title: Norway at the 1988 Winter Olympics
text: # Norway at the 1988 Winter Olympics
  
  Norway competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This was the first and only time at the Winter Olympics that Norway failed to win a gold medal.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Silver | Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 kilometre classical | 19 February |
  | Silver | Trude Dybendahl Marit Wold Anne Jahren Marianne Dahlmo | Cross-country skiing | Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay | 21 February |
  | Silver | Erik Johnsen | Ski jumping | Large hill individual | 23 February |
  | Bronze | Vegard Ulvang | Cross-country skiing | Men's 30 kilometre classical | 15 February |
  | Bronze | Ole Christian Eidhammer Jon Inge Kjørum Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl Erik Johnsen | Ski jumping | Large hill team | 24 February |
  
  ## Competitors
  
  The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Alpine skiing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | Biathlon | 6 | – | 6 |
  | Cross-country skiing | 7 | 8 | 15 |
  | Ice hockey | 23 | – | 23 |
  | Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
  | Ski jumping | 5 | – | 5 |
  | Speed skating | 5 | 2 | 7 |
  | Total | 53 | 10 | 63 |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
  | Finn Christian Jagge | Downhill | | | 2:07.64 | 35 |
  | Jan Einar Thorsen | Downhill | | | 2:04.77 | 24 |
  | Atle Skårdal | Downhill | | | 2:03.26 | 15 |
  | Jan Einar Thorsen | Super-G | | | DNF | – |
  | Atle Skårdal | Super-G | | | DNF | – |
  | Finn Christian Jagge | Super-G | | | DNF | – |
  | Finn Christian Jagge | Giant Slalom | 1:09.70 | DNF | DNF | – |
  | Finn Christian Jagge | Slalom | 53.40 | DNF | DNF | – |
  
  Men's combined
  
  | Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank |
  | Finn Christian Jagge | 1:54.66 | 43.35 | 42.79 | 95.21 | 9 |
  | Jan Einar Thorsen | 1:51.89 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Atle Skårdal | 1:50.27 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  
  ## Biathlon
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 km Sprint | Sverre Istad | 5 | 27:34.3 | 30 |
  | 10 km Sprint | Eirik Kvalfoss | 4 | 26:51.9 | 20 |
  | 10 km Sprint | Frode Løberg | 1 | 26:32.9 | 14 |
  | 10 km Sprint | Geir Einang | 0 | 26:13.3 | 11 |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
  | 20 km | Sylfest Glimsdal | 55:46.9 | 8 | 1'03:46.9 | 39 |
  | 20 km | Gisle Fenne | 56:56.5 | 5 | 1'01:56.5 | 30 |
  | 20 km | Frode Løberg | 56:52.7 | 4 | 1'00:52.7 | 20 |
  | 20 km | Eirik Kvalfoss | 54:54.6 | 3 | 57:54.6 | 6 |
  
  ### Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | Geir Einang Frode Løberg Gisle Fenne Eirik Kvalfoss | 0 | 1'25:57.0 | 6 |
  
      $^1$ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
      $^2$ One minute added per missed target.
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 15 km C | Terje Langli | 42:59.3 | 12 |
  | 15 km C | Vegard Ulvang | 42:31.5 | 7 |
  | 15 km C | Oddvar Brå | 42:17.3 | 4 |
  | 15 km C | Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass | 41:33.4 | |
  | 30 km C | Martin Hole | 1'31:47.5 | 31 |
  | 30 km C | Tor Håkon Holte | 1'29:59.5 | 21 |
  | 30 km C | Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass | 1'25:44.6 | 6 |
  | 30 km C | Vegard Ulvang | 1'25:11.6 | |
  | 50 km F | Tor Håkon Holte | 2'12:56.6 | 31 |
  | 50 km F | Torgeir Bjørn | 2'08:41.0 | 11 |
  | 50 km F | Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass | 2'08:20.0 | 9 |
  | 50 km F | Vegard Ulvang | 2'06:32.3 | 4 |
  
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  ### Men's 4 × 10 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Oddvar Brå Vegard Ulvang Terje Langli | 1'46:87.7 | 6 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 5 km C | Brit Pettersen | 15:36.7 | 11 |
  | 5 km C | Marianne Dahlmo | 15:30.4 | 9 |
  | 5 km C | Inger Helene Nybråten | 15:17.7 | 6 |
  | 5 km C | Anne Jahren | 15:12.6 | 4 |
  | 10 km C | Anne Jahren | 31:34.1 | 16 |
  | 10 km C | Marit Wold | 31:31.6 | 15 |
  | 10 km C | Brit Pettersen | 31:20.5 | 14 |
  | 10 km C | Inger Helene Nybråten | 30:51.7 | 6 |
  | 20 km F | Marit Wold | 1'00:55.0 | 24 |
  | 20 km F | Anette Bøe | 59:45.8 | 20 |
  | 20 km F | Marit Elveos | 59:33.2 | 18 |
  | 20 km F | Marianne Dahlmo | 58:31.1 | 8 |
  
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  ### Women's 4 × 5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Trude Dybendahl Marit Wold Anne Jahren Marianne Dahlmo | 1'01:33.0 | |
  
  ## Ice hockey
  
  ### Group B
  
  Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round.
  
  | | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 10 |
  | West Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 8 |
  | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
  | United States | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 4 |
  | Austria | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 1 |
  | Norway | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 1 |
  
  * Soviet Union 5-0 Norway
  * West Germany 7-3 Norway
  * Czechoslovakia 10-1 Norway
  * USA 6-3 Norway
  * Austria 4-4 Norway
  
  ### Game for 11th place
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | France | 7–6 SO | Norway |
  
  Team roster
  
     * Jarl Eriksen
  
     * Vern Mott
  
     * Cato Tom Andersen
  
     * Morgan Andersen
  
     * Tor Helge Eikeland
  
     * Åge Ellingsen
  
     * Tommy Skaarberg
  
     * Truls Kristiansen
  
     * Kim Søgaard
  
     * Petter Salsten
  
     * Jørgen Salsten
  
     * Arne Billkvam
  
     * Stephen Foyn
  
     * Jarle Friis
  
     * Rune Gulliksen
  
     * Geir Hoff
  
     * Roy Johansen
  
     * Erik Kristiansen
  
     * Ørjan Løvdal
  
     * Sigurd Thinn
  
     * Petter Thoresen
  
     * Marius Voigt
  
     * Lars Bergseng
  * Head coach: Lennart Åhlberg
  
  ## Nordic combined
  
  Men's individual
  
  Events:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps.)
  * 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
  
  | Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Points | Rank |
  | Hallstein Bøgseth | Individual | 197.7 | 22 | 3:25.4 | 43:39.4 | 394.450 | 23 |
  | Torbjørn Løkken | Individual | 199.4 | 19 | 3:14.0 | 40:53.0 | ? | 6 |
  | Knut Leo Abrahamsen | Individual | 204.1 | 16 | 2:42.7 | 44:06.2 | 390.425 | 26 |
  | Trond Arne Bredesen | Individual | 215.2 | 6 | 1:28.7 | 41:42.6 | 411.965 | 11 |
  
  Men's Team
  
  Three participants per team.
  
  Events:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps per team member per round, best two rounds counted.)
  * 10 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
  
  | Athletes | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Rank |
  | Hallstein Bøgseth Trond Arne Bredesen Torbjørn Løkken | 596.6 | 3 | 2:46.0 | 1'21:34.4 | 4 |
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  | Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
  | Erik Johnsen | Normal hill | 75.0 | 80.1 | 79.0 | 91.0 | 171.1 | 41 |
  | Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl | Normal hill | 79.5 | 91.3 | 80.0 | 93.1 | 184.4 | 22 |
  | Ole Christian Eidhammer | Normal hill | 79.5 | 92.3 | 80.5 | 94.4 | 186.7 | 19 |
  | Vegard Opaas | Normal hill | 80.5 | 92.9 | 72.0 | 73.3 | 166.2 | 45 |
  | Jon Inge Kjørum | Large hill | 107.0 | 99.2 | 101.5 | 90.0 | 189.2 | 15 |
  | Vegard Opaas | Large hill | 106.0 | 99.8 | 97.5 | 85.4 | 185.2 | 19 |
  | Ole Christian Eidhammer | Large hill | 108.5 | 104.8 | 98.0 | 83.1 | 187.9 | 17 |
  | Erik Johnsen | Large hill | 114.5 | 113.7 | 102.0 | 94.2 | 207.9 | |
  
  ### Men's team large hill
  
  | Athletes | Result | Result |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Points $^1$ | Rank |
  | Ole Christian Eidhammer Jon Inge Kjørum Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl Erik Johnsen | 596.1 | |
  
      $^1$ Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 500 m | Bjørn Hagen | 37.69 | 18 |
  | 500 m | Frode Rønning | 37.31 | 10 |
  | 1000 m | Bjørn Hagen | DNF | – |
  | 1000 m | Rolf Falk-Larssen | 1:15.42 | 26 |
  | 1000 m | Frode Rønning | 1:15.39 | 25 |
  | 1500 m | Frode Syvertsen | 1:58.37 | 33 |
  | 1500 m | Rolf Falk-Larssen | 1:55.94 | 21 |
  | 5000 m | Frode Syvertsen | 7:05.57 | 33 |
  | 5000 m | Rolf Falk-Larssen | 6:54.37 | 12 |
  | 5000 m | Geir Karlstad | 6:50.88 | 7 |
  | 10,000 m | Geir Karlstad | DNF | – |
  | 10,000 m | Frode Syvertsen | 14:32.08 | 21 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 500 m | Edel Therese Høiseth | 40.95 | 14 |
  | 1000 m | Edel Therese Høiseth | 1:21.90 | 15 |
  | 1500 m | Minna Nystedt | 2:12.40 | 25 |
  | 1500 m | Edel Therese Høiseth | 2:09.34 | 20 |
  | 3000 m | Minna Nystedt | 4:35.35 | 25 |
  | 5000 m | Minna Nystedt | 7:54.11 | 24 |
  