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Never mind that Russia failed to repeat its Lillehammer success, finishing third in total number of medals received. After all, Russia's Olympic team won nine gold medals, exceeding the prediction […]

For 16 days in February, Winter Olympians from Canada and around the world worked wonders on ice and snow, creating dramatic images of daring, disappointment and triumph Photo: Canada's Elvis [...]

The greatest professional players of the National Hockey League will compete under their respective country's banners at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. The list of players include Wayne Gretzky, Sergei Nemchinov, Mats Sundin, and Michael Richter.

Photo: Brassard leading the Canadian team into opening ceremonies; Photo: Dancers circling an inflatable planet Earth: 'Striving together'; Photo: Short-track speed skater Christine Boudrias with Girl Guides; Photo: Jet fly-past: [...]

Stojko faces crushing pressure in his quest for Nagano gold Photo: In The Zone: he told his coach, 'See those rings? That is what I've been working for'; Photo: Warming [...]

Despite the hyperbole of grand challenges and epic confrontations, the Olympics are really quite fleeting events. The Atlanta Games lie just 18 months distant, and nothing much of them remains [...]

Ask an American what the defining moment for hockery in his country is and he will without hesitation begin talking about the United States's victory over Russia that set up […]

Sleepy Nagano is set to host the world's top athletes Photo: The ski-jump site at the Happo'one ski area in Hakuba: the Olympic venues are spectacular; Photo: The streets; Photo: [...]

The world's brightest stars will light up the Games Tara Lipinski/Michelle Kwan (women's figure skating) Michelle Kwan was just 15 when she became the second-youngest world champion ever two years [...]

A CANADIAN GUIDE TO THE 1998 WINTER GAMES February 7-22 / ON TOP OF THE SPORTS WORLD: Nagano used to be a temple town. Now, it welcomes pilgrims of a [...]

Even before she got to the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway, Ntala Skinner had a pretty good idea of just where he sport stood in the general scheme of […]

Russian sport has changed dramatically since Soviet times, when the authorities poured money into Olympic training programs and elite sports were ultra-politicized. Now, sports management has been decentralized into regional […]

To get a true appreciation for how far snowboarding has come, we asked SNoBOARD Magazine editor Chris McNeil to tell us all about the sport in 400 words or less. […]

This pro snowboarder uses more than talent to surf the slopes. Here's how Newton's Laws of Motion help her master her sport. Leslee Olson's idea of a good time is […]

Could they be the best ever? The question simmers with possibility... and uncertainty. AJ Kitt, Tommy Moe, Kyle Rasmussen and Daron Rahlves headline a team of U.S. speedballers that could [...]

A brilliant performance by 15-year-old Tara Lipinski made her the youngest Olympic skating champion, beating favorite Michelle Kwan and setting up a rivalry for the millennium. When Michelle Kwan final [...]

It'll be near non-stop sports action, a cough potato's dream. The 1998 Winter Olympics will be televised by CBS and TNT from Nagano, Japan, Feb. 7-22, with CBS alone dedicating […]

Sweden may be neutral in World Wars, but not in hockey. The Swedes won the gold medal in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, land they're not about to […]

At its heart, stripped of its smothering sponsorship and almost perpetual television coverage, the great festival of winter sport requires just two fundamental elements of nature to run smoothly. Snow [...]

The sun shone and the stars aligned for Picabo Street's triumphant comeback from injury, the highlight of the week for Team U.S.A. How strong was her aura? She won by [...]

Every fourth February, a sports fan's fancy, along with his television, turns from those annual winter favorites -- college basketball, NBA and NHL -- to combined-pursuit cross-country skiing, two-seater luge, […]

Despite the politics and the judging, Canadians will still challenge for skating's highest honor Photo: The private and public Stojko: 'I am beyond caring about what people think of my [...]

Team USA skates into the Olympics as a hockey power, thanks to NHL stars like Mike Richter. By the time Mike Richter saw the hockey puck, it was too late. […]

From Michelle Kwan to Todd Eldredge, America's champion figure skaters go for Olympic gold this month. Here's your inside look. Steel on ice makers a unique sound. Sort of a […]

Ten years ago, the women on the U.S. hockey team should have focused their efforts on perfecting slap shots and breakout plays. Instead, they spent most of their time and [...]

If the U.S. Freestyle Team was trapped under a dark cloud last season, Eric Bergoust proved to be its one silver lining. An ear-ringed aerialist with 'helter-skelter' eyes and an [...]

WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER As the clock ticks closer toward June 15, hundreds of the seemingly tireless volunteers who have fueled Salt Lake's bid effort will hold their breaths with [...]

A BID FOR THE FUTURE On June 15 the fate of Salt Lake City's 1998 Winter Olympic bid will be decided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at a meeting [...]