Australia at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Australia at the
1998 Winter Olympics
Australia at the; 1998 Winter Olympics
IOC code	AUS
NOC	Australian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympics.com.au
in Nagano
Competitors	23 in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Richard Nizielski
Medals; Ranked 22nd	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Australia competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. A total number of 24 athletes competed, participating in alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, short track speed skating, and snowboarding, which appeared for the first time at the Olympics. Freestyle skiers Kirstie Marshall and Jacqui Cooper were some of Australia's best gold medal hopes, but both missed the aerials finals. Zali Steggall won Australia's first individual Winter Olympics medal, gaining bronze in slalom.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	0	1	1
Biathlon	0	1	1
Bobsleigh	4	–	4
Cross-country skiing	2	0	2
Figure skating	2	2	4
Freestyle skiing	2	3	5
Short track speed skating	4	1	5
Snowboarding	1	0	1
Total	15	8	23

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Bronze	Zali Steggall	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom

Athlete	Event	Run 1 (DH)		Run 2 (Sl)		Run 3 (Sl)		Final/Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Diff	Rank
Zali Steggall	Slalom	45.96	3	46.71	4	—		1:32.67	0.27

The two-man result was Australia's best in that event.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total	Rank
Jason Giobbi Adam Barclay	Two-man	55.56	55.47	55.26	55.31	3:41.60	22
Jason Giobbi Scott Walker Ted Polglaze Adam Barclay	Four-man	54.72	54.93	55.23	—	2:44.88	23

Joanne Carter's result was Australia's best in women's figure skating.^[2]

Athlete(s)	Event	CD1	CD2	SP/OD	FS/FD	Total
Athlete(s)	Event	FP	FP	FP	FP	TFP	Rank
Anthony Liu	Men's	—		25	did not advance
Joanne Carter	Ladies'	—		11	12	17.5	12
Danielle Carr Stephen Carr	Ladies'	—		15	13	20.5	13

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Adrian Costa	Moguls	23.45	21	did not advance
Jonathan Sweet	Aerials	did not finish

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Maria Despas	Moguls	18.94	23	did not advance
Jacqui Cooper	Aerials	101.19	23	did not advance
Kirstie Marshall	Aerials	148.99	14	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Steven Bradbury	500m	43.766	3	did not advance					19
Steven Bradbury	1000m	1:33.108	3	did not advance					21
Steven Bradbury Richard Goerlitz Kieran Hansen Richard Nizielski	5000m relay	—				7:11.691	3 QB	B Final 7:15.907	8

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Janet Daly	500m	49.158	4	did not advance					27
Janet Daly	1000m	1:59.990	4	did not advance					29

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Zeke Steggall	Men's giant slalom	1:08.10	27	did not finish

^ Australia at the 1998 Winter Olympics
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Retrieved November 1, 2013.

Australia NOC
Olympic Winter Institute of Australia
"2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide" PDF file
"The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896-2002" Australian Olympic Committee ISBN 0-7022-3425-7 (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in Wikibooks:Errata/0702234257)