United States at the 1998 Winter Olympics

The United States competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

United States at the
1998 Winter Olympics
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
in Nagano
Competitors186 (105 men, 81 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearers Eric Flaim (Opening) (short track speed skating)
Cammi Granato (Closing) (ice hockey)
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
6
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
13
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

With Salt Lake City as the host of the 2002 Winter Olympics, a cultural segment of the city and the state of Utah was shown at the closing ceremony.

Medalists edit

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

Alpine skiing edit

Men

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
A. J. KittDownhillDNF
Tommy Moe1:51.4312
Kyle Rasmussen1:51.099
Jason Rosener1:52.3315
Chad FleischerCombinedDNF
Matt Grosjean48.323DNF
Jason RosenerDNF
Chad FleischerSuper-G1:40.1934
Kyle Rasmussen1:36.5213
Tommy Moe1:35.978
Daron Rahlves1:35.967
Sacha GrosGiant slalom1:24.57291:22.32292:46.8926
Bode Miller1:56.9846DSQDSQ
Casey PuckettDNFDNF
Daron Rahlves1:22.81211:20.78222:43.5920
Matt GrosjeanSlalom56.581155.98161:52.5615
Chip KnightDNFDNF
Andy LeRoyDNFDNF
Bode Miller57.5222DNFDNF

Women

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kirsten ClarkDownhill1:32.2528
Jonna Mendes1:30.8917
Kathleen Monahan1:32.2226
Picabo Street1:29.546
Kirsten ClarkCombined1:31.471741.752139.03192:52.2518
Caroline Lalive1:31.051437.29736.42102:44.767
Jonna Mendes1:31.161539.921837.51152:48.5914
Alex Shaffer1:32.531937.33935.3862:45.249
Kirsten ClarkSuper-GDNF
Jonna Mendes1:20.3532
Kathleen Monahan1:20.2529
Picabo Street1:18.02
Caroline LaliveGiant slalomDNFDNF
Julie Parisien1:25.34301:37.44273:02.7828
Sarah Schleper1:23.6326DNFDNF
Alex Shaffer1:25.0229DNFDNF
Kristina KoznickSlalom46.739DNFDNF
Tasha NelsonDSQDSQ
Julie Parisien47.912248.44131:36.3513
Sarah Schleper49.173150.25221:39.4222

Biathlon edit

Men

AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Jay HakkinenSprint31:31.63 (1+2)60
Dan Westover30:39.51 (1+0)49
Jay HakkinenIndividual1:02:10.34 (1+1+0+2)42
Robert Rosser1:08:35.77 (1+4+1+1)69
Andrew Erickson
Jay Hakkinen
Robert Rosser
Dan Westover
Relay1:28:13.90 (0+0)17

Women

AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Deborah NordykeSprint25:50.5248
Kristina Sabasteanski25:12.2133
Stacey Wooley27:03.0358
Kara SalmelaIndividual1:04:43.7556
Ntala Skinner1:09:09.0361
Stacey Wooley1:03:57.3255
Kristina Sabasteanski
Kara Salmela
Ntala Skinner
Stacey Wooley
Relay1:48:30.21 (0+1)15

Bobsleigh edit

AthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jim Herberich
Robert Olesen
Two-man54.911054.70954.46854.4653:38.537
Brian Shimer
Garrett Hines
54.88954.791354.42654.66113:38.7510
Jim Herberich
Darrin Steele
John Kasper
Robert Olesen
Four-man53.741553.721453.8182:41.2712
Brian Shimer
Chip Minton
Randy Jones
Garrett Hines
52.93453.42453.7342:40.085

Cross-country skiing edit

Men

AthleteEventTimeRank
John Bauer10 km classical29:58.441
Marcus Nash32:11.978
Justin Wadsworth30:26.347
Patrick Weaver30:04.443
John Bauer15 km freestyle pursuit45:24.647
Justin Wadsworth45:18.044
Patrick Weaver45:07.140
John Bauer30 km classical1:44:15.347
Marcus Nash1:44:37.749
Justin Wadsworth1:42:21.137
Patrick WeaverDNF
John Bauer50 km freestyle2:24:45.453
Marc Gilbertson2:24:37.552
Marcus Nash2:17:37.835
Patrick Weaver2:20:37.744
John Bauer
Marcus Nash
Justin Wadsworth
Patrick Weaver
4×10 km relay1:48:16.417

Women

AthleteEventTimeRank
Nina Kemppel5 km classical20:29.767
Laura McCabe21:06.975
Karen Petty19:36.651
Laura Wilson20:24.665
Laura McCabe10 km freestyle pursuitDNF
Karen Petty34:12.252
Laura Wilson34:42.457
Nina Kemppel15 km classical53:57.252
Suzanne King52:58.948
Karen Petty52:45.347
Laura Wilson54:10.453
Suzanne King30 km freestyle1:34:01.843
Laura McCabe1:35:09.949
Karen Petty1:33:47.341
Laura Wilson1:33:10.636
Suzanne King
Laura McCabe
Karen Petty
Laura Wilson
4×5 km relay1:00:51.215

Curling edit

Summary

TeamEventGroup stageTie-breaker 1Tie-breaker 2SemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
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
7Did not advance

Men's tournament edit

Team

PositionCurler
SkipTim Somerville
ThirdMike Peplinski
SecondMyles Brundidge
LeadJohn Gordon
AlternateTim Solin

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

CountrySkipWL
 CanadaMike Harris61
 NorwayEigil Ramsfjell52
 SwitzerlandPatrick Hürlimann52
 United StatesTim Somerville34
 JapanMakoto Tsuruga34
 SwedenPeja Lindholm34
 Great BritainDouglas Dryburgh25
 GermanyAndy Kapp16

Semi-final
Saturday, February 14, 18:00

Sheet D12345678910Final
 Canada (Harris) 21101200XX7
 United States (Somerville)00000001XX1

Bronze medal match
Sunday, February 15, 9:00

Sheet B12345678910Final
 United States (Somerville) 4th000003010X4
 Norway (Ramsfjell)011130201X9

Women's tournament edit

Team

PositionCurler
SkipLisa Schoeneberg
ThirdErika Brown
SecondDebbie Henry
LeadLori Mountford
AlternateStacey Liapis

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

CountrySkipWL
 CanadaSandra Schmirler61
 SwedenElisabet Gustafson61
 DenmarkHelena Blach Lavrsen52
 Great BritainKirsty Hay43
 JapanMayumi Ohkutsu25
 NorwayDordi Nordby25
 United States 7thLisa Schoeneberg25
 GermanyAndrea Schöpp16

Figure skating edit

Tara Lipinski became the youngest competitor in Winter Olympics history to earn a gold medal in an individual event.[1]

Individual

AthleteEventSPFSTotal
RankRankTFPRank
Todd EldredgeMen's singles345.54
Michael Weiss11611.57
Nicole BobekLadies' singles171725.517
Michelle Kwan122.5
Tara Lipinski212.0

Mixed

AthleteEventCD1CD2SP / ODFD / FDTotal
RankRankRankRankTFPRank
Kyoko Ina
Jason Dungjen
Pairs446.04
Jenni Meno
Todd Sand
6912.08
Jessica Joseph
Charles Butler
Ice dancing2220202141.421
Elizabeth Punsalan
Jerod Swallow
777714.07

Freestyle skiing edit

Aerials
Men

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Jump 1Jump 2TotalRankJump 1Jump 2TotalRank
Eric BergoustAerials121.04111.57232.614 Q133.05122.59255.64
Matt Chojnacki81.6583.43165.0821Did not advance
Mariano Ferrario111.1775.81186.9815Did not advance
Britt Swartley126.60120.48247.082 Q121.70109.91231.615

Women

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Jump 1Jump 2TotalRankJump 1Jump 2TotalRank
Stacey BlumerAerials84.0046.91130.9020Did not advance
Tracy Evans88.9658.27147.2317Did not advance
Nikki Stone78.1095.90174.004 Q98.1594.85193.00

Moguls
Men

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
TimePointsRankTimePointsRank
Evan DybvigMogulsDNF4.5531Did not advance
Jim Moran28.0522.9023Did not advance
Jonny Moseley25.7826.531 Q25.1026.93
Alexander Wilson28.1024.3210 Q26.3124.6810

Women

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
TimePointsRankTimePointsRank
Ann BattelleMoguls34.0121.2416 Q31.8923.6510
Liz McIntyre34.7723.073 Q32.7923.728
Donna Weinbrecht33.4723.351 Q33.4024.024

Ice hockey edit

Summary

TeamEventPreliminary roundFirst roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
United States men'sMen's tournamentByeBye  Sweden
L 2–4
 Belarus
W 5–2
 Canada
L 1–4
3  Czech Republic
L 1–4
Did not advance6
United States women'sWomen'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

Roster
Head coach: Ron Wilson

Name
John Vanbiesbrouck
Mike Richter
Guy Hebert
Chris Chelios
Brian Leetch
Gary Suter
Derian Hatcher
Kevin Hatcher
Mathieu Schneider
Keith Carney
Bryan Berard
Mike Modano
Bill Guerin
Brett Hull
Pat LaFontaine
Jeremy Roenick
John LeClair
Keith Tkachuk
Doug Weight
Jamie Langenbrunner
Adam Deadmarsh
Tony Amonte
Joel Otto

First round

TeamGP W L T GF GA GD Pts
 Canada3300123+96
 Sweden3210117+44
 United States3120810-22
 Belarus3030415-110

All times are local (UTC+9).

February 13, 1998Sweden  4 – 2
(1-2, 2-0, 1-0)
 United StatesThe Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,985

February 14, 1998United States  5 – 2
(2-1, 1-0, 2-1)
 BelarusThe Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,975

February 16, 1998Canada  4 – 1
(0-1, 0-2, 1-1)
 United StatesThe Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,863

Quarterfinal

February 18, 1998Czech Republic  4 – 1
(1-0, 0-3, 0-1)
 United StatesThe Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,822

Women's tournament edit

Roster
Head coach: Ben Smith

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

Preliminary round
The first 4 teams (shaded green) advanced to medal round games.

TeamGP W L T GF GA Pts
 United States550033710
 Canada541028128
 Finland532027106
 China523010154
 Sweden514010212
 Japan50502450

All times are local (UTC+9).

February 8, 1998
20:00
China  0–5
(0–2, 0–1, 0–2)
 United StatesAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 3,255
Game reference
Guo HongGoaliesSarah TuetingReferee:
Laurie Taylor-Bolton
Linesmen:
Isabelle Giguère
Sandra Dombrowski
0–107:39 – Granato (Ulion, Schmidgall) (PP)
0–219:17 – Bye (Mounsey) (PP)
0–334:53 – Mounsey (King)
0–451:05 – Schmidgall (Bye)
0–556:20 – Granato (King)
14 minPenalties10 min
10Shots31

February 9, 1998
16:00
United States  7–1
(1–1, 4–0, 2–0)
 SwedenAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 3,607
Game reference
Sara DeCostaGoaliesAnnica ÅhlénReferee:
Manuela Gröger
Linesmen:
Isabelle Giguère
Marina Zenk
0–110:02 – Morelius (Sjölander, Holst) (PP)
Baker (Merz) – 16:271–1
Bye (Merz, Mounsey) (PP) – 32:392–1
King (Blahoski) – 34:263–1
Merz – 36:204–1
Bye (SH) – 38:395–1
Ulion (Granato) (PP) – 54:286–1
Looney (SH) – 55:307–1
14 minPenalties24 min
47Shots3

February 11, 1998
20:00
United States  4–2
(1–1, 3–1, 0–0)
 FinlandAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 3,688
Game reference
Sarah TuetingGoaliesTuula PuputtiReferee:
Marina Zenk
Linesmen:
Isabelle Giguère
Laurie Taylor-Bolton
Movsessian (King) – 02:481–0
1–118:09 – Hänninen (Lehto, Nieminen) (PP)
Bye (Schmidgall) – 21:222–1
2–225:27 – Nieminen (SH)
Mounsey (Bye, Merz) (PP) – 26:493–2
Ulion (Bye) – 36:564–2
18 minPenalties10 min
25Shots22

February 12, 1998
16:00
United States  10–0
(5–0, 2–0, 3–0)
 JapanAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 5,015
Sara DeCostaGoaliesHaruka Watanabe
Yuka Oda
Referee:
Laurie Taylor-Bolton
Linesmen:
Isabelle Giguère
Sigrid Nonas
Looney – 03:551–0
Mleczko (Merz) – 09:082–0
Whyte (Granato) – 13:323–0
Looney (Ulion, Schmidgall) (PP) – 14:144–0
Mleczko (Brown-Miller, Looney) – 14:365–0
King (Baker, Bailey) – 29:186–0
King (Blahoski, Baker) – 39:347–0
Baker (Granato) (PP) – 45:378–0
Bye (Mounsey, Ulion) (PP) – 51:469–0
King (Baker) – 53:0310–0
8 minPenalties12 min
56Shots4

February 14, 1998
20:00
Canada  4–7
(1–1, 0–0, 3–6)
 United StatesAqua Wing Arena
Attendance: 5,872
Lesley ReddonGoaliesSarah Tueting
Sara DeCosta
Referee:
Manuela Gröger
Linesmen:
Johanna Kuisma
Sigrid Nonas
Dupuis (Sunohara) (PP) – 03:011–0
1–119:20 – Granato (PP)
Dupuis (Brisson) (PP) – 41:242–1
Hefford (Dupuis) (PP2) – 45:283–1
Brisson (Wilson, Wickenheiser) (PP) – 45:534–1
4–247:05 – Baker (King)
4–350:57 – Granato (Ulion, Mounsey) (PP2)
4–452:25 – Schmidgall (Granato) (PP)
4–552:48 – Dunn (Mleczko)
4–657:06 – Brown-Miller (Mleczko)
4–758:58 – Baker (ENG)
18 minPenalties30 min
35Shots30

Gold medal game

February 17, 1998
18:00
United States  3–1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)
 Canada Big Hat
Attendance: 8,626
Game reference
Sarah TuetingGoaliesManon RhéaumeReferee:
Marina Zenk
Linesmen:
Isabelle Giguère
Debra Parece
Ulion (Whyte, Merz) (PP) − 22:381–0
Looney (Whyte, Ulion) (PP) − 50:572–0
2–155:59 − Goyette (Wickenheiser, Heaney) (PP)
Whyte (ENG) − 59:523–1
8 minPenalties6 min
24Shots22

Luge edit

Men

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Larry DolanSingles50.5581550.1631250.1401250.267123:21.12813
Adam Heidt50.4011349.899849.971949.82743:20.0989
Wendel Suckow50.069649.871749.908649.88053:19.7286
Mark Grimmette
Brian Martin
Doubles50.716350.50121:41.217
Chris Thorpe
Gordy Sheer
50.634250.49311:41.127

Women

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Bethany Calcaterra-McMahonSingles51.696751.651751.296750.91583:25.55588
Cammy Myler51.795951.654851.219650.80763:25.4757
Erin Warren51.644651.461651.364850.85973:25.3286

Nordic combined edit

AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryTotal
Jump 1Jump 2TotalRankTimeRankTimeRank
Bill DemongIndividual110.598.0208.51944:03.94047:18.934
Dave Jarrett105.589.5195.03442:16.02546:52.030
Todd Lodwick101.0116.0217.01342:33.42844:57.420
Tim Tetreault94.096.5190.53942:45.52947:48.536
Bill Demong
Dave Jarrett
Todd Lodwick
Tim Tetreault
Team807.0955:53.6658:38.610

Short track speed skating edit

Men

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Andy Gabel500 m43.8992 Q44.1243 ADV59.8114 QB43.0727
Rusty Smith44.5843Did not advance
Dan Weinstein43.4923Did not advance
Andy Gabel1000 m1:31.6722 Q1:35.6413 ADV1:32.9851 QA1:33.5184
Scott Koons1:31.1104Did not advance
Rusty Smith1:33.3261 Q1:39.7754Did not advance
Eric Flaim
Andy Gabel
Tommy O'Hare
Rusty Smith
5000 m relay7:16.7244 QB7:02.0146

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

Women

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Erin Gleason500 m48.7672 Q46.4254Did not advance
Erin Porter1:04.1134Did not advance
Amy Peterson46.7643Did not advance
Erin Gleason1000 m1:36.9653Did not advance
Erin Porter1:52.9394Did not advance
Amy Peterson1:33.5301 Q1:36.2742 Q1:35.6444 QB1:37.3484
Erin Gleason
Caroline Hallisey
Amy Peterson
Erin Porter
Cathy Turner
3000 m relay4:33.3524 QB4:26.2535

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

Ski jumping edit

AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2Total
DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
Alan AlbornNormal hill74.079.542Did not advance
Casey Colby73.079.542Did not advance
Brendan Doran68.569.552Did not advance
Randy Weber71.074.549Did not advance
Alan AlbornLarge hill102.582.544Did not advance
Casey Colby109.096.229 Q97.069.630165.830
Brendan Doran91.558.758Did not advance
Randy Weber98.575.350Did not advance
Alan Alborn
Casey Colby
Mike Keuler
Randy Weber
Team large hill211.5279.2490.712

Snowboarding edit

Alpine
Men

AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeTimeTimeRank
Adam HostetterGiant slalomDSQ
Mike Jacoby1:03.531:08.272:11.8017
Chris Klug59.381:05.872:05.256

Women

AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeTimeTimeRank
Rosey FletcherGiant slalomDNF
Lisa KosglowDNF
Betsy ShawDSQ
Sondra Van Ert1:17.891:08.672:26.5612

Freestyle
Men

AthleteEventQualifying round 1Qualifying round 2Final
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Ron ChiodiHalfpipe29.03132.123Did not advance
Ross Powers38.01039.47 Q82.1
Todd Richards32.42639.56 Q69.616

Women

AthleteEventQualifying round 1Qualifying round 2Final
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Cara-Beth BurnsideHalfpipe36.72 QBye72.64
Barrett Christy30.31431.610Did not advance
Shannon Dunn33.3736.62 Q72.8
Michelle Taggart26.11825.515Did not advance

Speed skating edit

Men

AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Cory Carpenter500 m37.353937.763675.1136
Dave Cruikshank36.672136.862873.5325
Casey FitzRandolph35.81336.391372.206
Marc Pelchat36.943236.411573.3523
K. C. Boutiette1000 m1:11.758
Cory Carpenter1:13.0329
Casey FitzRandolph1:11.647
Nate Mills1:12.6123
K. C. Boutiette1500 m1:50.045
Cory Carpenter1:53.5032
Casey FitzRandolph1:53.2631
Dave Tamburrino1:54.9135
K. C. Boutiette5000 m6:39.6714
Dave Tamburrino6:41.1916
K. C. Boutiette10000 m13:44.038
Dave Tamburrino14:12.0016

Women

AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Moira D'Andrea500 m39.831840.092379.9219
Amy Sannes40.412740.492680.9026
Becky Sundstrom40.202539.661579.8617
Chris Witty39.09639.441278.5310
Moira D'Andrea1000 m1:18.389
Jennifer Rodriguez1:19.1913
Becky Sundstrom1:18.236
Chris Witty1:16.79
Moira D'Andrea1500 m2:02.4714
Jennifer Rodriguez2:00.978
Becky Sundstrom2:01.8112
Chris Witty1:58.97
Kirstin Holum3000 m4:12.246
Catherine Raney-Norman4:22.5522
Jennifer Rodriguez4:11.644
Kirstin Holum5000 m7:14.207
Jennifer Rodriguez7:16.7810

References edit

  1. ^ "Tara Lipinski becomes youngest Olympic figure skating gold medalist".