United States at the 1998 Winter Olympics
The United States competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. With Salt Lake City as the host of the 2002 Winter Olympics, a cultural segment of the city was shown at the closing ceremony.
Medalists
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline-specific sections below, medalists' names are bolded.| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Alpine skiing | Women's super-G | |||
| Freestyle skiing | Men's moguls | |||
| Ice hockey | Women's tournament | |||
| Freestyle skiing | Men's aerials | |||
| Freestyle skiing | Women's aerials | |||
| Figure skating | Ladies' singles | |||
Chris Thorpe | Luge | Doubles | ||
| Speed skating | Women's 1000 meters | |||
| Figure skating | Ladies' singles | |||
| Snowboarding | Men's halfpipe | |||
| Snowboarding | Women's halfpipe | |||
Brian Martin | Luge | Doubles | ||
| Speed skating | Women's 1500 meters |
Alpine skiing
;Men;Women
Biathlon
;Men| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Jay Hakkinen | Sprint | 31:31.6 | 3 | 60 |
| Dan Westover | Sprint | 30:39.5 | 1 | 49 |
| Jay Hakkinen | Individual | 1:02:10.3 | 4 | 42 |
| Robert Rosser | Individual | 1:08:35.7 | 7 | 69 |
| Andrew Wrickson Jay Hakkinen Robert Rosser Dan Westover | Relay | 1:28:13.9 | 0 | 17 |
;Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Deborah Nordyke | Sprint | 25:50.5 | 2 | 48 |
| Kristina Sabasteanski | Sprint | 25:12.2 | 1 | 33 |
| Stacey Wooley | Sprint | 27:03.0 | 3 | 58 |
| Kara Salmela | Individual | 1:04:43.7 | 5 | 56 |
| Ntala Skinner | Individual | 1:09:09.0 | 3 | 61 |
| Stacey Wooley | Individual | 1:03:57.3 | 2 | 55 |
| Kristina Sabasteanski Kara Salmela Ntala Skinner Stacey Wooley | Relay | 1:48:30.2 | 1 | 15 |
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
;Men;Women
Curling
;SummaryMen's tournament
;Team| Position | Curler |
| Skip | Tim Somerville |
| Third | Mike Peplinski |
| Second | Myles Brundidge |
| Lead | John Gordon |
| Alternate | Tim Solin |
;Round-robin
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Mike Harris | 6 | 1 | |
| Eigil Ramsfjell | 5 | 2 | |
| Patrick Hürlimann | 5 | 2 | |
| Tim Somerville | 3 | 4 | |
| Makoto Tsuruga | 3 | 4 | |
| Peja Lindholm | 3 | 4 | |
| Douglas Dryburgh | 2 | 5 | |
| Andy Kapp | 1 | 6 |
;Draw 1
Monday, February 9, 14:00
;Draw 3
Tuesday, February 10, 19:00
;Draw 5
Thursday, February 12, 9:00
;Draw 7
Friday, February 13, 14:00
;Draw 2
Tuesday, February 10, 9:00
;Draw 4
Wednesday, February 11, 14:00
;Draw 6
Thursday, February 12, 19:00
;Tie-breaker 1
Friday, February 13, 19:00
;Tie-breaker 2
Saturday, February 14, 9:00
;Semi-final
Saturday, February 14, 18:00
;Bronze medal match
Sunday, February 15, 9:00
Women's tournament
;Team| Position | Curler |
| Skip | Lisa Schoeneberg |
| Third | Erika Brown |
| Second | Debbie Henry |
| Lead | Lori Mountford |
| Alternate | Stacey Liapis |
;Round-robin
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Sandra Schmirler | 6 | 1 | |
| Elisabet Gustafson | 6 | 1 | |
| Helena Blach Lavrsen | 5 | 2 | |
| Kirsty Hay | 4 | 3 | |
| Mayumi Ohkutsu | 2 | 5 | |
| Dordi Nordby | 2 | 5 | |
| 7th | Lisa Schoeneberg | 2 | 5 |
| Andrea Schöpp | 1 | 6 |
;Draw 1
Monday, February 8, 9:00
;Draw 3
Tuesday, February 10, 14:00
;Draw 5
Wednesday, February 11, 19:00
;Draw 7
Friday, February 13, 9:00
;Draw 2
Monday, February 9, 19:00
;Draw 4
Wednesday, February 11, 9:00
;Draw 6
Thursday, February 12, 14:00
Figure skating
became the youngest competitor in Winter Olympics history to earn a gold medal in an individual event.;Individual
;Mixed
Freestyle skiing
;Aerials;Men
;Women
;Moguls
;Men
;Women
Ice hockey
;SummaryMen's tournament
;RosterHead Coach: Ron Wilson
| Name |
;First round
| Team | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 0 |
All times are local.
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;Quarterfinal
Women's tournament
;RosterHead Coach: Ben Smith
| Name |
| - A |
| – C |
;Preliminary round
The first 4 teams advanced to medal round games.
| Team | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 |
All times are local.
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;Gold medal game
Luge
;Men;Women
Nordic combined
Short track speed skating
;MenQualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round.
;Women
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round.
Ski jumping
Snowboarding
;Halfpipe;Men
;Women
;Giant slalom
;Men
;Women
Speed skating
;Men;Women