Of these, the men's downhills was delayed five days. This was the first time in Olympic bobsleigh history that there were ties for the medal positions. [b 1], The costs of construction and of the land of the Olympic venues totaled 106.6 billion yen,[a 25] approximately 914 million US dollars. However, in the finals, the German Nicola Thost, a former gymnast, finished second in both legs, scored 74.6 points, which was enough for the gold medal. The Japanese moguls skier, Tae Satoya, 11th after qualifications, surprised everyone by winning the gold medal with a score of 25.06. Won Hye-kyung, also of South Korea, won the bronze a further 0.18 seconds behind. The bobsleigh events resulted in two ties, for the two-man gold and for the four-man bronze. [a 19] For the second point, the organizers attempted to minimize the impact on their nature and the local ecosystem. The first event was the individual competition that took place on 13 and 14 February. Dei ti tevlingane, fem kvar for både kvinner og menn, vart gjennomført i tida 10. In addition to the official poster, a separate poster was created for the opening ceremony. Start: 1680 m, mål: 840 m [a 61] In November 1995, the NAOC executive board agreed to add snowboarding, and this was approved by the IOC at their December meeting the following month in Karuizawa. The Spiral course measured 1700 m in length, with fifteen curves, descended 113 m from start to finish, and included two short uphill sections. The German skater Franziska Schenk, one of the favorites, fell during the second lap. To make the medals, a brass core is imprinted with the design by layering gold powder onto the wet lacquer using a technique called maki-e.[b 30] On the front of the medals are borders of olive leaves, and in the center, a maki-e morning sun rises over a cloisonné emblem of the Nagano Olympics. The first time since the 1968 Winter Olympics did more than four countries win bobsleigh medals. The Village was open from 24 January to 25 February 1998, and accommodated 3,200 people. In the 1000 meters, world record holder Marc Gagnon was disqualified for obstruction in the quarter-finals. [5][6], Five months after the city was selected, the Nagano Olympic Organizing Committee (NAOC) was created. [b 27], The medals awarded to the top three finishers measured 80mm in diameter and 9.7 mm in thickness. In the 5000m, the Dutch skater Gianni Romme won gold, with a world record time of 6:22.20, followed by Ritsma, who was 6.04 seconds behind, and Bart Veldkamp, representing Belgium who won the bronze with a time of 6:28.31.

In the final, he led from the start and won the gold medal with a time of 42.862 seconds. The Canadian Olympic Committee lodged a protest and the case quickly went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport where it was ruled that because marijuana was not classified as a "banned" substance, the medal should be returned to the Canadian athlete. The site can accommodate 10,000 spectators. The members of the IOC stayed athletes the Kokusai 21 Hotel in downtown Nagano. In total, the Olympic family included 18,350 people. Prokasheva's medal was the first medal by a female Kazakh athlete at any Winter Olympics.

Six other countries took home either one silver or one bronze medal. [a 38] The media, as well as representatives of different national Olympic committees generally were transported by car, from their arrival airport, usually Tokyo but also Kansai and Nagoya, to their lodging, either in Nagano or Karuizawa. Start: 995 m, mål: 830 m Denne sida vart sist endra den 5. januar 2015 kl. The number of events increased from 61 at the 1994 Winter Olympics to 68 in 1998. The Japanese team won the B-Final with a time that was five seconds faster than the gold medalists. No silver medal was awarded. [b 18] The town of Karuizawa also hosted the equestrian events at the 1964 Summer Olympics, thus becoming the first place in the world to host both the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics.