| Freestyle Skiing at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Iizuna Kogen Ski Area |
| Dates | 8–18 February |
| Competitors | 110 from 25 nations |
| Freestyle skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Aerials | men | women |
| Moguls | men | women |
The freestyle skiing competition of the 1998 Winter Olympics was held at Iizuna Kogen Ski Area. There were four events, taking place between 8 and 18 February 1998. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| moguls | Jonny Moseley  United States | 26.93 | Janne Lahtela  Finland | 26.00 | Sami Mustonen Finland | 25.76 |
| aerials | Eric Bergoust United States | 255.64 | Sébastien Foucras  France | 248.79 | Dmitry Dashchinsky  Belarus | 240.79 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| moguls | Tae Satoya Japan | 25.06 | Tatjana Mittermayer  Germany | 24.62 | Kari Traa  Norway | 24.09 |
| aerials | Nikki Stone United States | 193.00 | Xu Nannan  China | 186.97 | Colette Brand  Switzerland | 171.83 |
Twenty-five nations participated in freestyle skiing at Nagano. Armenia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, New Zealand and Portugal made their debuts in the sport. [1]
Armenia (1)
Australia (5)
Austria (2) Belarus (6)
Canada (12) China (5)
Czech Republic (1)
Denmark (1) Finland (4) France (7)
Great Britain (3) Germany (3)
Italy (2) Japan (7)
Kazakhstan (2) Norway (2)
New Zealand (2)
Portugal (1)
Russia (9)
Slovenia (1)
Sweden (8) Switzerland (4)
Ukraine (7) United States (14)
Uzbekistan (1)
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