Denmark at the
1998 Winter Olympics
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Nagano
Competitors12 (5 men, 7 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Michael Tyllesen (figure skating)
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
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.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverJane Bidstrup
Dorthe Holm
Helena Blach Lavrsen
Margit Pörtner
Trine Qvist
CurlingWomen's competition

Alpine skiing

Men
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
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Katrine Hvidsteen Giant Slalom DNF DNF
Katrine Hvidsteen Slalom 51.10 DNF DNF

Cross-country skiing

Men
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

1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Curling

Women's tournament

Group stage

Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.

Country Skip W L
 CanadaSandra Schmirler61
 SwedenElisabet Gustafson61
 DenmarkHelena Blach Lavrsen52
 Great BritainKirsty Hay43
 JapanMayumi Ohkutsu25
 NorwayDordi Nordby25
 United StatesLisa Schoeneberg25
 GermanyAndrea Schöpp16
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

Medal round

Semi-final

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Denmark (Lavrsen) (has hammer) 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) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 5
 Canada (Schmirler) (has hammer) 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 X 7
Contestants Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
Silver medalHelena Blach LavrsenMargit PörtnerDorthe HolmTrine QvistJane Bidstrup

Figure skating

Men
Athlete SP FS TFP Rank
Michael Tyllesen 9 11 15.5 9

Freestyle skiing

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Points Rank Time Points Rank
Anja Bolbjerg Moguls 34.41 22.41 9 Q 31.38 22.09 13

Snowboarding

Men's giant slalom
Athlete Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Mike Kildevæld 1:02.75 1:07.67 2:10.42 15

References


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