| Denmark at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | DEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark |
| Website | www |
| in Nagano | |
| Competitors | 12 (5 men, 7 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Helena Blach Lavrsen [1] (curling) [2] |
| Medals Ranked 18th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Denmark competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. The nation won its first ever medal at the Winter Olympic Games, a silver by the women's curling team.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Jane Bidstrup Dorthe Holm Helena Blach Lavrsen Margit Pörtner Trine Qvist | Curling | Women's competition |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Tejs Broberg | Super-G | 1:41.09 | 35 | ||
| Tejs Broberg | Giant Slalom | 1:25.14 | 1:22.00 | 2:47.14 | 27 |
| Arne Hardenberg | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
Men's combined
| Athlete | Slalom | Downhill | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Time | Total time | Rank | |
| Tejs Broberg | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
| Arne Hardenberg | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Katrine Hvidsteen | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Katrine Hvidsteen | Slalom | 51.10 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km C | Michael Binzer | 30:14.2 | 46 |
| 15 km pursuit1 F | Michael Binzer | 45:12.0 | 41 |
| 30 km C | Michael Binzer | 1'49:42.2 | 58 |
| 50 km F | Michael Binzer | 2'19:20.7 | 41 |
1Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
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 |
|---|---|---|
 Germany | 5–6 |  Denmark |
| Denmark | 9–3 |  United Kingdom |
 Sweden | 5–4 | Denmark |
 Canada | 9–5 | Denmark |
 United States | 5–8 | Denmark |
| Denmark | 6–4 |  Japan |
| Denmark | 8–3 |  Norway |
Semi-final
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark (Lavrsen)  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Sweden (Gustafson) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 5 |
Gold medal game
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Lavrsen) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Canada (Schmirler) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Contestants | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver medal | Helena Blach Lavrsen | Margit Pörtner | Dorthe Holm | Trine Qvist | Jane Bidstrup |
| Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Tyllesen | 9 | 11 | 15.5 | 9 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Anja Bolbjerg | Moguls | 34.41 | 22.41 | 9 Q | 31.38 | 22.09 | 13 |
| Athlete | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | |
| Mike Kildevæld | 1:02.75 | 1:07.67 | 2:10.42 | 15 |
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