title: Switzerland at the 1998 Winter Olympics
text: # Switzerland at the 1998 Winter Olympics
  
  Switzerland competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Daniel Müller Diego Perren Dominic Andres Patrick Hürlimann Patrik Lörtscher | Curling | Men's competition |
  | Gold | Gian Simmen | Snowboarding | Men's halfpipe |
  | Silver | Didier Cuche | Alpine skiing | Men's super-G |
  | Silver | Marcel Rohner Markus Nüssli Markus Wasser Beat Seitz | Bobsleigh | Four-man |
  | Bronze | Michael von Grünigen | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom |
  | Bronze | Colette Brand | Freestyle skiing | Women's aerials |
  | Bronze | Ueli Kestenholz | Snowboarding | Men's giant slalom |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
  | Bruno Kernen | Downhill | | | DNF | – |
  | Franco Cavegn | Downhill | | | 1:51.74 | 14 |
  | Didier Cuche | Downhill | | | 1:50.91 | 8 |
  | Jürg Grünenfelder | Downhill | | | 1:50.64 | 4 |
  | Paul Accola | Super-G | | | 1:36.87 | 18 |
  | Steve Locher | Super-G | | | 1:36.62 | 14 |
  | Bruno Kernen | Super-G | | | 1:36.37 | 11 |
  | Didier Cuche | Super-G | | | 1:35.43 | |
  | Urs Kälin | Giant Slalom | 1:22.00 | 1:19.17 | 2:41.17 | 12 |
  | Steve Locher | Giant Slalom | 1:21.98 | 1:18.32 | 2:40.30 | 6 |
  | Paul Accola | Giant Slalom | 1:21.31 | 1:19.26 | 2:40.57 | 7 |
  | Michael von Grünigen | Giant Slalom | 1:20.98 | 1:18.71 | 2:39.69 | |
  | Marco Casanova | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Paul Accola | Slalom | 57.56 | 57.35 | 1:54.91 | 18 |
  | Michael von Grünigen | Slalom | 57.33 | 57.63 | 1:54.96 | 19 |
  | Didier Plaschy | Slalom | 56.67 | 55.36 | 1:52.03 | 12 |
  
  Men's combined
  
  | Athlete | Slalom | Slalom | Downhill | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time | Total time | Rank |
  | Jürg Grünenfelder | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
  | Bruno Kernen | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
  | Paul Accola | 49.39 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
  | Corinne Rey-Bellet | Downhill | | | 1:32.92 | 30 |
  | Catherine Borghi | Downhill | | | 1:31.45 | 22 |
  | Heidi Zurbriggen | Downhill | | | 1:30.25 | 12 |
  | Catherine Borghi | Super-G | | | 1:20.69 | 34 |
  | Corinne Rey-Bellet | Super-G | | | 1:20.31 | 31 |
  | Heidi Zurbriggen | Super-G | | | 1:19.22 | 21 |
  | Sonja Nef | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Catherine Borghi | Giant Slalom | 1:21.90 | 1:36.52 | 2:58.42 | 19 |
  | Karin Roten | Giant Slalom | 1:20.91 | 1:36.05 | 2:56.96 | 16 |
  | Heidi Zurbriggen | Giant Slalom | 1:20.31 | 1:33.30 | 2:53.61 | 6 |
  | Sonja Nef | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Karin Roten | Slalom | 46.64 | DNF | DNF | – |
  | Martina Accola | Slalom | 46.37 | 47.75 | 1:34.12 | 7 |
  
  Women's combined
  
  | Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total time | Rank |
  | Catherine Borghi | 1:31.24 | 37.32 | 36.77 | 2:45.33 | 10 |
  
  ## Biathlon
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 km Sprint | Jean-Marc Chabloz | DNF | DNF | – |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
  | 20 km | Jean-Marc Chabloz | 59:41.0 | 4 | 1'03:41.0 | 51 |
  
      $^1$ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
      $^2$ One minute added per missed target.
  
  ## Bobsleigh
  
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | SUI-1 | Reto Götschi Guido Acklin | Two-man | 54.71 | 3 | 54.77 | 12 | 54.44 | 7 | 54.35 | 4 | 3:38.27 | 6 |
  | SUI-2 | Christian Reich Cédric Grand | Two-man | 54.73 | 4 | 54.56 | 4 | 54.32 | 5 | 54.54 | 7 | 3:38.15 | 4 |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Total | Total |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | SUI-1 | Marcel Rohner Markus Nüssli Markus Wasser Beat Seitz | Four-man | 53.13 | 8 | 53.15 | 2 | 53.73 | 4 | 2:40.01 | |
  | SUI-2 | Christian Reich Steve Anderhub Thomas Handschin Cédric Grand | Four-man | 52.88 | 3 | 53.47 | 6 | 53.93 | 13 | 2:40.28 | 7 |
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 10 km C | Patrick Mächler | DNF | – |
  | 10 km C | Wilhelm Aschwanden | 31:10.5 | 63 |
  | 10 km C | Jeremias Wigger | 30:33.4 | 49 |
  | 10 km C | Beat Koch | 28:49.6 | 17 |
  | 15 km $pursuit^1$ F | Wilhelm Aschwanden | 45:32.8 | 49 |
  | 30 km C | Beat Koch | 1'46:38.3 | 53 |
  | 30 km C | Jeremias Wigger | 1'39:46.4 | 16 |
  | 50 km F | Reto Burgermeister | 2'22:28.3 | 49 |
  | 50 km F | Wilhelm Aschwanden | 2'14:18.0 | 22 |
  | 50 km F | Jeremias Wigger | 2'13:50.5 | 18 |
  
      $^1$ Starting delay based on 10 km results.
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  ### Men's 4 × 10 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Jeremias Wigger Beat Koch Reto Burgermeister Wilhelm Aschwanden | 1'42:49.2 | 6 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 5 km C | Andrea Senteler | 20:07.5 | 62 |
  | 5 km C | Andrea Huber | 19:27.6 | 45 |
  | 5 km C | Sylvia Honegger | 18:29.6 | 14 |
  | 5 km C | Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan | 18:16.5 | 10 |
  | 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Sylvia Honegger | 30:44.3 | 22 |
  | 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan | 29:34.8 | 10 |
  | 15 km C | Sylvia Honegger | 50:31.9 | 22 |
  | 30 km F | Natascia Leonardi Cortesi | 1'30:31.8 | 24 |
  | 30 km F | Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan | 1'25:15.0 | 7 |
  
      $^2$ Starting delay based on 5 km results.
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  ### Women's 4 × 5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Sylvia Honegger Andrea Huber Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan Natascia Leonardi Cortesi | 56:55.2 | 4 |
  
  ## Curling
  
  ### Men's tournament
  
  **Group stage**
  
  | Country | Skip | W | L |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | Germany | 4–7 | Switzerland |
  | Switzerland | 10–4 | United Kingdom |
  | Switzerland | 5–3 | Japan |
  | United States | 2–7 | Switzerland |
  | Canada | 8–3 | Switzerland |
  | Switzerland | 4–5 | Norway |
  | Sweden | 2–8 | Switzerland |
  
  **Medal round**
  
  Semi-final
  
  | Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Norway (Ramsfjell) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
  | Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
  
  Gold medal game
  
  | Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Canada (Harris) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
  | Switzerland (Hürlimann) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 9 |
  | Contestants | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
  | Gold medal | Patrick Hürlimann | Patrik Lörtscher | Daniel Müller | Diego Perren | Dominic Andres |
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Patrick Meier | 22 | 22 | 33.0 | 22 |
  
  ## Freestyle skiing
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank |
  | Corinne Bodmer | Moguls | 34.04 | 19.93 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Evelyne Leu | Aerials | | 148.72 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Michèle Rohrbach | Aerials | | 161.76 | 10 Q | | 129.36 | 11 |
  | Colette Brand | Aerials | | 165.07 | 7 Q | | 171.83 | |
  
  ## Luge
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Reto Gilly | 50.594 | 16 | 50.646 | 20 | 51.485 | 25 | 50.627 | 20 | 3:23.352 | 22 |
  
  ## Nordic combined
  
  Men's individual
  
  Events:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping
  * 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
  
  | Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | Marco Zarucchi | Individual | 185.5 | 43 | 45:37.9 | 25 |
  | Andy Hartmann | Individual | 193.0 | 38 | 46:18.5 | 28 |
  | Urs Kunz | Individual | 196.0 | 32 | 44:53.2 | 18 |
  | Jean-Yves Cuendet | Individual | 206.0 | 21 | 44:34.6 | 17 |
  
  Men's Team
  
  Four participants per team.
  
  Events:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping
  * 5 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
  
  | Athletes | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Points | Rank | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | Marco Zarucchi Andy Hartmann Jean-Yves Cuendet Urs Kunz | 797.0 | 10 | 56:41.6 | 7 |
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  | Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
  | Marco Steinauer | Normal hill | 66.0 | 63.5 | 56 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Simon Ammann | Normal hill | 75.0 | 83.5 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Sylvain Freiholz | Normal hill | 76.0 | 86.0 | 30 Q | 80.5 | 96.0 | 182.0 | 29 |
  | Bruno Reuteler | Normal hill | 81.0 | 96.5 | 23 Q | 84.0 | 103.5 | 200.0 | 18 |
  | Sylvain Freiholz | Large hill | 106.0 | 88.8 | 41 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Simon Ammann | Large hill | 106.0 | 89.3 | 39 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Marco Steinauer | Large hill | 108.0 | 93.9 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Bruno Reuteler | Large hill | 115.5 | 105.9 | 21 Q | 120.5 | 116.4 | 222.3 | 19 |
  
  ### Men's team large hill
  
  | Athletes | Result | Result |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Points $^1$ | Rank |
  | Sylvain Freiholz Marco Steinauer Simon Ammann Bruno Reuteler | 735.0 | 6 |
  
      $^1$ Four teams members performed two jumps each.
  
  ## Snowboarding
  
  ### Men's giant slalom
  
  | Athlete | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
  | André Grütter | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
  | Gilles Jaquet | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
  | Fadri Mosca | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
  | Ueli Kestenholz | 1:00.20 | 1:03.88 | 2:04.08 | |
  
  ### Men's halfpipe
  
  | Athlete | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 2 | Qualifying round 2 | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Patrik Hasler | 32.6 | 24 | 32.1 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Gian Simmen | 34.0 | 21 | 39.8 | 3 QF | 85.2 | |
  | Bertrand Denervaud | 37.8 | 11 | 35.3 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Fabien Rohrer | 38.5 | 6 QF | | | 78.7 | 4 |
  
  ### Women's giant slalom
  
  | Athlete | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
  | Steffi von Siebenthal | 1:21.93 | DNF | DNF | – |
  | Renate Keller | 1:19.48 | 1:12.32 | 2:31.80 | 18 |
  | Cécile Plancherel | 1:15.84 | 1:08.23 | 2:24.07 | 11 |
  
  ### Women's halfpipe
  
  | Athlete | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 2 | Qualifying round 2 | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Anita Schwaller | 32.0 | 9 | 32.2 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 5000 m | Martin Feigenwinter | 6:47.08 | 21 |
  