title: Norway at the 1998 Winter Olympics
text: # Norway at the 1998 Winter Olympics
  
  Norway competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Hans Petter Buraas | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom |
  | Gold | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Biathlon | Men's 10 km sprint |
  | Gold | Halvard Hanevold | Biathlon | Men's 20 km |
  | Gold | Bjørn Dæhlie | Cross-country skiing | Men's 10 km (classical) |
  | Gold | Thomas Alsgaard | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km pursuit (freestyle) |
  | Gold | Bjørn Dæhlie | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km (freestyle) |
  | Gold | Sture Sivertsen Erling Jevne Bjørn Dæhlie Thomas Alsgaard | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 × 10 km relay |
  | Gold | Bjarte Engen Vik | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
  | Gold | Halldor Skard Kenneth Braaten Bjarte Engen Vik Fred Børre Lundberg | Nordic combined | Men's team |
  | Gold | Ådne Søndrål | Speed skating | Men's 1500 m |
  | Silver | Lasse Kjus | Alpine skiing | Men's downhill |
  | Silver | Ole Kristian Furuseth | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom |
  | Silver | Lasse Kjus | Alpine skiing | Men's combined |
  | Silver | Frode Andresen | Biathlon | Men's 10 km sprint |
  | Silver | Egil Gjelland Halvard Hanevold Dag Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Biathlon | Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |
  | Silver | Bjørn Dæhlie | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km pursuit (freestyle) |
  | Silver | Erling Jevne | Cross-country skiing | Men's 30 km (classical) |
  | Silver | Bente Martinsen Marit Mikkelsplass Elin Nilsen Anita Moen Guidon | Cross-country skiing | Women's 4 × 5 km relay |
  | Silver | Daniel Franck | Snowboarding | Men's halfpipe |
  | Silver | Stine Brun Kjeldaas | Snowboarding | Women's halfpipe |
  | Bronze | Ann Elen Skjelbreid Annette Sikveland Gunn Margit Andreassen Liv Grete-Skjelbreid-Poirée | Biathlon | Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay |
  | Bronze | Bente Martinsen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km (classical) |
  | Bronze | Anita Moen Guidon | Cross-country skiing | Women's 15 km (classical) |
  | Bronze | Eigil Ramsfjell Jan Thoresen Stig-Arne Gunnestad Anthon Grimsmo Tore Torvbråten | Curling | Men's tournament |
  | Bronze | Kari Traa | Freestyle skiing | Women's moguls |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
  | Kjetil André Aamodt | Downhill | | | 1:51.72 | 13 |
  | Lasse Kjus | Downhill | | | 1:50.51 | |
  | Lasse Kjus | Super-G | | | 1:36.25 | 9 |
  | Kjetil André Aamodt | Super-G | | | 1:35.67 | 5 |
  | Harald Christian Strand Nilsen | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Kjetil André Aamodt | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Lasse Kjus | Giant Slalom | 1:21.92 | 1:18.73 | 2:40.65 | 8 |
  | Tom Stiansen | Giant Slalom | 1:21.40 | 1:21.48 | 2:42.88 | 17 |
  | Finn Christian Jagge | Slalom | 56.06 | 55.33 | 1:51.39 | 7 |
  | Tom Stiansen | Slalom | 55.70 | 55.20 | 1:50.90 | 4 |
  | Ole Kristian Furuseth | Slalom | 55.53 | 55.11 | 1:50.64 | |
  | Hans Petter Buraas | Slalom | 55.28 | 54.03 | 1:49.31 | |
  
  Men's combined
  
  | Athlete | Slalom | Slalom | Downhill | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time | Total time | Rank |
  | Kjetil André Aamodt | 50.29 | 44.97 | DNF | DNF | – |
  | Finn Christian Jagge | 50.22 | 45.16 | DNF | DNF | – |
  | Lasse Kjus | 48.09 | 45.57 | 1:34.99 | 3:08.65 | |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
  | Kristine Kristiansen | Downhill | | | DNF | – |
  | Trude Gimle | Downhill | | | 1:30.87 | 16 |
  | Ingeborg Helen Marken | Downhill | | | 1:30.19 | 11 |
  | Trude Gimle | Super-G | | | 1:19.71 | 25 |
  | Ingeborg Helen Marken | Super-G | | | 1:19.16 | 19 |
  | Kristine Kristiansen | Super-G | | | 1:19.02 | 17 |
  | Noriyo Hiroi | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Kristine Kristiansen | Giant Slalom | 1:23.04 | 1:35.67 | 2:58.71 | 22 |
  | Andrine Flemmen | Giant Slalom | 1:20.04 | 1:34.90 | 2:54.94 | 10 |
  | Trude Gimle | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Andrine Flemmen | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Trine Bakke-Rognmo | Slalom | 47.17 | DNF | DNF | – |
  
  Women's combined
  
  | Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total time | Rank |
  | Trude Gimle | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
  | Ingeborg Helen Marken | 1:30.65 | 39.00 | 37.54 | 2:47.19 | 13 |
  | Kristine Kristiansen | 1:30.61 | 38.49 | DNF | DNF | – |
  
  ## Biathlon
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 km Sprint | Egil Gjelland | 1 | 28:49.1 | 13 |
  | 10 km Sprint | Halvard Hanevold | 2 | 28:40.8 | 8 |
  | 10 km Sprint | Frode Andresen | 2 | 28:17.8 | |
  | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 0 | 27:16.2 | |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
  | 20 km | Frode Andresen | 54:51.0 | 5 | 59:51.0 | 19 |
  | 20 km | Dag Bjørndalen | 57:34.7 | 1 | 58:34.7 | 10 |
  | 20 km | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 54:16.8 | 4 | 58:16.8 | 7 |
  | 20 km | Halvard Hanevold | 55:16.4 | 1 | 56:16.4 | |
  
  ### Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | Egil Gjelland Halvard Hanevold Dag Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 0 | 1'21:56.3 | |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7.5 km Sprint | Gunn Margit Andreassen | 4 | 26:36.2 | 56 |
  | 7.5 km Sprint | Ann Elen Skjelbreid | 4 | 25:22.8 | 37 |
  | 7.5 km Sprint | Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poirée | 3 | 24:44.0 | 23 |
  | 7.5 km Sprint | Annette Sikveland | 2 | 24:09.5 | 15 |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
  | 15 km | Gunn Margit Andreassen | 56:28.5 | 5 | 1'01:28.5 | 40 |
  | 15 km | Ann Elen Skjelbreid | 54:00.3 | 7 | 1'01:00.3 | 34 |
  | 15 km | Liv Grete Skjelbreid | 52:21.2 | 5 | 57:21.2 | 15 |
  | 15 km | Annette Sikveland | 53:38.7 | 3 | 56:38.7 | 8 |
  
  ### Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | Ann Elen Skjelbreid Annette Sikveland Gunn Margit Andreassen Liv Grete Skjelbreid | 2 | 1'40:37.3 | |
  
      $^1$ 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 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | NOR-1 | Arnfinn Kristiansen Jørn Stian Dahl Peter Kildal Dagfinn Aarskog | Four-man | 53.96 | 18 | 53.78 | 15 | 54.33 | 17 | 2:42.07 | 17 |
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 10 km C | Sture Sivertsen | 28:10.6 | 9 |
  | 10 km C | Erling Jevne | 27:58.7 | 7 |
  | 10 km C | Thomas Alsgaard | 27:48.1 | 5 |
  | 10 km C | Bjørn Dæhlie | 27:24.5 | |
  | 15 km $pursuit^1$ F | Sture Sivertsen | 43:29.2 | 27 |
  | 15 km $pursuit^1$ F | Bjørn Dæhlie | 39:38.8 | |
  | 15 km $pursuit^1$ F | Thomas Alsgaard | 39:37.7 | |
  | 30 km C | Thomas Alsgaard | DNF | – |
  | 30 km C | Bjørn Dæhlie | 1'40:18.5 | 20 |
  | 30 km C | Sture Sivertsen | 1'39:44.9 | 15 |
  | 30 km C | Erling Jevne | 1'35:27.1 | |
  | 50 km F | Tor-Arne Hetland | 2'15:21.7 | 24 |
  | 50 km F | Anders Eide | 2'11:06.9 | 11 |
  | 50 km F | Thomas Alsgaard | 2'07:21.5 | 6 |
  | 50 km F | Bjørn Dæhlie | 2'05:08.2 | |
  
      $^1$ Starting delay based on 10 km results.
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  ### Men's 4 × 10 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Sture Sivertsen Erling Jevne Bjørn Dæhlie Thomas Alsgaard | 1'40:55.7 | |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 5 km C | Trude Dybendahl Hartz | 18:08.0 | 8 |
  | 5 km C | Anita Moen-Guidon | 18:04.4 | 7 |
  | 5 km C | Marit Mikkelsplass | 17:53.5 | 6 |
  | 5 km C | Bente Martinsen | 17:49.4 | |
  | 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Marit Mikkelsplass | 30:15.3 | 14 |
  | 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Trude Dybendahl Hartz | 29:36.0 | 11 |
  | 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Bente Martinsen | 29:34.1 | 9 |
  | 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Anita Moen-Guidon | 29:27.6 | 8 |
  | 15 km C | Bente Martinsen | 48:19.0 | 6 |
  | 15 km C | Trude Dybendahl Hartz | 48:19.0 | 6 |
  | 15 km C | Marit Wold-Mikkelsplass | 48:12.5 | 5 |
  | 15 km C | Anita Moen Guidon | 47:52.6 | |
  | 30 km F | Trude Dybendahl Hartz | DNF | – |
  | 30 km F | Maj Helen Sorkmo | 1'29:16.9 | 19 |
  | 30 km F | Marit Wold-Mikkelsplass | 1'25:36.9 | 9 |
  | 30 km F | Elin Nilsen | 1'24:24.5 | 4 |
  
      $^2$ Starting delay based on 5 km results.
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  ### Women's 4 × 5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Bente Martinsen Marit Mikkelsplass Elin Nilsen Anita Moen Guidon | 55:38.0 | |
  
  ## Curling
  
  ### Men's tournament
  
  **Group stage**
  
  Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
  
  | 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 |
  | Norway | 2–4 | United Kingdom |
  | Germany | 5–7 | Norway |
  | United States | 7–6 | Norway |
  | Norway | 5–3 | Japan |
  | Norway | 7–4 | Sweden |
  | Switzerland | 4–5 | Norway |
  | Norway | 10–8 | Canada |
  
  **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 |
  
  Bronze medal game
  
  | Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | United States (Somerville) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
  | Norway (Ramsfjell) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |
  | Contestants | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
  | Bronze medal | Eigil Ramsfjell | Jan Thoresen | Stig-Arne Gunnestad | Anthon Grimsmo | Tore Torvbråten |
  
  ### Women's tournament
  
  **Group stage**
  
  Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
  
  | Country | Skip | W | L |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Canada | Sandra Schmirler | 6 | 1 |
  | Sweden | Elisabet Gustafson | 6 | 1 |
  | Denmark | Helena Blach Lavrsen | 5 | 2 |
  | Great Britain | Kirsty Hay | 4 | 3 |
  | Japan | Mayumi Ohkutsu | 2 | 5 |
  | Norway 6th | Dordi Nordby | 2 | 5 |
  | United States | Lisa Schoeneberg | 2 | 5 |
  | Germany | Andrea Schöpp | 1 | 6 |
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | Norway | 2–8 | Sweden |
  | Norway | 6–5 | Canada |
  | Norway | 4–6 | United Kingdom |
  | Norway | 6–7 | Germany |
  | Japan | 8–4 | Norway |
  | United States | 8–9 | Norway |
  | Denmark | 8–3 | Norway |
  
  Contestants
  
  | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Dordi Nordby | Marianne Haslum | Kristin Løvseth | Hanne Woods | Grethe Wolan |
  
  ## Freestyle skiing
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank |
  | Kari Traa | Moguls | 35.19 | 22.51 | 8 Q | 32.69 | 24.09 | |
  | Hilde Synnøve Lid | Aerials | | 168.79 | 5 Q | | 160.18 | 6 |
  
  ## 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 |
  | Halldor Skard | Individual | 186.0 | 42 | DNF | – |
  | Kristian Hammer | Individual | 203.5 | 24 | 46:07.7 | 26 |
  | Fred Børre Lundberg | Individual | 205.0 | 22 | 44:32.3 | 16 |
  | Bjarte Engen Vik | Individual | 241.0 | 1 | 41:21.1 | |
  
  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 |
  | Halldor Skard Kenneth Braaten Bjarte Engen Vik Fred Børre Lundberg | 901.0 | 3 | 54:11.5 | |
  
  ## 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 |
  | Roar Ljøkelsøy | Normal hill | 74.0 | 80.0 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Espen Bredesen | Normal hill | 74.5 | 82.5 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Henning Stensrud | Normal hill | 81.0 | 96.0 | 24 Q | 81.0 | 97.0 | 193.0 | 23 |
  | Kristian Brenden | Normal hill | 87.5 | 112.0 | 6 Q | 84.0 | 103.5 | 215.5 | 8 |
  | Henning Stensrud | Large hill | 106.5 | 89.7 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Kristian Brenden | Large hill | 113.0 | 104.4 | 24 Q | 127.0 | 130.1 | 234.5 | 13 |
  | Roar Ljøkelsøy | Large hill | 119.5 | 116.6 | 7 Q | 124.0 | 125.7 | 242.3 | 9 |
  | Lasse Ottesen | Large hill | 121.0 | 118.8 | 5 Q | 122.0 | 120.1 | 238.9 | 10 |
  
  ### Men's team large hill
  
  | Athletes | Result | Result |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Points $^1$ | Rank |
  | Henning Stensrud Lasse Ottesen Roar Ljøkelsøy Kristian Brenden | 870.6 | 4 |
  
      $^1$ Four teams members performed two jumps each.
  
  ## Snowboarding
  
  ### 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 |
  | Roger Hjelmstadstuen | 35.2 | 18 | 31.3 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Kim Christiansen | 38.1 | 9 | 37.7 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Klas Vangen | 38.3 | 7 QF | | | 70.9 | 15 |
  | Daniel Franck | 39.6 | 4 QF | | | 82.4 | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | Christel Thoresen | 24.3 | 22 | 24.4 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Anne Molin Kongsgård | 29.3 | 16 | 29.2 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Stine Brun Kjeldaas | 37.6 | 1 QF | | | 74.2 | |
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | 500 m | Roger Strøm | 36.53 | 14 | 36.15 | 7 | 72.68 | 10 |
  | 500 m | Grunde Njøs | 36.32 | 11 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | 1000 m | Roger Strøm | | | | | 1:13.58 | 34 |
  | 1000 m | Grunde Njøs | | | | | 1:12.27 | 14 |
  | 1500 m | Brigt Rykkje | | | | | 1:52.91 | 29 |
  | 1500 m | Steinar Johansen | | | | | 1:52.88 | 28 |
  | 1500 m | Ådne Søndrål | | | | | 1:47.87 WR | |
  | 5000 m | Remi Hereide | | | | | 6:39.35 | 12 |
  | 5000 m | Lasse Sætre | | | | | 6:38.95 | 11 |
  | 5000 m | Kjell Storelid | | | | | 6:37.12 | 8 |
  | 10,000 m | Remi Hereide | | | | | 14:09.90 | 15 |
  | 10,000 m | Lasse Sætre | | | | | 13:42.94 | 7 |
  | 10,000 m | Kjell Storelid | | | | | 13:35.95 | 5 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | 500 m | Edel Therese Høiseth | 40.02 | 23 | 39.99 | 20 | 80.01 | 20 |
  | 1000 m | Edel Therese Høiseth | | | | | 1:19.23 | 14 |
  | 1500 m | Anette Tønsberg | | | | | 2:03.03 | 17 |
  | 3000 m | Anette Tønsberg | | | | | 4:19.24 | 15 |
  | 5000 m | Anette Tønsberg | | | | | 7:28.39 | 13 |
  