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  • Was It Worth It?
    Despite the loutish behavior of the U.S. hockey team and the favorites' early ouster, the answer is, Yes, this was a dream of a tournament

    Golden Girls
    A talented U.S. women's hockey team showed its mettle by defeating favored Canada

    A Holy Tara
    While Michelle Kwan was all business, Tara Lipinski was determined to make friends and have fun, and she left Nagano with a cool keepsake

     
    Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsled Curling Figure Skating Freestyle Skiing Ice Hockey Speed Skating Luge Nordic Combined Snowboarding olympics

    1988 Results
    Alpine Skiing - Alpine Combined
    Medal Winners
    Gold Women -- Anita Wachter (Austria)
    Men -- Hubert Strolz (Austria)
    Silver Women -- Brigitte Oertli (Switzerland)
    Men -- Bernhard Gstrein (Austria)
    Bronze Women -- Maria Walliser (Switzerland)
    Men -- Paul Accola (Switzerland)
    Alpine Skiing - Downhill
    Medal Winners
    Gold Women -- Marina Kiehl (Germany)
    Men -- Pirmin Zurbriggen (Switzerland)
    Silver Women -- Brigitte Oertli (Switzerland)
    Men -- Peter Muller (Switzerland)
    Bronze Women -- Karen Percy (Canada)
    Men -- Franck Piccard (France)
    Alpine Skiing - Slalom
    Medal Winners
    Gold Women -- Vreni Schneider (Switzerland)
    Men -- Alberto Tomba (Italy)
    Silver Women -- Mateja Svet (Yugoslavia)
    Men -- Frank Worndl (Germany)
    Bronze Women -- Christa Kinshofer Guthlein (Germany)
    Men -- Paul Frommelt (Liechtenstein)
    Alpine Skiing - Giant Slalom
    Medal Winners
    Gold Women -- Vreni Schneider (Switzerland)
    Men -- Alberto Tomba (Italy)
    Silver Women -- Christa Kinshofer Guthlein (Germany)
    Men -- Hubert Strolz (Austria)
    Bronze Women -- Maria Walliser (Switzerland)
    Men -- Pirmin Zurbriggen (Switzerland)
    Alpine Skiing - Super Giant Slalom
    Medal Winners
    Gold Women -- Sigrid Wolf (Austria)
    Men -- Franck Piccard (France)
    Silver Women -- Michela Figini (Switzerland)
    Men -- Helmut Mayer (Austria)
    Bronze Women -- Karen Percy (Canada)
    Men -- Lars-Borje Eriksson (Sweden)
    Biathlon - 10km
    Medal Winners
    Gold Frank-Peter Roetsch (East Germany)
    Silver Valery Medvedtsev (Soviet Union)
    Bronze Sergei Chepikov (Soviet Union)
    Biathlon - 20km
    Medal Winners
    Gold Frank-Peter Roetsch (East Germany)
    Silver Valery Medvedtsev (Soviet Union)
    Bronze Johann Passler (Italy)
    Biathlon - 4 X 7.5km Relay
    Medal Winners
    Gold Soviet Union -- Dmitri Vasilyev, Sergei Chepikov, Aleksandr Popov, Valery Medvedtsev
    Silver Germany -- Ernst Reiter, Stefan Hock, Peter Angerer, Fritz Fischer
    Bronze Italy -- Werner Kiem, Gottlieb Taschler, Johann Passler, Andreas Zingerle
    Bobsled - Four-Man
    Medal Winners
    Gold Switzerland -- Ekkehard Fasser, Kurt Meier, Marcel Fassler, Werner Stocker
    Silver East Germany -- Wolfgang Hoppe, Dietmar Schauerhammer, Bogdan Musiol, Ingo Voge
    Bronze Soviet Union -- Janis Kipurs, Guntis Osis, Juris Tone, Vladimir Kozlov
    Bobsled - Two-Man
    Medal Winners
    Gold Soviet Union -- Janis Kipurs, Vladimir Kozlov
    Silver East Germany -- Wolfgang Hoppe, Bogdan Musiol
    Bronze East Germany -- Bernhard Lehmann, Mario Hoyer
    Figure Skating - Ice Dancing
    Medal Winners
    Gold Soviet Union -- Natalya Bestemianova, Andrei Bukin
    Silver Soviet Union -- Marina Klimova, Sergei Ponomarenko
    Bronze Canada -- Tracy Wilson, Robert McCall
    Figure Skating - Pairs
    Medal Winners
    Gold Soviet Union -- Ekaterina Gordeeva, Sergei Grinkov
    Silver Soviet Union -- Yelena Valova, Oleg Vasilyev
    Bronze United States -- Jill Watson, Peter Oppegard
    Figure Skating - Singles
    Medal Winners
    Gold Women -- Katarina Witt (East Germany)
    Men -- Brian Boitano (United States)
    Silver Women -- Elizabeth Manley (Canada)
    Men -- Brian Orser (Canada)
    Bronze Women -- Debra Thomas (United States)
    Men -- Viktor Petrenko (Soviet Union)
    Ice Hockey
    Medal Winners
    Gold Soviet Union -- Ilya Byakin, Igor Stelnov, Vyacheslav Fetisov, Aleksei Gusarov, Aleksei Kasatonov, Sergei Starikov, Vyacheslav Bykov, Sergei Yashin, Valery Kamensky, Sergei Svetlov, Aleksandr Chernykh, Andrei Khomutov, Vladimir Krutov, Igor Larionov, Andrei Lomakin, Sergei Makarov, Aleksandr Mogilny, Anatoly Semenov, Aleksandr Kozhevnikov, Igor Kravchuk, Vitaly Samoylov, Sergei Mylnikov
    Silver Finland -- Timo Blomqvist, Kari Eloranta, Jyrki Lumme, Jukka Virtanen, Arto Ruotanen, Reijo Ruotsalainen, Simo Saarinen, Kai Suikkanen, Raimo Helminen, Iiro Jarvi, Esa Keskinen, Erkki Lehtonen, Reijo Mikkolainen, Janne Ojanen, Timo Susi, Pekka Tuomisto, Teppo Numminen, Jari Torkki, Jukka Tammi, Jarmo Myllys
    Bronze Sweden -- Peter Andersson, Anders Eldebrink, Lars Ivarsson, Lars Karlsson, Mats Kihlstrom, Tommy Samuelsson, Mikael Andersson, Bo Berglund, Jonas Bergqvist, Peter Eriksson, Michael Hjalm, Mikael Johansson, Lars Molin, Lars-Gunnar Pettersson, Thomas Rundqvist, Ulf Sandstrom, Hakan Sodergren, Jens Ohling, Thomas Eriksson, Thom Eklund, Peter Aslin, Anders Bergman, Peter Lindmark
    Luge - Single
    Medal Winners
    Gold Women -- Steffi Walter [Martin] (East Germany)
    Men -- Jens Muller (East Germany)
    Silver Women -- Ute Oberhoffner [Weiss] (East Germany)
    Men -- Georg Hackl (Germany)
    Bronze Women -- Cerstin Schmidt (East Germany)
    Men -- Yuri Kharchenko (Soviet Union)
    Luge - Doubles
    Medal Winners
    Gold East Germany -- Jorg Hoffmann, Jochen Pietzsch
    Silver East Germany -- Stefan Krausse, Jan Behrendt
    Bronze Germany -- Thomas Schwab, Wolfgang Staudinger
    Nordic Skiing - 5km (Classical)
    Medal Winners
    Gold Marjo Matikainen (Finland)
    Silver Tamara Tikhonova (Soviet Union)
    Bronze Vida Venciene (Soviet Union)
    Nordic Skiing - 10km (Classical)
    Medal Winners
    Gold Vida Venciene (Soviet Union)
    Silver Raisa Smetanina (Soviet Union)
    Bronze Marjo Matikainen (Finland)
    Nordic Skiing - 15km (Classical)
    Medal Winners
    Gold Mikhail Devyatyarov (Soviet Union)
    Silver Pal Gunnar Mikkelsplass (Norway)
    Bronze Vladimir Smirnov (Soviet Union)
    Nordic Skiing - 20km (Freestyle)
    Medal Winners
    Gold Tamara Tikhonova (Soviet Union)
    Silver Anfisa Reztsova (Soviet Union)
    Bronze Raisa Smetanina (Soviet Union)
    Nordic Skiing - 30km (Classical)
    Medal Winners
    Gold Aleksei Prokurorov (Soviet Union)
    Silver Vladimir Smirnov (Soviet Union)
    Bronze Vegard Ulvang (Norway)
    Nordic Skiing - 50km (Classical)
    Medal Winners
    Gold Gunde Svan (Sweden)
    Silver Maurilio De Zolt (Italy)
    Bronze Andi Grunenfelder (Switzerland)
    Nordic Skiing - 4 X 5km Relay
    Medal Winners
    Gold Soviet Union -- Svetlana Nageikina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Tamara Tikhonova, Anfisa Reztsova
    Silver Norway -- Trude Dybendahl, Marit Wold, Anne Jahren, Marianne Dahlmo
    Bronze Finland -- Pirkko Maatta, Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (Hamalainen), Marjo Matikainen, Jaana Savolainen
    Nordic Skiing - 4 X 10km Relay
    Medal Winners
    Gold Sweden -- Jan Ottosson, Thomas Wassberg, Gunde Svan, Torgny Mogren
    Silver Soviet Union -- Vladimir Smirnov, Vladimir Sakhnov, Mikhail Devyatyarov, Aleksei Prokurorov
    Bronze Czechoslovakia -- Radim Nyc, Vaclav Korunka, Pavel Benc, Ladislav Svanda
    Nordic Skiing - Individual Combined
    Medal Winners
    Gold Hippolyt Kempf (Switzerland)
    Silver Klaus Sulzenbacher (Austria)
    Bronze Allar Levandi (Soviet Union)
    Nordic Skiing - Team Combined
    Medal Winners
    Gold Germany -- Hans-Peter Pohl, Hubert Schwarz, Thomas Muller
    Silver Switzerland -- Andreas Schaad, Hippolyt Kempf, Fredy Glanzmann
    Bronze Austria -- Gunther Csar, Hansjorg Aschenwald, Klaus Sulzenbacher
    Ski Jumping - Individual Large Hill
    Medal Winners
    Gold Matti Nykanen (Finland)
    Silver Erik Johnsen (Norway)
    Bronze Matjaz Debelak (Yugoslavia)
    Ski Jumping - Team Large Hill
    Medal Winners
    Gold Finland -- Matti Nykanen, Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Jari Puikkonen, Tuomo Ylipulli
    Silver Yugoslavia -- Matjaz Zupan, Matjaz Debelak, Primoz Ulaga, Miran Tepes
    Bronze Norway -- Erik Johnsen, Ole Gunnar Fidjestol, Ole Christian Eidhammer, Jon Inge Kjorum
    Ski Jumping - Individual Normal Hill
    Medal Winners
    Gold Matti Nykanen (Finland)
    Silver Pavel Ploc (Czechoslovakia)
    Bronze Jiri Malec (Czechoslovakia)
    Speed Skating - 500m
    Medal Winners
    Gold Women -- Bonnie Blair (United States)
    Men -- Uwe-Jens Mey (East Germany)
    Silver Women -- Christa Rothenburger (East Germany)
    Men -- Jan Ykema (Netherlands)
    Bronze Women -- Karin Kania (Enke) (East Germany)
    Men -- Akira Kuroiwa (Japan)
    Speed Skating - 1000m
    Medal Winners
    Gold Women -- Christa Rothenburger (East Germany)
    Men -- Nikolai Gulyaev (Soviet Union)
    Silver Women -- Karin Kania (Enke) (East Germany)
    Men -- Uwe-Jens Mey (East Germany)
    Bronze Women -- Bonnie Blair (United States)
    Men -- Igor Zhelezovsky (Soviet Union)
    Speed Skating - 1500m
    Medal Winners
    Gold Women -- Yvonne van Gennip (Netherlands)
    Men -- Andre Hoffmann (East Germany)
    Silver Women -- Karin Kania (Enke) (East Germany)
    Men -- Eric Flaim (United States)
    Bronze Women -- Andrea Ehrig (Mitscherlich, Schone) (East Germany)
    Men -- Michael Hadschieff (Austria)
    Speed Skating - 3000m
    Medal Winners
    Gold Yvonne van Gennip (Netherlands)
    Silver Andrea Ehrig (Mitscherlich, Schone) (East Germany)
    Bronze Gabi Zange (Schonbrunn) (East Germany)
    Speed Skating - 5000m
    Medal Winners
    Gold Women -- Yvonne van Gennip (Netherlands)
    Men -- S. Tomas Gustafson (Sweden)
    Silver Women -- Andrea Ehrig (Mitscherlich, Schone) (East Germany)
    Men -- Leo Visser (Netherlands)
    Bronze Women -- Gabi Zange (Schonbrunn) (East Germany)
    Men -- Gerard Kemkers (Netherlands)
    Speed Skating - 10,000m
    Medal Winners
    Gold S. Tomas Gustafson (Sweden)
    Silver Michael Hadschieff (Austria)
    Bronze Leo Visser (Netherlands)

    Information compiled by the Sports Illustrated Library


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