Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's combined

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Women's combined
at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
Alpine skiing pictogram.svg
Venue Hakuba
DateFebruary 9–13, 1998
Competitors29 from 17 nations
Winning time2:40.74
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Katja Seizinger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Martina Ertl-Renz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Hilde Gerg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
  1994
2002  

The Women's combined competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at Hakuba. [1] The downhill was originally scheduled before the slalom runs, but weather delays meant that the slalom runs were the first. [2] The defending world champion was Renate Goetschl of Italy, while Sweden's Pernilla Wiberg was the defending World Cup combined champion. [3] [4]

Results

[2]

RankNameCountryDownhillSlalom 1Slalom 2TotalDifference
Gold medal icon.svg Katja Seizinger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:28.520:37.140:35.082:40.74-
Silver medal icon.svg Martina Ertl-Renz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:29.760:36.450:34.712:40.92+0.18
Bronze medal icon.svg Hilde Gerg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:29.920:36.520:35.062:41.50+0.76
4 Steffi Schuster Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:30.100:36.250:35.902:42.25+1.51
5 Morena Gallizio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:30.600:36.830:35.092:42.52+1.78
6 Florence Masnada Flag of France.svg  France 1:29.870:37.210:35.762:42.84+2.10
7 Caroline Lalive Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:31.050:37.290:36.422:44.76+4.02
8 Janica Kostelić Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1:31.710:37.350:36.172:45.23+4.49
9 Alex Shaffer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:32.530:37.330:35.382:45.24+4.50
10 Catherine Borghi Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:31.240:37.320:36.772:45.33+4.59
11 Brigitte Obermoser Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:29.820:38.810:36.852:45.48+4.74
12 Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:33.350:37.410:35.082:45.84+5.10
13 Ingeborg Helen Marken Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:30.650:39.000:37.542:47.19+6.45
14 Jonna Mendes Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:31.160:39.920:37.512:48.59+7.85
15 Lucie Hrstková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:33.290:39.300:37.372:49.96+9.22
16 Junko Yamakawa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:34.980:38.240:37.142:50.36+9.62
17 Tamara Schädler Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 1:34.180:39.460:38.542:52.18+11.44
18 Kirsten Clark Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:31.470:41.750:39.032:52.25+11.51
19 Carola Calello Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 1:35.090:39.980:38.702:53.77+13.03
20 Yuliya Kharkivska Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:35.840:41.100:40.172:57.11+16.37
21 Mónika Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:37.350:45.900:43.063:06.31+25.57
- Kristine Kristiansen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:30.610:38.49DNF--
- Bibiana Perez Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:30.54DNS---
- Brynja Þorsteinsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1:34.49DNF---
- Michaela Dorfmeister Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:30.10DNF---
- Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:28.86DNF---
- Renate Götschl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:29.34DNF---
- Mélanie Turgeon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNF----
- Trude Gimle Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNF----

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The Men's Downhill competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at Hakuba on Friday, February 13. Originally scheduled for Sunday, the race was postponed several times due to heavy snow, followed by rain and gusty winds.

The men's super-G competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at Hakuba on Monday, February 16.

The Men's giant slalom competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at Shiga Kogen.

The Men's slalom competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at Shiga Kogen.

The Men's combined competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at Hakuba. The downhill was originally scheduled before the slalom runs, but weather delays meant that the slalom runs were run first.

The Women's Downhill competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at Happo-One at Hakuba on Monday, February 16. The race was delayed two days due to rain and fog.

The women's super-G competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at Hakuba on Wednesday, February 11.

The Women's giant slalom competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at Shiga Kogen.

The Women's slalom competition of the 1998 Winter Olympic Games was held at Shiga Kogen.

The Women's slalom competition of the Lillehammer 1994 Olympics was held at Hafjell on Saturday, February 26.

References

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  3. "1997 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  4. "1997 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved November 20, 2013.