Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics
| Snowboarding at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | |
| Venue | Mount Yakebitai (giant slalom) & Kanbayashi Snowboard Park (halfpipe) |
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| Dates | February 8–12, 1998 |
| Competitors | 125 from 22 nations |
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| Giant slalom | men | women | ||
| Halfpipe | men | women | ||
The snowboarding competition of the 1998 Winter Olympics was held at Mount Yakebitai and Kanbayashi Snowboard Park. The competition took place between February 8 and 12, 1998 and featured four events: Men's and Women's giant slalom and halfpipe.[1]
This was the first Olympic appearance of snowboarding. Although a separate snowboard federation was established in 1994, the International Ski Federation brought snowboard under its jurisdiction with encouragement from the IOC.[2]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant slalom[1] |
Ross Rebagliati Canada (CAN) | 2:03.96 | Thomas Prugger Italy (ITA) | 2:03.98 | Ueli Kestenholz Switzerland (SUI) | 2:04.08 |
| Halfpipe[1] |
Gian Simmen Switzerland (SUI) | 85.2 | Daniel Franck Norway (NOR) | 82.4 | Ross Powers United States (USA) | 82.1 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant slalom[1] |
Karine Ruby France (FRA) | 2:17.34 | Heidi Renoth Germany (GER) | 2:19.17 | Brigitte Köck Austria (AUT) | 2:19.42 |
| Halfpipe[1] |
Nicola Thost Germany (GER) | 74.6 | Stine Brun Kjeldaas Norway (NOR) | 74.2 | Shannon Dunn-Downing United States (USA) | 72.8 |
Participating nations
Twenty-two nations participated in snowboarding at the Nagano Games.[1]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Nagano 1998 Official Report – Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Olympic Snowboard: Snowboarding Debuts as an Olympic Sport". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
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