1998 Winter Olympics / Participant (Denmark)

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Denmark took part in the 1998 Winter Olympics in the Japanese Nagano twelve athletes, five men and seven women who competed in six disciplines, in part.

It was Denmark's ninth participation in the Winter Olympics .

Flag bearer

Curler Helena Blach Lavrsen wore the Dannebrog , the flag of Denmark , during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium .

Medals

In Nagano, Denmark managed to win their first and so far only medal at the Winter Olympics: The women's curling team reached the final, but lost to Canada 5: 7 and thus won the silver medal.

silver

• Curling: women's team

Overview of the participants

Curling

Women

• silver

• Jane Bidstrup
• Dorthe Holm
• Helena Blach Lavrsen
• Margit Pörtner
• Trine Qvist

figure skating

Men

• Michael Tyllesen

  Singles: 9th place

Freestyle skiing

Women

• Anja Bolbjerg

  Mogul slope: 13th place

Alpine skiing

Men

• Tejs Broberg

  Super-G: 35th place

  Giant Slalom: 27th place

  Combination: DNF

• Arne Hardenberg

  Slalom: DNF

  Combination: DNF

Women

• Katrine Hvidsteen

  Giant Slalom: DNF

  Slalom: DNF

Nordic skiing

Cross-country skiing

Men

• Michael Binzer

  10 km: 46th place

  30 km: 58th place

  50 km: 41st place

  25 km pursuit: 41st place

Snowboard

Men

• Mike Kildevæld

  Giant slalom: 15th place

Web links

• Denmark at the 1998 Winter Olympics. In the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )