| Denmark at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | DEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark |
| Website | www |
| inNagano | |
| 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 was represented at the1998 Winter Olympics inNagano, Japan by theNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark.
In total, 12 athletes including five men and seven women represented Denmark in six different sports including alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing and snowboarding.
Denmark won one medal at the games afterJane Bidstrup,Dorthe Holm,Helena Blach Lavrsen,Margit Pörtner andTrine Qvist jointly claimed silver in thewomen's curling competition. It was Denmark's first-ever Winter Olympic medal.
In total, 12 athletes represented Denmark at the1998 Winter Olympics inNagano, Japan across six different sports.[3]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Curling | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Freestyle skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Denmark won one medal at the games afterJane Bidstrup,Dorthe Holm,Helena Blach LavrsenMargit Pörtner andTrine Qvist jointly claimed silver in thewomen's curling competition.[3]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Jane Bidstrup Dorthe Holm Helena Blach Lavrsen Margit Pörtner Trine Qvist | Curling | Women's tournament | 15 February |
In total, three Danish athletes participated in the alpine skiing events –Tejs Broberg,Arne Hardenberg andKatrine Hvidsteen.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Tejs Broberg | Men's super-G | 1:41.09 | 35 | ||
| Men's giant slalom | 1:25.14 | 1:22.00 | 2:47.14 | 27 | |
| Arne Hardenberg | Men's slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Katrine Hvidsteen | Women's giant slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Women's slalom | 51.10 | DNF | DNF | – | |
Source:[4]
| Athlete | Event | Slalom | Downhill | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Time | Total time | Rank | ||
| Tejs Broberg | Men's combined | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
| Arne Hardenberg | DNF | – | – | DNF | – | |
Source:[4]
In total, one Danish athlete participated in the cross-country skiing events –Michael Binzer in themen's 10 km classical, themen's 15 km freestyle pursuit, themen's 30 km classical and themen's 50 km freestyle.[3]
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km C | Michael Binzer | 30:14.2 | 46 |
| 15 km pursuit1 F | 45:12.0 | 41 | |
| 30 km C | 1'49:42.2 | 58 | |
| 50 km F | 2'19:20.7 | 41 | |
1Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Source:[4]
In total, five Danish athletes participated in the curling events –Jane Bidstrup,Helena Blach Lavrsen,Dorthe Holm,Margit Pörtner andTrine Qvist in thewomen's competition.[3]
| 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 |
Source:[4]
| 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 |
Source:[4]
| 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 |
Source:[4]
In total, one Danish athlete participated in the figure skating events –Michael Tyllesen in themen's singles.[3]
| Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Tyllesen | 9 | 11 | 15.5 | 9 |
Source:[4]
In total, one Danish athlete participated in the freestyle skiing events –Anja Bolbjerg in thewomen's moguls.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Anja Bolbjerg | Moguls | 34.41 | 22.41 | 9Q | 31.38 | 22.09 | 13 |
Source:[4]
In total, one Danish athlete participated in the snowboarding events –Mike Kildevæld in themen's giant slalom.[3]
| Athlete | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | |
| Mike Kildevæld | 1:02.75 | 1:07.67 | 2:10.42 | 15 |
Source:[4]
