Norway was the host nation for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. It was the second time that Norway had hosted the Winter Olympic Games, after the 1952 Games in Oslo. In 1994, Norway finished second in the medal ranking to Russia, with strong results in the skiing events.
Japan competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.
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.
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.
Ukraine competed in the Winter Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Previously, Ukrainian athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
The Czech Republic competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. The medal hopes were set on ice hockey team and Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing. The ice hockey team won their first gold medal in history. Kateřina Neumannová was also successful, winning one silver and one bronze medal. The surprise performance for the team was freestyle skier Aleš Valenta who came fourth.
France competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Norway competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Austria competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.
Austria competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Italy competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
Switzerland competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
Switzerland competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Switzerland competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.
Finland competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Germany competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Japan competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Japan competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, from February 8 to February 23, 1992. As many as 63 athletes competed accompanied by 42 officers. Japanese athletes compete in all disciplines except ice hockey.
Slovenia competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. The country earned no medals.
