Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Figure skating at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
Type:Olympic Games
Venue:White Ring
Champions
Men's singles:
Russia Ilia Kulik
Ladies' singles:
United States Tara Lipinski
Pairs:
Russia Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dmitriev
Ice dance:
Russia Oksana Grishuk / Evgeny Platov
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The figure skating events in 1998 Winter Olympics were held at the White Ring in Nagano. There were no changes in the format or scoring systems from 1994. Professionals were again allowed to compete, although they had to declare that intention and compete in ISU-approved events to do so. Previously, the ISU had been accused of rejecting Western professionals, while allowing Eastern Bloc state-sponsored "amateurs" to compete.[1][2] Most of the top competitors by 1998 were now openly professional.

The competitions took place on the following days:

  • Pairs: 8–10 February 1998
  • Men's singles: 12–14 February 1998
  • Ice dance: 13–16 February 1998
  • Ladies' singles: 18–20 February 1998[3]
  • Exhibition gala: 21 February 1998
  1. ^ Riordan, Jim (1993). "Rewriting Soviet Sports History". Journal of Sport History. 20 (3): 247–258. JSTOR 43609911.
  2. ^ Knisley, Michael (7 March 1994). "1998 Ad". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2006.
  3. ^ "Figure Skating at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.