Andorra at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | AND |
NOC | Andorran Olympic Committee |
Website | (in Catalan) |
in Nagano | |
Competitors | 3 (2 men, 1 woman) in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | Victor Gómez |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Andorra competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
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Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
Victor Gómez | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
Gerard Escoda | Giant Slalom | 1:25.23 | DNF | DNF | – |
Victor Gómez | 1:25.07 | DNF | DNF | – | |
Victor Gómez | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
Gerard Escoda | DNF | – | DNF | – |
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
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Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
Vicky Grau | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
Vicky Grau | Slalom | 48.41 | 49.28 | 1:37.69 | 19 |
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