| Great Britain at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | GBR |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| in Nagano | |
| Competitors | 34 (27 men, 7 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearers | Michael Dixon (opening) (biathlon) Sean Olsson (closing) (bobsleigh) |
| Medals Ranked 22nd |
|
| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Medallists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Sean Olsson Dean Ward Courtney Rumbolt Paul Attwood | Bobsleigh | Four-man |
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrew Freshwater | Downhill | DNF | – | ||
| Graham Bell | 1:53.93 | 23 | |||
| Andrew Freshwater | Super-G | 1:39.89 | 33 | ||
| Graham Bell | 1:39.80 | 31 | |||
| Alain Baxter | Giant Slalom | 1:26.29 | 1:23.53 | 2:49.82 | 31 |
| Alain Baxter | Slalom | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
Men's combined
| Athlete | Slalom | Downhill | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Time | Total time | Rank | |
| Andrew Freshwater | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
| James Ormond | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Sophie Ormond | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Emma Carrick-Anderson | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
Biathlon
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Mark Gee | 5 | 33:00.3 | 68 |
| Mike Dixon | 0 | 30:34.4 | 47 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Mark Gee | 1'00:46.8 | 7 | 1'07:46.8 | 68 |
| Mike Dixon | 1'00:08.0 | 1 | 1'01:08.0 | 33 |
- 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
- 2 One minute added per missed target.
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GBR-1 | Sean Olsson Lenny Paul |
Two-man | 55.24 | 14 | 55.12 | 18 | 54.85 | 16 | 54.73 | 12 | 3:39.94 | 15 |
| GBR-2 | Lee Johnston Eric Sekwalor |
Two-man | 55.51 | 22 | 55.19 | 19 | 55.16 | 18 | 55.02 | 18 | 3:40.88 | 20 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GBR-1 | Sean Olsson Dean Ward Courtney Rumbolt Paul Attwood |
Four-man | 52.77 | 2 | 53.58 | 10 | 53.71 | 3 | 2:40.06 | |
Curling
Men's tournament
Group stage
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Mike Harris | 6 | 1 |
 Norway | Eigil Ramsfjell | 5 | 2 |
 Switzerland | Patrick Hürlimann | 5 | 2 |
 United States | Tim Somerville | 3 | 4 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | Makoto Tsuruga | 3 | 4 |
 Sweden | Peja Lindholm | 3 | 4 |
| Great Britain 7th | Douglas Dryburgh | 2 | 5 |
 Germany | Andy Kapp | 1 | 6 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Norway |
2–4 | United Kingdom |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
10–4 | United Kingdom |
| Canada |
10–3 | United Kingdom |
| Sweden |
7–5 | United Kingdom |
| United Kingdom |
9–5 |  Japan |
| United Kingdom |
4–7 | Germany |
| United Kingdom |
3–6 | United States |
Contestants
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Dryburgh | Peter Wilson | Phil Wilson | Ronnie Napier | James Dryburgh |
Women's tournament
Group stage
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Japan |
5–7 | United Kingdom |
 Denmark |
9–3 | United Kingdom |
| Norway |
4–6 | United Kingdom |
| United Kingdom |
8–5 | United States |
| Canada |
8–3 | United Kingdom |
| United Kingdom |
6–5 | Germany |
| United Kingdom |
5–8 | Sweden |
Medal Round
Semi-final
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada (Schmirler) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Great Britain (Hay)  |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Bronze medal game
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden (Gustafson) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | X | 10 |
| Great Britain (Hay) 4th |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
Contestants
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsty Hay | Edith Loudon | Jackie Lockhart | Katie Loudon | Felsie Bayne |
Figure skating
- Men
| Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Cousins | 6 | 7 | 10.0 | 6 |
Freestyle skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Sam Temple | Moguls | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Tim Dudgeon | 32.64 | 16.32 | 28 | did not advance | |||
| Kevin Harbut | Aerials | 168.32 | 20 | did not advance | |||
Short track speed skating
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round one | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank | ||
| Nicky Gooch | 500 m | 1:08.907 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| Matt Jasper | DSQ | – | did not advance | ||||||
| Nicky Gooch | 1000 m | 1:33.638 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Matt Jasper | 1:32.709 | 1 Q | 1:31.798 | 2 Q | 1:32.549 | 3 QB | 1:34.285 | 8 | |
| Dave Allardice Nicky Gooch Matt Jasper Matthew Rowe Robert Mitchell |
5000 m relay | 7:11.955 | 3 QB | 7:06.462 | 7 | ||||
References
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