Nordic combined at the 1998 Winter Olympics explained

Event:Nordic Combined
Games:1998 Winter
Venue:Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium (ski jumping)
Snow Harp (cross-country skiing)
Dates:13–20 February 1998
Num Events:2
Competitors:53
Nations:14
Prev:1994
Next:2002

Nordic combined at the 1998 Winter Olympics, consisted of two events, held from 13 February to 20 February. The ski jumping portion took place at Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium, while the cross-country portion took place at Snow Harp.[1] [2]

Medal summary

Medal table

[1]

The Norwegians led the medal table, sweeping the two gold medals. Russia's medal, from Valery Stolyarov was the first, and as of 2010, only medal for Russia in Nordic combined (three Soviet athletes have won Nordic combined medals, two of them from Russia).

Events

[1]

Individual
41:21.141:48.641:49.3
Team

Fred Børre Lundberg
Kenneth Braaten
Halldor Skard
Bjarte Engen Vik
54:11.5
Jari Mantila
Hannu Manninen
Tapio Nurmela
Samppa Lajunen
55:30.4
Fabrice Guy
Nicolas Bal
Ludovic Roux
Sylvain Guillaume
55:53.4

Participating NOCs

Fourteen nations participated in Nordic combined at the Nagano Games.[1] Slovenia made their Olympic Nordic combined debut.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3. LA84 Foundation. Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. 1998. January 20, 2014.
  2. Web site: Nordic Combined at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041405/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1998/NCO/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 8 September 2019.