Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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The 1998 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing competition results were as follows.
Men's events
| 10 kilometre classical |
|27:24.5 | |27:32.5 | |27:40.1 | |||
| 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit |
|1:07:01.7 | |1:07:02.8 | |1:07:31.5 | |||
| 30 kilometre classical |
|1:33:55.8 | |1:35:27.1 | |1:36:07.8 | |||
| 50 kilometre freestyle |
|2:05:08.2 | |2:05:16.3 | |2:06:01.8 | |||
| 4 x 10 km relay |
Sture Sivertsen Sture Sivertsen Sture Sivertsen is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed during the 1990s. He represented Leirådal IL. He made his world cup debut in Örnsköldsvik in 1990, finishing 8th... Erling Jevne Erling Jevne Erling Jevne is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 2005 who also raced sheep when he was not skiing... Bjørn Dæhlie Bjørn Dæhlie Bjørn Erlend Dæhlie is a Norwegian businessman and retired cross-country skier. With 8 olympic gold medals, Dæhlie is the most winning winter olympic champion of all time. With nine gold medals in the Nord World Ski Championships he is in addition the most winning World Champion skier... Thomas Alsgaard Thomas Alsgaard Thomas Alsgaard is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. Alsgaard is regarded by many as the best performer of the skate-style in cross-country skiing and many of today's best skiers have studied his technique... |
1:40:55.7 | Marco Albarello Marco Albarello Marco Albarello is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 2002. He was born in Aosta. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer... Fulvio Valbusa Fulvio Valbusa Fulvio Valbusa is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2006. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 2006 and a silver in 1998... Fabio Maj Fabio Maj Fabio Maj is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2004. He won two silver medals in the 4 x 10km relay at the Winter Olympics... Silvio Fauner Silvio Fauner Silvio Fauner is an Italian former cross country skier who competed from 1988. His best known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer... |
1:40:55.9 | Harri Kirvesniemi Harri Kirvesniemi Harri Tapani Kirvesniemi is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals , and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000... Mika Myllylä Mika Myllylä Mika Kristian Myllylä was a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. He won six medals at the Winter Olympics, earning one gold , one silver , and four bronzes .Myllylä also won a total of nine medals at the... Sami Repo Sami Repo Sami Repo is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2004. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano... Jari Isometsä Jari Isometsä Jari Olavi Isometsä is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 2006... |
1:42:15.5 |
5 km classical
February 9, 1998| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 17:39.9 | |
| Silver | 17:42.7 | |
| Bronze | 17:49.4 | |
| 4 | 17:50.3 | |
| 5 | 17:51.3 | |
| 6 | 17:53.5 | |
| 7 | 18:04.4 | |
| 8 | 18:08.0 |
Combined 5 km + 10 km pursuit
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 46:06.9 | |
| Silver | 46:13.4 | |
| Bronze | 46:14.2 |
15 km classical
February 7, 1998| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 46:55.4 | |
| Silver | 47:01.0 | |
| Bronze | 47:52.6 | |
| 4 | 48:10.2 | |
| 5 | 48:12.5 | |
| 6 | & | 48:19.0 |
| 8 | 48:57.7 |
30 km freestyle
February 19, 1998| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1:22:01.5 | |
| Silver | 1:22:11.7 | |
| Bronze | 1:23:15.7 | |
| 4 | 1:24:24.5 | |
| 5 | 1:24:52.6 | |
| 6 | 1:24:54.3 | |
| 7 | 1:25:15.0 | |
| 8 | 1:25:22.3 |
4 x 5 km relay
February 16, 1998| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Nina Gavrilyuk Nina Gavrilyuk Nina Vasilyevna Gavrilyuk is a former Soviet and Russian cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003. She won four medals at the Winter Olympics with three golds and one bronze .In Soviet time she trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad... , Olga Danilova Olga Danilova Olga Danilova is a Russian cross country skier who competed from 1991 until she was banned for using performance enhancing drugs in 2002... , Yelena Välbe Yelena Välbe Yelena Välbe, née Trubitsyna is a Russian former cross-country skier.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Välbe won a record-high fourteen gold , and three silver medals Yelena Välbe, née Trubitsyna is a Russian former cross-country skier.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Välbe... , Larisa Lazutina Larisa Lazutina Larisa Evgenevna Lazutina is a former professional cross country skier who competed for Russia during several Winter Olympic Games. In the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, she won five medals in skiing events: three gold, a silver and a bronze... ) |
55:13.5 |
| Silver | (Bente Martinsen, Marit Mikkelsplass Marit Mikkelsplass Marit E. Mikkelsplass is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1985 to 1998. She represented Kjelsås IL in Oslo... , Elin Nilsen Elin Nilsen Elin Nilsen is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2004. She won three silver medals in the 4 x 5 km at the Winter Olympics... , Anita Moen-Guidon) |
55:38.0 |
| Bronze | (Karin Moroder Karin Moroder Karin Moroder is an Italian cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at Nagano in 1998.... , Gabriella Paruzzi Gabriella Paruzzi Gabriella Paruzzi is a retired Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 2006 and formerly skied with the C.S. Forestale club. She skied in World Cup events, and won the Women's Overall World Cup in 2004.... , Manuela Di Centa Manuela Di Centa Manuela Di Centa is an Italian cross-country skier and former Olympic athlete. She is the cousin of former track and field athlete Venanzio Ortis and the sister of cross-country skier Giorgio Di Centa.-Career:... , Stefania Belmondo Stefania Belmondo Stefania Belmondo is an Italian former cross-country skier.-Debut:Belmondo was born in Vinadio, in the province of Cuneo , the daughter of a housewife and an electric company employee.... ) |
56:53.3 |
| 4 | (Sylvia Honegger Sylvia Honegger Sylvia Honegger was a Swiss cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she had her best career finish of fourth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Nagano in 1998 and her best individual finish of 11th in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit event at Lillehammer in... , Andrea Huber Andrea Huber Andrea Huber is a Swiss cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2004. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and finished 27th in the individual sprint at those same games.... , Brigitte Albrecht, Natascia Leonardi-Cortesi) |
56:55.2 |
| 5 | (Kati Wilhelm Kati Wilhelm Kati Wilhelm is a German former professional biathlete. Like most German biathletes she is also a member of the German Armed Forces with the rank of master sergeant... , Manuela Henkel Manuela Henkel Manuela Henkel is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Her best individual finish was 12th in the Individual sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin... , Constanze Blum Constanze Blum Constanze Blum was a German cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2003. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, she earned her best career finish of fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay and her best individual finish of 21st in the 15 km event.Blum's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski... , Anke Reschwam Schulze Anke Reschwam Schulze Anke Reschwam Schulze was a German cross country skier who has competed since 1993. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she finished fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Nagano in 1998 and had her best individual finish of tenth in the sprint event at Salt Lake City in 2002.Schulze's best finish at the... ) |
56:57.5 |
| 6 | (Jana Šaldová Jana Saldová Jana Šaldová was a Czech cross country skier who competed from 1994 to 2003. Competing at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, she finished sixth in the 4 × 5 km relay, 28th in the 5 km event, and 29th in the 15 km event.... , Kateřina Neumannová Katerina Neumannová Kateřina Neumannová is a retired Czech cross country skier. She was a flatwater canoeist and downhill skier before moving to cross country skiing at sixteen... , Kateřina Hanušová Katerina Hanusová Kateřina Nash is a Czech cross country skier and cyclist who competed from 1994 to 2003 in skiing and as of 2010 is still active in cycling... , Zuzana Kocumová Zuzana Kocumová Zuzana Kocumová is a Czech cross country skier who competed from 1996 to 2001. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, she finished sixth in the 4 × 5 km relay, 35th in the 30 km event, 41st in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit and 59th in the 5 km event.Kocumová's best... ) |
56:58.7 |
| 7 | (Tuulikki Pyykkönen, Milla Jauho Milla Jauho Milla Saari is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1994 to 2007. She was best known for her doping role in the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships doping scandal that would affect five other Finnish skiers for taking hydroxyethyl starch , a blood plasma expander... , Satu Salonen Satu Salonen Satu Salonen is a former Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 1993. She won a bronze medal at the 4 x 5 km in the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had her best finish of 12th in the 5 km event at those same championships.Salonen's best individual finish at the Winter... , Anita Nyman Anita Nyman Anita Nyman is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2005. Competing at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, she finished seventh in the 4 x 5 km relay and 44th in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit.... ) |
57:34.3 |
| 8 | (Antonina Ordina Antonina Ordina Antonina Ordina is a former Soviet/Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1985 to 2002. In Soviet time she trained at Dynamo in Kalinin... , Anette Fanqvist Anette Fanqvist Anette Fanqvist was a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2002. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, and had her best individual finish of 27th in the 15 km event at those same championships.Fanqvist's best... , Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena "Magda" Forsberg is a former Swedish cross country skier and biathlete. She was the dominating female biathlete from 1997 to 2002, when she retired, winning the Biathlon World Cup for six years straight... , Karin Säterkvist Karin Säterkvist Karin Säterkvist was a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 1999. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she had her best finish of seventh in the 4 x 5 km relay at Albertville in 1992 and her best individual finish of 25th in the 15 km event at Nagano in 1998.Säterkvist's best finish... ) |
57:53.7 |