Lithuania at the 1998 Winter Olympics
IOC code	LTU
NOC	Lithuanian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.ltok.lt (in Lithuanian and English)
inNagano
Competitors	7 (5 men, 2 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Povilas Vanagas (figure skating)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1928 1932–1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Lithuania participated at the1998 Winter Olympics inNagano, Japan, held between 7 and 22 February 1998. The country's participation in the Games marked its fourth appearance at theWinter Olympics after its debut in the1928 Games. The Lithuanian team consisted of seven athletes who competed in four sports.Povilas Vanagas served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Lithuania did not win any medal in the Games, and has not won a Winter Olympics medal previously.

The1924 Summer Olympics marked Lithuania's first participation in the Olympic Games. The nation made its debut in theWinter Olympics at the1928 Winter Olympics.^[1] After its debut in 1928, the country did not participate in the Winter Games till the1992 Games. TheLithuanian National Olympic Committee was recognized by theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1991. The country's participation in the 1998 Games marked its fourth appearance at the Winter Olympics.^[1]

The 1998 Winter Olympics was held inNagano, Japan, between 7 and 22 February 1998.^[2][3] The Lithuanian delegation consisted of seven athletes.^[4][5]Povilas Vanagas served as the country's flag-bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony.^[6] Lithuania did not win any medal in the Games, and has not won a Winter Olympics medal previously.^[1]

Lithuania sent a contingent of seven athletes including two women who competed in four sports at the Games.^[4][5]

Alpine skiing competitions were held at Happo'one,Hakuba.^[7]Linas Vaitkus represented Lithuania in two events in the men's category.^[5] This was Vaitkus's debut in the Winter Games.^[8] In theMen's downhill event, he finished 25th.^[9] Thecombined event consisted of two runs ofslalom skiing, and a round of downhill skiing. He was not classified as a finisher in the event.^[10][11]

Biathlon competitions were held at Nozawa Onsen Resort.^[12] The biathlon events consisted of a skiing a specific course multiple times depending on the length of the competition, with intermediate shooting at various positions. For every shot missed, a penalty of one minute is applied inindividual events, and the participant is required to ski through a penalty loop in sprint events.^[13][14]Liutauras Barila represented the nation in the event.^[4]

Cross-country skiing events were held atBirkebeineren Skistadion.^[15] Three athletes represented the nation, and competed in eight events.^[4][5]Ričardas Panavas achieved a best place finish of 30th in themen's 30 km freestyle event.^[4][16]Kazimiera Strolienė achieved a best place finish of 55th in thewomen's 30 km freestyle event.^[4][17]

Figure skating events were held at White Ring, Nagano.^[18]Margarita Drobiazko andPovilas Vanagas participated in theice dancing event.^[4][5] This was the couple's third consecutive Olympic appearance.^[19][20] The couples were ranked in ordinal order individually by the judges. At the end of the competition, the ranks are tallied for each pair, and the final placement was based on the majority placement. The Lithuanian pair was ranked 8th in the competition.^[18]

• Official Olympic Reports
• Olympic Winter Games 1998, full results by sports-reference.com

• Nations at the 1998 Winter Olympics
• Lithuania at the Winter Olympics by year
• 1998 in Lithuanian sport

• Articles with short description
• Short description matches Wikidata
• Articles with Lithuanian-language sources (lt)