| Georgia at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GEO |
| NOC | Georgian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inNagano | |
| Competitors | 4 (3 men, 1 woman) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Sofia Akhmeteli (alpine skiing) |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1956–1988) | |
Georgia was represented at the1998 Winter Olympics inNagano, Japan by theGeorgian National Olympic Committee.
In total, four athletes including three men and one woman represented Georgia in two different sports including alpine skiing and ski jumping.
In total, four athletes represented Georgia at the1998 Winter Olympics inNagano, Japan across two different sports.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ski jumping | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 4 |
In total, three Georgian athletes participated in the alpine skiing events –Levan Abramishvili in themen's slalom,Sofia Akhmeteli in thewomen's slalom andZurab Dzhidzhishvili in themen's super-G and themen's combined.[1]
The alpine skiing events took place from 10 to 21 February 1998. The speed events were held at theHakuba Happoone Winter Resort inHakuba,Nagano Prefecture and the technical events were held atShiga Kogen inYamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture.[2]
The men's super-G took place on 16 February 1998. Dzhidzhishvili did not finish.[3]
The women's slalom took place on 19 February 1998. Akhmeteli was disqualified following her first run for missing a gate.[4]
The men's slalom took place on 21 February 1998. Abramishvili did not finish his first run and did not take part in the second run.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Zurab Dzhidzhishvili | Men's super-G | DNF | – | ||
| Levan Abramishvili | Men's slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Sofia Akhmeteli | Women's slalom | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
Source:[2]
| Athlete | Event | Slalom | Downhill | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Time | Total time | Rank | ||
| Zurab Dzhidzhishvili | Men's combined | 1:00.20 | 55.06 | 1:40.39 | 3:35.65 | 14 |
Source:[2]
In total, one Georgian athlete participated in the ski jumping events –Kakha Tsakadze in thenormal hill individual and thelarge hill individual.[1]
The ski jumping events took place from 11 to 17 February 1998 at theHakuba Ski Jumping Stadium in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture.[2]
The normal hill individual took place on 11 February 1998. Tsakadze scored 66.5 with his first jump which was ultimately not enough to advance.[6]
The large hill individual took place on 15 February 1998. Tsakadze scored 52.6 with his first jump which was ultimately not enough to advance.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Kakha Tsakadze | Normal hill | 69.0 | 66.5 | 55 | did not advance | |||
| Large hill | 89.5 | 52.6 | 59 | did not advance | ||||
Source:[2]