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United States at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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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)

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

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

Medalists

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

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 12 10 22
Biathlon 4 5 9
Bobsleigh 8 8
Cross-country skiing 5 5 10
Curling 5 5 10
Figure skating 6 7 13
Freestyle skiing 8 6 14
Ice hockey 22 20 42
Luge 7 3 10
Nordic combined 4 4
Short track speed skating 6 5 11
Ski jumping 5 5
Snowboarding 6 8 14
Speed skating 7 7 14
Total 105 81 186

Alpine skiing

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Men

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
A. J. Kitt Downhill DNF
Tommy Moe 1:51.43 12
Kyle Rasmussen 1:51.09 9
Jason Rosener 1:52.33 15
Chad Fleischer Combined DNF
Matt Grosjean 48.32 3 DNF
Jason Rosener DNF
Chad Fleischer Super-G 1:40.19 34
Kyle Rasmussen 1:36.52 13
Tommy Moe 1:35.97 8
Daron Rahlves 1:35.96 7
Sacha Gros Giant slalom 1:24.57 29 1:22.32 29 2:46.89 26
Bode Miller 1:56.98 46 DSQ DSQ
Casey Puckett DNF DNF
Daron Rahlves 1:22.81 21 1:20.78 22 2:43.59 20
Matt Grosjean Slalom 56.58 11 55.98 16 1:52.56 15
Chip Knight DNF DNF
Andy LeRoy DNF DNF
Bode Miller 57.52 22 DNF DNF

Women

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kirsten Clark Downhill 1:32.25 28
Jonna Mendes 1:30.89 17
Kathleen Monahan 1:32.22 26
Picabo Street 1:29.54 6
Kirsten Clark Combined 1:31.47 17 41.75 21 39.03 19 2:52.25 18
Caroline Lalive 1:31.05 14 37.29 7 36.42 10 2:44.76 7
Jonna Mendes 1:31.16 15 39.92 18 37.51 15 2:48.59 14
Alex Shaffer 1:32.53 19 37.33 9 35.38 6 2:45.24 9
Kirsten Clark Super-G DNF
Jonna Mendes 1:20.35 32
Kathleen Monahan 1:20.25 29
Picabo Street 1:18.02 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Caroline Lalive Giant slalom DNF DNF
Julie Parisien 1:25.34 30 1:37.44 27 3:02.78 28
Sarah Schleper 1:23.63 26 DNF DNF
Alex Shaffer 1:25.02 29 DNF DNF
Kristina Koznick Slalom 46.73 9 DNF DNF
Tasha Nelson DSQ DSQ
Julie Parisien 47.91 22 48.44 13 1:36.35 13
Sarah Schleper 49.17 31 50.25 22 1:39.42 22

Biathlon

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Men

Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Jay Hakkinen Sprint 31:31.6 3 (1+2) 60
Dan Westover 30:39.5 1 (1+0) 49
Jay Hakkinen Individual 1:02:10.3 4 (1+1+0+2) 42
Robert Rosser 1:08:35.7 7 (1+4+1+1) 69
Andrew Erickson
Jay Hakkinen
Robert Rosser
Dan Westover
Relay 1:28:13.9 0 (0+0) 17

Women

Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Deborah Nordyke Sprint 25:50.5 2 48
Kristina Sabasteanski 25:12.2 1 33
Stacey Wooley 27:03.0 3 58
Kara Salmela Individual 1:04:43.7 5 56
Ntala Skinner 1:09:09.0 3 61
Stacey Wooley 1:03:57.3 2 55
Kristina Sabasteanski
Kara Salmela
Ntala Skinner
Stacey Wooley
Relay 1:48:30.2 1 (0+1) 15

Bobsleigh

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Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jim Herberich
Robert Olesen
Two-man 54.91 10 54.70 9 54.46 8 54.46 5 3:38.53 7
Brian Shimer
Garrett Hines
54.88 9 54.79 13 54.42 6 54.66 11 3:38.75 10
Jim Herberich
Darrin Steele
John Kasper
Robert Olesen
Four-man 53.74 15 53.72 14 53.81 8 2:41.27 12
Brian Shimer
Chip Minton
Randy Jones
Garrett Hines
52.93 4 53.42 4 53.73 4 2:40.08 5

Cross-country skiing

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Men

Athlete Event Time Rank
John Bauer 10 km classical 29:58.4 41
Marcus Nash 32:11.9 78
Justin Wadsworth 30:26.3 47
Patrick Weaver 30:04.4 43
John Bauer 15 km freestyle pursuit 45:24.6 47
Justin Wadsworth 45:18.0 44
Patrick Weaver 45:07.1 40
John Bauer 30 km classical 1:44:15.3 47
Marcus Nash 1:44:37.7 49
Justin Wadsworth 1:42:21.1 37
Patrick Weaver DNF
John Bauer 50 km freestyle 2:24:45.4 53
Marc Gilbertson 2:24:37.5 52
Marcus Nash 2:17:37.8 35
Patrick Weaver 2:20:37.7 44
John Bauer
Marcus Nash
Justin Wadsworth
Patrick Weaver
4×10 km relay 1:48:16.4 17

Women

Athlete Event Time Rank
Nina Kemppel 5 km classical 20:29.7 67
Laura McCabe 21:06.9 75
Karen Petty 19:36.6 51
Laura Wilson 20:24.6 65
Laura McCabe 10 km freestyle pursuit DNF
Karen Petty 34:12.2 52
Laura Wilson 34:42.4 57
Nina Kemppel 15 km classical 53:57.2 52
Suzanne King 52:58.9 48
Karen Petty 52:45.3 47
Laura Wilson 54:10.4 53
Suzanne King 30 km freestyle 1:34:01.8 43
Laura McCabe 1:35:09.9 49
Karen Petty 1:33:47.3 41
Laura Wilson 1:33:10.6 36
Suzanne King
Laura McCabe
Karen Petty
Laura Wilson
4×5 km relay 1:00:51.2 15

Curling

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Summary

Team Event Group stage Tie-breaker 1 Tie-breaker 2 Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
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
7 Did not advance

Men's tournament

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Team

Position Curler
Skip Tim Somerville
Third Mike Peplinski
Second Myles Brundidge
Lead John Gordon
Alternate Tim Solin

Round-robin
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

Semi-final
Saturday, February 14, 18:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Harris) (has hammer) 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 X X 7
 United States (Somerville) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1

Bronze medal match
Sunday, February 15, 9:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 United States (Somerville) (has hammer) 4th 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 4
 Norway (Ramsfjell) 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 X 9

Women's tournament

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Team

Position Curler
Skip Lisa Schoeneberg
Third Erika Brown
Second Debbie Henry
Lead Lori Mountford
Alternate Stacey Liapis

Round-robin
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 Dordi Nordby 2 5
 United States 7th Lisa Schoeneberg 2 5
 Germany Andrea Schöpp 1 6

Figure skating

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Tara Lipinski became the youngest competitor in Winter Olympics history to earn a gold medal in an individual event.[2]

Individual

Athlete Event SP FS Total
Rank Rank TFP Rank
Todd Eldredge Men's singles 3 4 5.5 4
Michael Weiss 11 6 11.5 7
Nicole Bobek Ladies' singles 17 17 25.5 17
Michelle Kwan 1 2 2.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tara Lipinski 2 1 2.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Mixed

Athlete Event CD1 CD2 SP / OD FD / FD Total
Rank Rank Rank Rank TFP Rank
Kyoko Ina
Jason Dungjen
Pairs 4 4 6.0 4
Jenni Meno
Todd Sand
6 9 12.0 8
Jessica Joseph
Charles Butler
Ice dancing 22 20 20 21 41.4 21
Elizabeth Punsalan
Jerod Swallow
7 7 7 7 14.0 7

Freestyle skiing

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Aerials
Men

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Jump 1 Jump 2 Total Rank Jump 1 Jump 2 Total Rank
Eric Bergoust Aerials 121.04 111.57 232.61 4 Q 133.05 122.59 255.64 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Matt Chojnacki 81.65 83.43 165.08 21 Did not advance
Mariano Ferrario 111.17 75.81 186.98 15 Did not advance
Britt Swartley 126.60 120.48 247.08 2 Q 121.70 109.91 231.61 5

Women

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Jump 1 Jump 2 Total Rank Jump 1 Jump 2 Total Rank
Stacey Blumer Aerials 84.00 46.91 130.90 20 Did not advance
Tracy Evans 88.96 58.27 147.23 17 Did not advance
Nikki Stone 78.10 95.90 174.00 4 Q 98.15 94.85 193.00 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Moguls
Men

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Points Rank Time Points Rank
Evan Dybvig Moguls DNF 4.55 31 Did not advance
Jim Moran 28.05 22.90 23 Did not advance
Jonny Moseley 25.78 26.53 1 Q 25.10 26.93 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Alexander Wilson 28.10 24.32 10 Q 26.31 24.68 10

Women

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Points Rank Time Points Rank
Ann Battelle Moguls 34.01 21.24 16 Q 31.89 23.65 10
Liz McIntyre 34.77 23.07 3 Q 32.79 23.72 8
Donna Weinbrecht 33.47 23.35 1 Q 33.40 24.02 4

Ice hockey

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Summary

Team Event Preliminary round First round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
United States men's Men's tournament Bye Bye  Sweden
L 2–4
 Belarus
W 5–2
 Canada
L 1–4
3  Czech Republic
L 1–4
Did not advance 6
United States women's Women'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
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Men's tournament

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Roster
The following is the United States roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[3]

Head coach: Ron Wilson

Assistant coaches: John Cunniff, Paul Holmgren, Jeff Jackson

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
2 D Brian Leetch (A) 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 187 lb (85 kg) (1968-03-03)March 3, 1968 (aged 29) United States New York Rangers
3 D Derian Hatcher 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 245 lb (111 kg) (1972-06-04)June 4, 1972 (aged 25) United States Dallas Stars
4 D Kevin Hatcher 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 231 lb (105 kg) (1966-09-09)September 9, 1966 (aged 31) United States Pittsburgh Penguins
5 D Mathieu Schneider 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 192 lb (87 kg) (1969-06-12)June 12, 1969 (aged 28) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs
6 D Bryan Berard 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) (1977-03-05)March 5, 1977 (aged 20) United States New York Islanders
7 D Chris Chelios (C) 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 191 lb (87 kg) (1962-01-25)January 25, 1962 (aged 36) United States Chicago Blackhawks
9 F Mike Modano 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) (1970-06-07)June 7, 1970 (aged 27) United States Dallas Stars
10 F John LeClair 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) (1969-07-05)July 5, 1969 (aged 28) United States Philadelphia Flyers
11 F Tony Amonte 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 202 lb (92 kg) (1970-08-02)August 2, 1970 (aged 27) United States Chicago Blackhawks
12 F Bill Guerin 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) (1970-11-09)November 9, 1970 (aged 27) Canada Edmonton Oilers
15 F Brett Hull 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 201 lb (91 kg) (1964-08-09)August 9, 1964 (aged 33) United States St. Louis Blues
16 F Pat LaFontaine 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 181 lb (82 kg) (1965-02-22)February 22, 1965 (aged 32) United States New York Rangers
17 F Keith Tkachuk (A) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 235 lb (107 kg) (1972-03-28)March 28, 1972 (aged 25) United States Phoenix Coyotes
18 F Adam Deadmarsh 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) (1975-05-10)May 10, 1975 (aged 22) United States Colorado Avalanche
19 F Doug Weight 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 196 lb (89 kg) (1971-01-21)January 21, 1971 (aged 27) Canada Edmonton Oilers
20 D Gary Suter 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) (1964-06-24)June 24, 1964 (aged 33) United States Chicago Blackhawks
24 D Keith Carney 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 207 lb (94 kg) (1970-02-03)February 3, 1970 (aged 28) United States Chicago Blackhawks
25 F Jamie Langenbrunner 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 202 lb (92 kg) (1975-07-24)July 24, 1975 (aged 22) United States Dallas Stars
27 F Jeremy Roenick 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) (1970-01-17)January 17, 1970 (aged 28) United States Phoenix Coyotes
29 F Joel Otto 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) (1961-10-29)October 29, 1961 (aged 36) United States Philadelphia Flyers
31 G Guy Hebert 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) (1967-01-07)January 7, 1967 (aged 31) United States Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
34 G John Vanbiesbrouck 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 176 lb (80 kg) (1963-09-04)September 4, 1963 (aged 34) United States Florida Panthers
35 G Mike Richter 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) (1966-09-22)September 22, 1966 (aged 31) United States New York Rangers


First round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 6 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 11 7 +4 4
3  United States 3 1 0 2 8 10 −2 2
4  Belarus 3 0 0 3 4 15 −11 0
Source: Olympedia

All times are local (UTC+9).

13 February 1998
14:45
Sweden 4–2
(1–2, 2–0, 1–0)
 United StatesThe Big Hat, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,985
Tommy SaloGoaliesMike RichterReferee:
Canada Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Canada Gérard Gauthier
Canada Troy Sartison
0–111:10 – Chelios (Guerin, Tkachuk)
Alfredsson (Forsberg) (PP) – 12:261–1
1–212:50 – Modano (Guerin)
Kjellberg (Renberg, Samuelsson) – 21:502–2
Alfredsson (Forsberg) – 31:333–2
Sundin (Andersson) – 57:044–2
16 minPenalties20 min
20Shots31

14 February 1998
14:45
United States 5–2
(2–1, 1–0, 2–1)
 BelarusThe Big Hat, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,975
Mike RichterGoaliesAndrei MezinReferee:
Canada Kerry Fraser
Linesmen:
Canada Gérard Gauthier
Canada Troy Sartison
Chelios (LaFontaine) (PP) – 9:061–0
LaFontaine (Leetch, K. Hatcher) (PP) – 10:312–0
2–118:02 – Karachun (Lozhkin, Galchenyuk)
Leetch (LeClair, Hull) (PP) – 28:163–1
3–240:27 – Pankov (Skabelka, Bekbulatov)
Hull (Weight, K. Hatcher) (PP) – 53:454–2
Deadmarsh (Guerin, Roenick) – 58:145–2
14 minPenalties16 min
31Shots30

14 February 1998
18:45
Sweden 2–3
(1–0, 0–3, 1–0)
 CanadaThe Big Hat, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,945
Tommy SaloGoaliesPatrick RoyReferee:
United States Mark Faucette
Linesmen:
United States Kevin Collins
Finland Janne Rautavuori
Lidström (Alfredsson, Renberg) (PP) – 15:271–0
1–131:56 – Nieuwendyk (Blake, Lindros)
1–237:02 – MacInnis (Nieuwendyk) (PP)
1–339:53 – Blake (Nieuwendyk, Fleury)
Sundin (Lidström, Norström) – 49:312–3
14 minPenalties14 min
30Shots29

Quarterfinal

18 February 1998
14:45
Czech Republic 4–1
(0–1, 3–0, 1–0)
 United StatesThe Big Hat, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,822
Dominik HašekGoaliesMike Richter / John VanbiesbrouckReferee:
Canada Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Russia Alexander Poliakov
Canada Ray Scapinello
0–116:12 – Modano (Amonte, Tkachuk)
Růžička (Jágr, Straka) – 28:211–1
Jágr (Dopita) – 29:192–1
Ručinský (Lang, Šmehlík) – 36:353–1
Dopita – 59:214–1
6 minPenalties8 min
19Shots39

Women's tournament

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Roster
The following is the United States roster for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[4][5][6][7]

Head coach: United States Ben Smith
Assistant coach: United States Tom Mutch

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 1996–97 team
1 G Sara DeCosta 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 130 lb (59 kg) (1977-05-13)13 May 1977 (aged 20) Warwick, Rhode Island United States Providence College
2 D Tara Mounsey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 150 lb (68 kg) (1978-03-12)12 March 1978 (aged 19) Concord, New Hampshire United States Brown University
3 F Lisa Brown-Miller 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) 128 lb (58 kg) (1966-11-16)16 November 1966 (aged 31) Union Lake, Michigan United States National Team
4 D Angela Ruggiero 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) (1980-01-03)3 January 1980 (aged 18) Panorama City, California United States Choate Rosemary Hall
5 D Colleen Coyne 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 131 lb (59 kg) (1971-09-19)19 September 1971 (aged 26) Medford, Massachusetts United States National Team
6 F Karen ByeA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) (1971-05-18)18 May 1971 (aged 26) River Falls, Wisconsin United States National Team
7 D Sue Merz 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 145 lb (66 kg) (1972-04-10)10 April 1972 (aged 25) Greenwich, Connecticut Canada Newtonbrook Panthers
8 F Laurie Baker 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 140 lb (64 kg) (1976-11-06)6 November 1976 (aged 21) Concord, Massachusetts United States Providence College
9 F Sandra Whyte 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 130 lb (59 kg) (1970-08-24)24 August 1970 (aged 27) Saugus, Massachusetts United States National Team
11 F A. J. Mleczko 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) (1975-06-14)14 June 1975 (aged 22) Nantucket, Massachusetts United States National Team
12 F Jenny Schmidgall 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 130 lb (59 kg) (1979-01-12)12 January 1979 (aged 19) St. Paul, Minnesota United States Edina High School
14 D Vicki Movsessian 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 140 lb (64 kg) (1972-11-06)6 November 1972 (aged 25) Lexington, Massachusetts United States National Team
15 F Shelley Looney 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 140 lb (64 kg) (1972-01-21)21 January 1972 (aged 26) Brownstown Township, Michigan United States National Team
18 F Alana Blahoski 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 127 lb (58 kg) (1974-04-29)29 April 1974 (aged 23) St. Paul, Minnesota United States National Team
20 F Katie King 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) (1975-05-24)24 May 1975 (aged 22) Salem, New Hampshire United States Brown University
21 F Cammi GranatoC 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 140 lb (64 kg) (1971-03-25)25 March 1971 (aged 26) Downers Grove, Illinois United States Concordia University
22 F Gretchen Ulion 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) 130 lb (59 kg) (1972-05-04)4 May 1972 (aged 25) Marlborough, Connecticut United States National Team
24 D Chris Bailey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 160 lb (73 kg) (1972-02-05)5 February 1972 (aged 26) Marietta, New York United States National Team
25 F Tricia Dunn 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 142 lb (64 kg) (1974-04-25)25 April 1974 (aged 23) Derry, New Hampshire United States National Team
29 G Sarah Tueting 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 140 lb (64 kg) (1976-04-26)26 April 1976 (aged 21) Winnetka, Illinois United States National Team

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 0 33 7 +26 10 Gold medal game
2  Canada 5 4 0 1 28 12 +16 8
3  Finland 5 3 0 2 27 10 +17 6 Bronze medal game
4  China 5 2 0 3 10 15 −5 4
5  Sweden 5 1 0 4 10 21 −11 2
6  Japan (H) 5 0 0 5 2 45 −43 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+9).

8 February 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

9 February 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

11 February 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

12 February 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

14 February 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

17 February 1998
18:00
1st place, gold medalist(s) United States 3–1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)
 Canada 2nd place, silver medalist(s)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

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Men

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Larry Dolan Singles 50.558 15 50.163 12 50.140 12 50.267 12 3:21.128 13
Adam Heidt 50.401 13 49.899 8 49.971 9 49.827 4 3:20.098 9
Wendel Suckow 50.069 6 49.871 7 49.908 6 49.880 5 3:19.728 6
Mark Grimmette
Brian Martin
Doubles 50.716 3 50.501 2 1:41.217 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Chris Thorpe
Gordy Sheer
50.634 2 50.493 1 1:41.127 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Women

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bethany Calcaterra-McMahon Singles 51.696 7 51.651 7 51.296 7 50.915 8 3:25.5558 8
Cammy Myler 51.795 9 51.654 8 51.219 6 50.807 6 3:25.475 7
Erin Warren 51.644 6 51.461 6 51.364 8 50.859 7 3:25.328 6

Nordic combined

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Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Jump 1 Jump 2 Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bill Demong Individual 110.5 98.0 208.5 19 44:03.9 40 47:18.9 34
Dave Jarrett 105.5 89.5 195.0 34 42:16.0 25 46:52.0 30
Todd Lodwick 101.0 116.0 217.0 13 42:33.4 28 44:57.4 20
Tim Tetreault 94.0 96.5 190.5 39 42:45.5 29 47:48.5 36
Bill Demong
Dave Jarrett
Todd Lodwick
Tim Tetreault
Team 807.0 9 55:53.6 6 58:38.6 10

Short track speed skating

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Men

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Andy Gabel 500 m 43.899 2 Q 44.124 3 ADV 59.811 4 QB 43.072 7
Rusty Smith 44.584 3 Did not advance
Dan Weinstein 43.492 3 Did not advance
Andy Gabel 1000 m 1:31.672 2 Q 1:35.641 3 ADV 1:32.985 1 QA 1:33.518 4
Scott Koons 1:31.110 4 Did not advance
Rusty Smith 1:33.326 1 Q 1:39.775 4 Did not advance
Eric Flaim
Andy Gabel
Tommy O'Hare
Rusty Smith
5000 m relay 7:16.724 4 QB 7:02.014 6

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

Women

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Erin Gleason 500 m 48.767 2 Q 46.425 4 Did not advance
Erin Porter 1:04.113 4 Did not advance
Amy Peterson 46.764 3 Did not advance
Erin Gleason 1000 m 1:36.965 3 Did not advance
Erin Porter 1:52.939 4 Did not advance
Amy Peterson 1:33.530 1 Q 1:36.274 2 Q 1:35.644 4 QB 1:37.348 4
Erin Gleason
Caroline Hallisey
Amy Peterson
Erin Porter
Cathy Turner
3000 m relay 4:33.352 4 QB 4:26.253 5

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

Ski jumping

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Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Alan Alborn Normal hill 74.0 79.5 42 Did not advance
Casey Colby 73.0 79.5 42 Did not advance
Brendan Doran 68.5 69.5 52 Did not advance
Randy Weber 71.0 74.5 49 Did not advance
Alan Alborn Large hill 102.5 82.5 44 Did not advance
Casey Colby 109.0 96.2 29 Q 97.0 69.6 30 165.8 30
Brendan Doran 91.5 58.7 58 Did not advance
Randy Weber 98.5 75.3 50 Did not advance
Alan Alborn
Casey Colby
Mike Keuler
Randy Weber
Team large hill 211.5 279.2 490.7 12

Snowboarding

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Alpine
Men

Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Adam Hostetter Giant slalom DSQ
Mike Jacoby 1:03.53 1:08.27 2:11.80 17
Chris Klug 59.38 1:05.87 2:05.25 6

Women

Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Rosey Fletcher Giant slalom DNF
Lisa Kosglow DNF
Betsy Shaw DSQ
Sondra Van Ert 1:17.89 1:08.67 2:26.56 12

Freestyle
Men

Athlete Event Qualifying round 1 Qualifying round 2 Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Ron Chiodi Halfpipe 29.0 31 32.1 23 Did not advance
Ross Powers 38.0 10 39.4 7 Q 82.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Todd Richards 32.4 26 39.5 6 Q 69.6 16

Women

Athlete Event Qualifying round 1 Qualifying round 2 Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Cara-Beth Burnside Halfpipe 36.7 2 Q Bye 72.6 4
Barrett Christy 30.3 14 31.6 10 Did not advance
Shannon Dunn 33.3 7 36.6 2 Q 72.8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Michelle Taggart 26.1 18 25.5 15 Did not advance

Speed skating

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Men

Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Cory Carpenter 500 m 37.35 39 37.76 36 75.11 36
Dave Cruikshank 36.67 21 36.86 28 73.53 25
Casey FitzRandolph 35.81 3 36.39 13 72.20 6
Marc Pelchat 36.94 32 36.41 15 73.35 23
K. C. Boutiette 1000 m 1:11.75 8
Cory Carpenter 1:13.03 29
Casey FitzRandolph 1:11.64 7
Nate Mills 1:12.61 23
K. C. Boutiette 1500 m 1:50.04 5
Cory Carpenter 1:53.50 32
Casey FitzRandolph 1:53.26 31
Dave Tamburrino 1:54.91 35
K. C. Boutiette 5000 m 6:39.67 14
Dave Tamburrino 6:41.19 16
K. C. Boutiette 10000 m 13:44.03 8
Dave Tamburrino 14:12.00 16

Women

Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Moira D'Andrea 500 m 39.83 18 40.09 23 79.92 19
Amy Sannes 40.41 27 40.49 26 80.90 26
Becky Sundstrom 40.20 25 39.66 15 79.86 17
Chris Witty 39.09 6 39.44 12 78.53 10
Moira D'Andrea 1000 m 1:18.38 9
Jennifer Rodriguez 1:19.19 13
Becky Sundstrom 1:18.23 6
Chris Witty 1:16.79 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Moira D'Andrea 1500 m 2:02.47 14
Jennifer Rodriguez 2:00.97 8
Becky Sundstrom 2:01.81 12
Chris Witty 1:58.97 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kirstin Holum 3000 m 4:12.24 6
Catherine Raney-Norman 4:22.55 22
Jennifer Rodriguez 4:11.64 4
Kirstin Holum 5000 m 7:14.20 7
Jennifer Rodriguez 7:16.78 10

References

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  1. ^ United States at the 1998 Winter Olympics
  2. ^ "Tara Lipinski becomes youngest Olympic figure skating gold medalist".
  3. ^ "1998 U.S. Olympic Men's Hockey Team". USA Hockey. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "1998 U.S. Olympic Women's Hockey Team". USA Hockey. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Team USA 1998 Winter Olympic Roster". whockey.com. December 9, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "1998 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team". United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "1998 U.S. Olympic Women's Team Roster". USA Hockey. December 3, 1998. Archived from the original on December 3, 1998. Retrieved October 26, 2023.