Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom

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Women's giant slalom
at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
Alpine skiing pictogram.svg
Venue Shiga Kogen
DateFebruary 20
Competitors56 from 25 nations
Winning time2:50.59
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Deborah Compagnoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Alexandra Meissnitzer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Bronze medal icon.svg Katja Seizinger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
  1994
2002  

The Women's giant slalom competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at Shiga Kogen. [1] [2]

The defending world champion was Deborah Compagnoni of Italy, who was also the defending World Cup giant slalom champion. [3] [4]

Results

[1]

RankNameCountryRun 1Run 2TotalDifference
Gold medal icon.svg Deborah Compagnoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:18.941:31.652:50.59-
Silver medal icon.svg Alexandra Meissnitzer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:20.131:32.262:52.39+1.80
Bronze medal icon.svg Katja Seizinger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:20.191:32.422:52.61+2.02
4 Martina Ertl-Renz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:20.381:32.342:52.72+2.13
5 Sophie Lefranc-Duvillard Flag of France.svg  France 1:19.881:33.392:53.27+2.68
6 Heidi Zurbriggen Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:20.311:33.302:53.61+3.02
7 Anna Ottosson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:20.481:33.332:53.81+3.22
8 Sabina Panzanini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:20.971:33.122:54.09+3.50
9 Birgit Heeb-Batliner Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 1:21.271:33.432:54.70+4.11
10 Andrine Flemmen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:20.041:34.902:54.94+4.35
11 Pernilla Wiberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:21.481:33.922:55.40+4.81
12 María José Rienda Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:21.571:33.972:55.54+4.95
13 Hilde Gerg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:21.451:34.442:55.89+5.30
14 Martina Fortkord Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:21.991:34.362:56.35+5.76
15 Steffi Schuster Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:21.401:35.012:56.41+5.82
16 Karin Roten Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:20.911:36.052:56.96+6.37
17 Alenka Dovžan Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:22.571:34.782:57.35+6.76
18 Urška Hrovat Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:21.611:35.832:57.44+6.85
19 Catherine Borghi Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:21.901:36.522:58.42+7.83
20 Nataša Bokal Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:22.861:35.602:58.46+7.87
Christiane Mitterwallner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:23.101:35.36
22 Kristine Kristiansen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:23.041:35.672:58.71+8.12
23 Karen Putzer Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:22.151:36.892:59.04+8.45
24 Janica Kostelić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1:23.451:35.942:59.39+8.80
25 Kazuko Ikeda Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:23.061:37.653:00.71+10.12
26 Tanja Poutiainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:24.901:36.763:01.66+11.07
27 Kumiko Kashiwagi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:26.331:35.583:01.91+11.32
28 Julie Parisien Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:25.341:37.443:02.78+12.19
29 Junko Yamakawa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:24.931:39.023:03.95+13.36
30 Regina Häusl Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:26.371:38.203:04.57+13.98
31 Ilze Ābola Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1:30.661:43.843:14.50+23.91
32 Mónika Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:30.731:44.833:15.56+24.97
33 Jana Nikolovska Flag of Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 1:38.141:51.833:29.97+39.38
34 Sofia Mystrioti Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1:39.761:52.443:32.20+41.61
- Sarah Schleper Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:23.63DNF--
- Alex Shaffer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:25.02DNF--
- Sonja Nef Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland DNF---
- Leïla Piccard Flag of France.svg  France DNF---
- Ana Galindo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DNF---
- Ylva Nowén Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNF---
- Špela Pretnar Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia DNF---
- Ainhoa Ibarra Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DNF---
- Caroline Lalive Flag of the United States.svg  United States DNF---
- Lucie Hrstková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic DNF---
- Tamara Schädler Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein DNF---
- Ingeborg Helen Marken Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNF---
- Noriyo Hiroi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan DNF---
- Diana Fehr Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein DNF---
- Sophie Ormond Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain DNF---
- Carola Calello Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina DNF---
- Vicky Grau Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra DNF---
- Theódóra Mathiesen Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland DNF---
- Henna Raita Flag of Finland.svg  Finland DNF---
- Brynja Þorsteinsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland DNF---
- Arijana Boras Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina DNF---
- Katrine Hvidsteen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DNF---

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References

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