| Great Britain at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GBR |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| in Nagano | |
| Competitors | 34 (27 men, 7 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearers | Michael Dixon (opening) (biathlon) Sean Olsson (closing) (bobsleigh) |
| Medals Ranked 22nd |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Sean Olsson Dean Ward Courtney Rumbolt Paul Attwood | Bobsleigh | Four-man | 21 February |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Biathlon | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobsleigh | 7 | – | 7 |
| Curling | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Freestyle skiing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Short track speed skating | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 27 | 7 | 34 |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrew Freshwater | Downhill | DNF | – | ||
| Graham Bell | 1:53.93 | 23 | |||
| Andrew Freshwater | Super-G | 1:39.89 | 33 | ||
| Graham Bell | 1:39.80 | 31 | |||
| Alain Baxter | Giant Slalom | 1:26.29 | 1:23.53 | 2:49.82 | 31 |
| Alain Baxter | Slalom | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
Men's combined
| Athlete | Slalom | Downhill | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Time | Total time | Rank | |
| Andrew Freshwater | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
| James Ormond | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Sophie Ormond | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Emma Carrick-Anderson | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Mark Gee | 5 | 33:00.3 | 68 |
| Mike Dixon | 0 | 30:34.4 | 47 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Mark Gee | 1'00:46.8 | 7 | 1'07:46.8 | 68 |
| Mike Dixon | 1'00:08.0 | 1 | 1'01:08.0 | 33 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GBR-1 | Sean Olsson Lenny Paul | Two-man | 55.24 | 14 | 55.12 | 18 | 54.85 | 16 | 54.73 | 12 | 3:39.94 | 15 |
| GBR-2 | Lee Johnston Eric Sekwalor | Two-man | 55.51 | 22 | 55.19 | 19 | 55.16 | 18 | 55.02 | 18 | 3:40.88 | 20 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GBR-1 | Sean Olsson Dean Ward Courtney Rumbolt Paul Attwood | Four-man | 52.77 | 2 | 53.58 | 10 | 53.71 | 3 | 2:40.06 | |
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 7th | Douglas Dryburgh | 2 | 5 |
 Germany | Andy Kapp | 1 | 6 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
 Norway | 2–4 |  United Kingdom |
 Switzerland | 10–4 | United Kingdom |
 Canada | 10–3 | United Kingdom |
 Sweden | 7–5 | United Kingdom |
| United Kingdom | 9–5 |  Japan |
| United Kingdom | 4–7 |  Germany |
| United Kingdom | 3–6 |  United States |
Contestants
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Dryburgh | Peter Wilson | Phil Wilson | Ronnie Napier | James Dryburgh |
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 | Lisa Schoeneberg | 2 | 5 |
| Germany | Andrea Schöpp | 1 | 6 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 5–7 | United Kingdom |
 Denmark | 9–3 | United Kingdom |
| Norway | 4–6 | United Kingdom |
| United Kingdom | 8–5 | United States |
| Canada | 8–3 | United Kingdom |
| United Kingdom | 6–5 | Germany |
| United Kingdom | 5–8 | Sweden |
Semi-final
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada (Schmirler) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Great Britain (Hay)  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Bronze medal game
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden (Gustafson) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | X | 10 |
| Great Britain (Hay) 4th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
Contestants
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsty Hay | Edith Loudon | Jackie Lockhart | Katie Loudon | Felsie Bayne |
| Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Cousins | 6 | 7 | 10.0 | 6 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Sam Temple | Moguls | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Tim Dudgeon | 32.64 | 16.32 | 28 | did not advance | |||
| Kevin Harbut | Aerials | 168.32 | 20 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round one | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank | ||
| Nicky Gooch | 500 m | 1:08.907 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| Matt Jasper | DSQ | – | did not advance | ||||||
| Nicky Gooch | 1000 m | 1:33.638 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Matt Jasper | 1:32.709 | 1 Q | 1:31.798 | 2 Q | 1:32.549 | 3 QB | 1:34.285 | 8 | |
| Dave Allardice Nicky Gooch Matt Jasper Matthew Rowe Robert Mitchell | 5000 m relay | 7:11.955 | 3 QB | 7:06.462 | 7 | ||||
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Canada competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
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Japan was the host nation for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. It was the second time that Japan has hosted the Winter Games, after the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, and the third time overall, after the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
France competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Norway competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. The nation enjoyed its best ever results in gold medals, most notably in the biathlon events, when Ole Einar Bjørndalen swept all four gold medals.
Finland competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The nation won all Nordic combined events, most notably Samppa Lajunen, in the individual events.
Sweden competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
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Switzerland competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Switzerland competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.
Germany competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
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