 13, 14:00

Sheet A  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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Great Britain (Dryburgh)  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | X  | 3
United States (Somerville) | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 1  | X  | 6

Draw 2
Tuesday, February 10, 9:00

| Sheet B  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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Canada (Harris)  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 5  | X  | X  | X  | X  | 11
United States (Somerville)  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | X  | X  | X  | X  | 3

Draw 4
Wednesday, February 11, 14:00

Sheet B  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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United States (Somerville)  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | X  | X  | 2
Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 3  | X  | X  | 7

Draw 6
Thursday, February 12, 19:00

Sheet D  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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Japan (Tsuruga)  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 0  | X  | 8
United States (Somerville)  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1  | X  | 6

Tie-breaker 1
Friday, February 13, 19:00

| Sheet B  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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United States (Somerville)  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | X  | 5
Sweden (Lindholm)  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | X  | 2

Tie-breaker 2
Saturday, February 14, 9:00

| Sheet C  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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United States (Somerville) | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 5
Japan (Tsuruga)  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 4

Semi-final
Saturday, February 14, 18:00

Sheet D  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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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

Bronze medal match
Sunday, February 15, 9:00

Sheet B  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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United States (Somerville)  4th | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 0  | X  | 4
Norway (Ramsfjell) | 0  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1  | X  | 9

### Women's tournament

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Main article: Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics § Women

Team

Position | Curler

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Skip | Lisa Schoeneberg
Third | Erika Brown
Second | Debbie Henry
Lead | Lori Mountford
Alternate | Stacey Liapis

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

Country  | Skip  | W  | L

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Canada | Sandra Schmirler | 6 | 1
Sweden | Elisabet Gustafson | 6 | 1
Denmark | Helena Blach Lavrsen | 5 | 2
Great Britain | Kirsty Hay | 4 | 3
Japan | Mayumi Ohkutsu | 2 | 5
Norway | Dordi Nordby | 2 | 5
United States 7th | Lisa Schoeneberg | 2 | 5
Germany | Andrea Schöpp | 1 | 6

Draw 1
Monday, February 8, 9:00

| Sheet B  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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Canada (Schmirler) | 0  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | X  | 7
United States (Schoeneberg)  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | X  | 6

Draw 3
Tuesday, February 10, 14:00

Sheet A  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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Germany (Schöpp)  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 5
United States (Schoeneberg) | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 8

Draw 5
Wednesday, February 11, 19:00

Sheet B  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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United States (Schoeneberg)  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | X  | 5
Denmark (Lavrsen)  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | X  | 8

Draw 7
Friday, February 13, 9:00

Sheet A  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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United States (Schoeneberg)  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 2  | X  | X  | 10
Japan (Ohkutsu)  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | X  | X  | 2

Draw 2
Monday, February 9, 19:00

| Sheet C  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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Sweden (Gustafson) | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 1  | X  | 8
United States (Schoeneberg)  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | X  | 5

Draw 4
Wednesday, February 11, 9:00

Sheet D  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Final

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Great Britain (Hay)  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | X  | 8
United States (Schoeneberg)  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 0  | X  | 5

Draw 6
Thursday, February 12, 14:00

Sheet C  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | Final

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United States (Schoeneberg)  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 8
Norway (Nordby) | 0  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 9

## Figure skating

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Main article: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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

Individual

Athlete  | Event  | SP | FS | Total

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Rank  | Rank  | TFP | Rank
Todd Eldredge | Men's singles | 3  | 4  | 5.5  | 4
Michael Weiss | 11  | 6  | 11.5  | 7
Nicole Bobek | Ladies' singles | 17  | 17  | 25.5  | 17
Michelle Kwan | 1  | 2  | 2.5  |
Tara Lipinski | 2  | 1  | 2.0  |

Mixed

Athlete  | Event  | CD1 | CD2 | SP / OD | FD / FD | Total

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Rank  | Rank  | Rank  | Rank  | TFP | Rank
Kyoko Ina
Jason Dungjen | Pairs | —  | 4  | 4  | 6.0  | 4
Jenni Meno
Todd Sand | 6  | 9  | 12.0  | 8
Jessica Joseph
Charles Butler | Ice dancing | 22  | 20  | 20  | 21  | 41.4  | 21
Elizabeth Punsalan
Jerod Swallow | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 14.0  | 7

## Freestyle skiing

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Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Aerials
Men

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Jump 1  | Jump 2  | Total  | Rank  | Jump 1  | Jump 2  | Total  | Rank
Eric Bergoust | Aerials | 121.04  | 111.57  | 232.61  | 4 Q | 133.05  | 122.59  | 255.64  |
Matt Chojnacki | 81.65  | 83.43  | 165.08  | 21  | Did not advance
Mariano Ferrario | 111.17  | 75.81  | 186.98  | 15  | Did not advance
Britt Swartley | 126.60  | 120.48  | 247.08  | 2 Q | 121.70  | 109.91  | 231.61  | 5

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Jump 1  | Jump 2  | Total  | Rank  | Jump 1  | Jump 2  | Total  | Rank
Stacey Blumer | Aerials | 84.00  | 46.91  | 130.90  | 20  | Did not advance
Tracy Evans | 88.96  | 58.27  | 147.23  | 17  | Did not advance
Nikki Stone | 78.10  | 95.90  | 174.00  | 4 Q | 98.15  | 94.85  | 193.00  |

Moguls
Men

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Time  | Points  | Rank  | Time  | Points  | Rank
Evan Dybvig | Moguls | DNF | 4.55  | 31  | Did not advance
Jim Moran | 28.05  | 22.90  | 23  | Did not advance
Jonny Moseley | 25.78  | 26.53  | 1 Q | 25.10  | 26.93  |
Alexander Wilson | 28.10  | 24.32  | 10 Q | 26.31  | 24.68  | 10

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Time  | Points  | Rank  | Time  | Points  | Rank
Ann Battelle | Moguls | 34.01  | 21.24  | 16 Q | 31.89  | 23.65  | 10
Liz McIntyre | 34.77  | 23.07  | 3 Q | 32.79  | 23.72  | 8
Donna Weinbrecht | 33.47  | 23.35  | 1 Q | 33.40  | 24.02  | 4

## Ice hockey

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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Summary

Team  | Event  | Preliminary round  | First round  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
United States men's | Men's tournament | Bye  | —  | Bye  |  Sweden
L 2–4  |  Belarus
W 5–2  |  Canada
L 1–4  | 3  |  Czech Republic
L 1–4  | Did not advance  | 6
United States women's | Women's tournament |  China
W 5–0  |  Sweden
W 7–1  |  Finland
W 4–2  |  Japan
W 10–0  |  Canada
W 7–4  | 1 Q | —  |  Canada
W 3–1  |

### Men's tournament

[edit]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – 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

No.  | Pos.  | Name  | Height  | Weight  | Birthdate  | Team

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2  | D  | Brian Leetch (A)  | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)  | 187 lb (85 kg)  |  (1968-03-03)March 3, 1968 (aged 29)  |  New York Rangers
3  | D  | Derian Hatcher | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)  | 245 lb (111 kg)  |  (1972-06-04)June 4, 1972 (aged 25)  |  Dallas Stars
4  | D  | Kevin Hatcher | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)  | 231 lb (105 kg)  |  (1966-09-09)September 9, 1966 (aged 31)  |  Pittsburgh Penguins
5  | D  | Mathieu Schneider | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)  | 192 lb (87 kg)  |  (1969-06-12)June 12, 1969 (aged 28)  |  Toronto Maple Leafs
6  | D  | Bryan Berard | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  (1977-03-05)March 5, 1977 (aged 20)  |  New York Islanders
7  | D  | Chris Chelios (C)  | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)  | 191 lb (87 kg)  |  (1962-01-25)January 25, 1962 (aged 36)  |  Chicago Blackhawks
9  | F  | Mike Modano | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  |  (1970-06-07)June 7, 1970 (aged 27)  |  Dallas Stars
10  | F  | John LeClair | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)  | 225 lb (102 kg)  |  (1969-07-05)July 5, 1969 (aged 28)  |  Philadelphia Flyers
11  | F  | Tony Amonte | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)  | 202 lb (92 kg)  |  (1970-08-02)August 2, 1970 (aged 27)  |  Chicago Blackhawks
12  | F  | Bill Guerin | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  (1970-11-09)November 9, 1970 (aged 27)  |  Edmonton Oilers
15  | F  | Brett Hull | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)  | 201 lb (91 kg)  |  (1964-08-09)August 9, 1964 (aged 33)  |  St. Louis Blues
16  | F  | Pat LaFontaine | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)  | 181 lb (82 kg)  |  (1965-02-22)February 22, 1965 (aged 32)  |  New York Rangers
17  | F  | Keith Tkachuk (A)  | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)  | 235 lb (107 kg)  |  (1972-03-28)March 28, 1972 (aged 25)  |  Phoenix Coyotes
18  | F  | Adam Deadmarsh | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  |  (1975-05-10)May 10, 1975 (aged 22)  |  Colorado Avalanche
19  | F  | Doug Weight | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)  | 196 lb (89 kg)  |  (1971-01-21)January 21, 1971 (aged 27)  |  Edmonton Oilers
20  | D  | Gary Suter | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  |  (1964-06-24)June 24, 1964 (aged 33)  |  Chicago Blackhawks
24  | D  | Keith Carney | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)  | 207 lb (94 kg)  |  (1970-02-03)February 3, 1970 (aged 28)  |  Chicago Blackhawks
25  | F  | Jamie Langenbrunner | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)  | 202 lb (92 kg)  |  (1975-07-24)July 24, 1975 (aged 22)  |  Dallas Stars
27  | F  | Jeremy Roenick | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  |  (1970-01-17)January 17, 1970 (aged 28)  |  Phoenix Coyotes
29  | F  | Joel Otto | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  (1961-10-29)October 29, 1961 (aged 36)  |  Philadelphia Flyers
31  | G  | Guy Hebert | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  |  (1967-01-07)January 7, 1967 (aged 31)  |  Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
34  | G  | John Vanbiesbrouck | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)  | 176 lb (80 kg)  |  (1963-09-04)September 4, 1963 (aged 34)  |  Florida Panthers
35  | G  | Mike Richter | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  |  (1966-09-22)September 22, 1966 (aged 31)  |  New York Rangers

First round

Pos | Team

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1  |  Canada | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 3  | +9  | 6  | Quarterfinals
2  |  Sweden | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 11  | 7  | +4  | 4
3  |  United States | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 8  | 10  | −2  | 2
4  |  Belarus | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 4  | 15  | −11  | 0

Source: Olympedia

All times are local (UTC+9).

13 February 1998
14:45| Sweden | 4–2
(1–2, 2–0, 1–0)|  United States| The Big Hat, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,985

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| Tommy Salo| Goalies| Mike Richter| Referee:
Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Gérard Gauthier
Troy Sartison
| | 0–1| 11:10 – Chelios (Guerin, Tkachuk)

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Alfredsson (Forsberg) (PP) – 12:26| 1–1|
| 1–2| 12:50 – Modano (Guerin)
Kjellberg (Renberg, Samuelsson) – 21:50| 2–2|
Alfredsson (Forsberg) – 31:33| 3–2|
Sundin (Andersson) – 57:04| 4–2|
16 min| Penalties| 20 min
20| Shots| 31

* * *

14 February 1998
14:45| United States | 5–2
(2–1, 1–0, 2–1)|  Belarus| The Big Hat, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,975

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| Mike Richter| Goalies| Andrei Mezin| Referee:
Kerry Fraser
Linesmen:
Gérard Gauthier
Troy Sartison
| Chelios (LaFontaine) (PP) – 9:06| 1–0|

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LaFontaine (Leetch, K. Hatcher) (PP) – 10:31| 2–0|
| 2–1| 18:02 – Karachun (Lozhkin, Galchenyuk)
Leetch (LeClair, Hull) (PP) – 28:16| 3–1|
| 3–2| 40:27 – Pankov (Skabelka, Bekbulatov)
Hull (Weight, K. Hatcher) (PP) – 53:45| 4–2|
Deadmarsh (Guerin, Roenick) – 58:14| 5–2|
14 min| Penalties| 16 min
31| Shots| 30

* * *

14 February 1998
18:45| Sweden | 2–3
(1–0, 0–3, 1–0)|  Canada| The Big Hat, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,945

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| Tommy Salo| Goalies| Patrick Roy| Referee:
Mark Faucette
Linesmen:
Kevin Collins
Janne Rautavuori
| Lidström (Alfredsson, Renberg) (PP) – 15:27| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 31:56 – Nieuwendyk (Blake, Lindros)
| 1–2| 37:02 – MacInnis (Nieuwendyk) (PP)
| 1–3| 39:53 – Blake (Nieuwendyk, Fleury)
Sundin (Lidström, Norström) – 49:31| 2–3|
14 min| Penalties| 14 min
30| Shots| 29

Quarterfinal

18 February 1998
14:45| Czech Republic | 4–1
(0–1, 3–0, 1–0)|  United States| The Big Hat, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,822

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| Dominik Hašek| Goalies| Mike Richter / John Vanbiesbrouck| Referee:
Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Alexander Poliakov
Ray Scapinello
| | 0–1| 16:12 – Modano (Amonte, Tkachuk)

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Růžička (Jágr, Straka) – 28:21| 1–1|
Jágr (Dopita) – 29:19| 2–1|
Ručinský (Lang, Šmehlík) – 36:35| 3–1|
Dopita – 59:21| 4–1|
6 min| Penalties| 8 min
19| Shots| 39

### Women's tournament

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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – 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:  Ben Smith
Assistant coach:  Tom Mutch

No.  | Pos.  | Name  | Height  | Weight  | Birthdate  | Birthplace  | 1996–97 team

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1 | G | Sara DeCosta | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 130 lb (59 kg) |  (1977-05-13)13 May 1977 (aged 20) | Warwick, Rhode Island |  Providence College
2 | D | Tara Mounsey | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) |  (1978-03-12)12 March 1978 (aged 19) | Concord, New Hampshire |  Brown University
3 | F | Lisa Brown-Miller | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | 128 lb (58 kg) |  (1966-11-16)16 November 1966 (aged 31) | Union Lake, Michigan |  National Team
4 | D | Angela Ruggiero | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) |  (1980-01-03)3 January 1980 (aged 18) | Panorama City, California |  Choate Rosemary Hall
5 | D | Colleen Coyne | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | 131 lb (59 kg) |  (1971-09-19)19 September 1971 (aged 26) | Medford, Massachusetts |  National Team
6 | F | Karen Bye – A | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) |  (1971-05-18)18 May 1971 (aged 26) | River Falls, Wisconsin |  National Team
7 | D | Sue Merz | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | 145 lb (66 kg) |  (1972-04-10)10 April 1972 (aged 25) | Greenwich, Connecticut |  Newtonbrook Panthers
8 | F | Laurie Baker | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 140 lb (64 kg) |  (1976-11-06)6 November 1976 (aged 21) | Concord, Massachusetts |  Providence College
9 | F | Sandra Whyte | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 130 lb (59 kg) |  (1970-08-24)24 August 1970 (aged 27) | Saugus, Massachusetts |  National Team
11 | F | A. J. Mleczko | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) |  (1975-06-14)14 June 1975 (aged 22) | Nantucket, Massachusetts |  National Team
12 | F | Jenny Schmidgall | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | 130 lb (59 kg) |  (1979-01-12)12 January 1979 (aged 19) | St. Paul, Minnesota |  Edina High School
14 | D | Vicki Movsessian | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | 140 lb (64 kg) |  (1972-11-06)6 November 1972 (aged 25) | Lexington, Massachusetts |  National Team
15 | F | Shelley Looney | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | 140 lb (64 kg) |  (1972-01-21)21 January 1972 (aged 26) | Brownstown Township, Michigan |  National Team
18 | F | Alana Blahoski | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 127 lb (58 kg) |  (1974-04-29)29 April 1974 (aged 23) | St. Paul, Minnesota |  National Team
20 | F | Katie King | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) |  (1975-05-24)24 May 1975 (aged 22) | Salem, New Hampshire |  Brown University
21 | F | Cammi Granato – C | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 140 lb (64 kg) |  (1971-03-25)25 March 1971 (aged 26) | Downers Grove, Illinois |  Concordia University
22 | F | Gretchen Ulion | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | 130 lb (59 kg) |  (1972-05-04)4 May 1972 (aged 25) | Marlborough, Connecticut |  National Team
24 | D | Chris Bailey | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) |  (1972-02-05)5 February 1972 (aged 26) | Marietta, New York |  National Team
25 | F | Tricia Dunn | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 142 lb (64 kg) |  (1974-04-25)25 April 1974 (aged 23) | Derry, New Hampshire |  National Team
29 | G | Sarah Tueting | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 140 lb (64 kg) |  (1976-04-26)26 April 1976 (aged 21) | Winnetka, Illinois |  National Team

Preliminary round

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1  |  United States | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 33  | 7  | +26  | 10  | Gold medal game
2  |  Canada | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 28  | 12  | +16  | 8
3  |  Finland | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 27  | 10  | +17  | 6  | Bronze medal game
4  |  China | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 10  | 15  | −5  | 4
5  |  Sweden | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 10  | 21  | −11  | 2  |
6  |  Japan (H) | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 2  | 45  | −43  | 0

Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+9).

8 February 1998
20:00| China | 0–5
(0–2, 0–1, 0–2)|  United States| Aqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 3,255

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Game reference

| Guo Hong| Goalies| Sarah Tueting| Referee:
Laurie Taylor-Bolton
Linesmen:
Isabelle Giguère
Sandra Dombrowski
| | 0–1| 07:39 – Granato (Ulion, Schmidgall) (PP)

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| 0–2| 19:17 – Bye (Mounsey) (PP)
| 0–3| 34:53 – Mounsey (King)
| 0–4| 51:05 – Schmidgall (Bye)
| 0–5| 56:20 – Granato (King)
14 min| Penalties| 10 min
10| Shots| 31

* * *

9 February 1998
16:00| United States | 7–1
(1–1, 4–0, 2–0)|  Sweden| Aqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 3,607

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Game reference

| Sara DeCosta| Goalies| Annica Åhlén| Referee:
Manuela Gröger
Linesmen:
Isabelle Giguère
Marina Zenk
| | 0–1| 10:02 – Morelius (Sjölander, Holst) (PP)

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Baker (Merz) – 16:27| 1–1|
Bye (Merz, Mounsey) (PP) – 32:39| 2–1|
King (Blahoski) – 34:26| 3–1|
Merz – 36:20| 4–1|
Bye (SH) – 38:39| 5–1|
Ulion (Granato) (PP) – 54:28| 6–1|
Looney (SH) – 55:30| 7–1|
14 min| Penalties| 24 min
47| Shots| 3

* * *

11 February 1998
20:00| United States | 4–2
(1–1, 3–1, 0–0)|  Finland| Aqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 3,688

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Game reference

| Sarah Tueting| Goalies| Tuula Puputti| Referee:
Marina Zenk
Linesmen:
Isabelle Giguère
Laurie Taylor-Bolton
| Movsessian (King) – 02:48| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 18:09 – Hänninen (Lehto, Nieminen) (PP)
Bye (Schmidgall) – 21:22| 2–1|
| 2–2| 25:27 – Nieminen (SH)
Mounsey (Bye, Merz) (PP) – 26:49| 3–2|
Ulion (Bye) – 36:56| 4–2|
18 min| Penalties| 10 min
25| Shots| 22

* * *

12 February 1998
16:00| United States | 10–0
(5–0, 2–0, 3–0)|  Japan| Aqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 5,015

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| Sara DeCosta| Goalies| Haruka Watanabe
Yuka Oda| Referee:
Laurie Taylor-Bolton
Linesmen:
Isabelle Giguère
Sigrid Nonas
| Looney – 03:55| 1–0|

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Mleczko (Merz) – 09:08| 2–0|
Whyte (Granato) – 13:32| 3–0|
Looney (Ulion, Schmidgall) (PP) – 14:14| 4–0|
Mleczko (Brown-Miller, Looney) – 14:36| 5–0|
King (Baker, Bailey) – 29:18| 6–0|
King (Blahoski, Baker) – 39:34| 7–0|
Baker (Granato) (PP) – 45:37| 8–0|
Bye (Mounsey, Ulion) (PP) – 51:46| 9–0|
King (Baker) – 53:03| 10–0|
8 min| Penalties| 12 min
56| Shots| 4

* * *

14 February 1998
20:00| Canada | 4–7
(1–1, 0–0, 3–6)|  United States| Aqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 5,872

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| Lesley Reddon| Goalies| Sarah Tueting
Sara DeCosta| Referee:
Manuela Gröger
Linesmen:
Johanna Kuisma
Sigrid Nonas
| Dupuis (Sunohara) (PP) – 03:01| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 19:20 – Granato (PP)
Dupuis (Brisson) (PP) – 41:24| 2–1|
Hefford (Dupuis) (PP2) – 45:28| 3–1|
Brisson (Wilson, Wickenheiser) (PP) – 45:53| 4–1|
| 4–2| 47:05 – Baker (King)
| 4–3| 50:57 – Granato (Ulion, Mounsey) (PP2)
| 4–4| 52:25 – Schmidgall (Granato) (PP)
| 4–5| 52:48 – Dunn (Mleczko)
| 4–6| 57:06 – Brown-Miller (Mleczko)
| 4–7| 58:58 – Baker (ENG)
18 min| Penalties| 30 min
35| Shots| 30

Gold medal game

17 February 1998
18:00|  United States | 3–1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)|  Canada | Big Hat
Attendance: 8,626

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Game reference

| Sarah Tueting| Goalies| Manon Rhéaume| Referee:
Marina Zenk
Linesmen:
Isabelle Giguère
Debra Parece
| Ulion (Whyte, Merz) (PP) − 22:38| 1–0|

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Looney (Whyte, Ulion) (PP) − 50:57| 2–0|
| 2–1| 55:59 − Goyette (Wickenheiser, Heaney) (PP)
Whyte (ENG) − 59:52| 3–1|
8 min| Penalties| 6 min
24| Shots| 22

## Luge

[edit]

Main article: Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Larry Dolan | Singles | 50.558  | 15  | 50.163  | 12  | 50.140  | 12  | 50.267  | 12  | 3:21.128  | 13
Adam Heidt | 50.401  | 13  | 49.899  | 8  | 49.971  | 9  | 49.827  | 4  | 3:20.098  | 9
Wendel Suckow | 50.069  | 6  | 49.871  | 7  | 49.908  | 6  | 49.880  | 5  | 3:19.728  | 6
Mark Grimmette
Brian Martin | Doubles | 50.716  | 3  | 50.501  | 2  | —  | 1:41.217  |
Chris Thorpe
Gordy Sheer | 50.634  | 2  | 50.493  | 1  | 1:41.127  |

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Bethany Calcaterra-McMahon | Singles | 51.696  | 7  | 51.651  | 7  | 51.296  | 7  | 50.915  | 8  | 3:25.5558  | 8
Cammy Myler | 51.795  | 9  | 51.654  | 8  | 51.219  | 6  | 50.807  | 6  | 3:25.475  | 7
Erin Warren | 51.644  | 6  | 51.461  | 6  | 51.364  | 8  | 50.859  | 7  | 3:25.328  | 6

## Nordic combined

[edit]

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Ski jumping  | Cross-country  | Total

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Bill Demong | Individual | 110.5  | 98.0  | 208.5  | 19  | 44:03.9  | 40  | 47:18.9  | 34
Dave Jarrett | 105.5  | 89.5  | 195.0  | 34  | 42:16.0  | 25  | 46:52.0  | 30
Todd Lodwick | 101.0  | 116.0  | 217.0  | 13  | 42:33.4  | 28  | 44:57.4  | 20
Tim Tetreault | 94.0  | 96.5  | 190.5  | 39  | 42:45.5  | 29  | 47:48.5  | 36
Bill Demong
Dave Jarrett
Todd Lodwick
Tim Tetreault | Team | —  | 807.0  | 9  | 55:53.6  | 6  | 58:38.6  | 10

## Short track speed skating

[edit]

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Andy Gabel | 500 m | 43.899  | 2 Q | 44.124  | 3 ADV | 59.811  | 4 QB | 43.072  | 7
Rusty Smith | 44.584  | 3  | Did not advance
Dan Weinstein | 43.492  | 3  | Did not advance
Andy Gabel | 1000 m | 1:31.672  | 2 Q | 1:35.641  | 3 ADV | 1:32.985  | 1 QA | 1:33.518  | 4
Scott Koons | 1:31.110  | 4  | Did not advance
Rusty Smith | 1:33.326  | 1 Q | 1:39.775  | 4  | Did not advance
Eric Flaim
Andy Gabel
Tommy O'Hare
Rusty Smith | 5000 m relay | —  | 7:16.724  | 4 QB | 7:02.014  | 6

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

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Erin Gleason | 500 m | 48.767  | 2 Q | 46.425  | 4  | Did not advance
Erin Porter | 1:04.113  | 4  | Did not advance
Amy Peterson | 46.764  | 3  | Did not advance
Erin Gleason | 1000 m | 1:36.965  | 3  | Did not advance
Erin Porter | 1:52.939  | 4  | Did not advance
Amy Peterson | 1:33.530  | 1 Q | 1:36.274  | 2 Q | 1:35.644  | 4 QB | 1:37.348  | 4
Erin Gleason
Caroline Hallisey
Amy Peterson
Erin Porter
Cathy Turner | 3000 m relay | —  | 4:33.352  | 4 QB | 4:26.253  | 5

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

## Ski jumping

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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Jump 1  | Jump 2  | Total

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Distance  | Points  | Rank  | Distance  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Alan Alborn | Normal hill | 74.0  | 79.5  | 42  | Did not advance
Casey Colby | 73.0  | 79.5  | 42  | Did not advance
Brendan Doran | 68.5  | 69.5  | 52  | Did not advance
Randy Weber | 71.0  | 74.5  | 49  | Did not advance
Alan Alborn | Large hill | 102.5  | 82.5  | 44  | Did not advance
Casey Colby | 109.0  | 96.2  | 29 Q | 97.0  | 69.6  | 30  | 165.8  | 30
Brendan Doran | 91.5  | 58.7  | 58  | Did not advance
Randy Weber | 98.5  | 75.3  | 50  | Did not advance
Alan Alborn
Casey Colby
Mike Keuler
Randy Weber | Team large hill | —  | 211.5  | —  | 279.2  | —  | 490.7  | 12

## Snowboarding

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Main article: Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Alpine
Men

Athlete  | Event  | Race 1  | Race 2  | Total

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Time  | Time  | Time  | Rank
Adam Hostetter | Giant slalom | DSQ
Mike Jacoby | 1:03.53  | 1:08.27  | 2:11.80  | 17
Chris Klug | 59.38  | 1:05.87  | 2:05.25  | 6

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Race 1  | Race 2  | Total

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Time  | Time  | Time  | Rank
Rosey Fletcher | Giant slalom | DNF
Lisa Kosglow | DNF
Betsy Shaw | DSQ
Sondra Van Ert | 1:17.89  | 1:08.67  | 2:26.56  | 12

Freestyle
Men

Athlete  | Event  | Qualifying round 1  | Qualifying round 2  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Ron Chiodi | Halfpipe | 29.0  | 31  | 32.1  | 23  | Did not advance
Ross Powers | 38.0  | 10  | 39.4  | 7 Q | 82.1  |
Todd Richards | 32.4  | 26  | 39.5  | 6 Q | 69.6  | 16

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Qualifying round 1  | Qualifying round 2  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Cara-Beth Burnside | Halfpipe | 36.7  | 2 Q | Bye  | 72.6  | 4
Barrett Christy | 30.3  | 14  | 31.6  | 10  | Did not advance
Shannon Dunn | 33.3  | 7  | 36.6  | 2 Q | 72.8  |
Michelle Taggart | 26.1  | 18  | 25.5  | 15  | Did not advance

## Speed skating

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Main article: Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Race 1  | Race 2  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Cory Carpenter | 500 m | 37.35  | 39  | 37.76  | 36  | 75.11  | 36
Dave Cruikshank | 36.67  | 21  | 36.86  | 28  | 73.53  | 25
Casey FitzRandolph | 35.81  | 3  | 36.39  | 13  | 72.20  | 6
Marc Pelchat | 36.94  | 32  | 36.41  | 15  | 73.35  | 23
K. C. Boutiette | 1000 m | —  | 1:11.75  | 8
Cory Carpenter | 1:13.03  | 29
Casey FitzRandolph | 1:11.64  | 7
Nate Mills | 1:12.61  | 23
K. C. Boutiette | 1500 m | —  | 1:50.04  | 5
Cory Carpenter | 1:53.50  | 32
Casey FitzRandolph | 1:53.26  | 31
Dave Tamburrino | 1:54.91  | 35
K. C. Boutiette | 5000 m | —  | 6:39.67  | 14
Dave Tamburrino | 6:41.19  | 16
K. C. Boutiette | 10000 m | —  | 13:44.03  | 8
Dave Tamburrino | 14:12.00  | 16

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Race 1  | Race 2  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Moira D'Andrea | 500 m | 39.83  | 18  | 40.09  | 23  | 79.92  | 19
Amy Sannes | 40.41  | 27  | 40.49  | 26  | 80.90  | 26
Becky Sundstrom | 40.20  | 25  | 39.66  | 15  | 79.86  | 17
Chris Witty | 39.09  | 6  | 39.44  | 12  | 78.53  | 10
Moira D'Andrea | 1000 m | —  | 1:18.38  | 9
Jennifer Rodriguez | 1:19.19  | 13
Becky Sundstrom | 1:18.23  | 6
Chris Witty | 1:16.79  |
Moira D'Andrea | 1500 m | —  | 2:02.47  | 14
Jennifer Rodriguez | 2:00.97  | 8
Becky Sundstrom | 2:01.81  | 12
Chris Witty | 1:58.97  |
Kirstin Holum | 3000 m | —  | 4:12.24  | 6
Catherine Raney-Norman | 4:22.55  | 22
Jennifer Rodriguez | 4:11.64  | 4
Kirstin Holum | 5000 m | —  | 7:14.20  | 7
Jennifer Rodriguez | 7:16.78  | 10

## References

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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.

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