Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events. The speed events were held at Hakuba and the technical events at Shiga Kogen. There were a number of race postponements due to weather; the events began on 10 February and ended on 21 February. Nine nations won medals in alpine skiing, with Austria winning the most with eleven (3 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze). Katja Seizinger led the individual medal table, with two gold medals and a bronze, while Hermann Maier was the most successful male skier, with two
Luxembourg at the 1988 Winter Olympics 7.79 seconds. He went faster in the second run, completing the course in 1 minute and 4 seconds. His total time of 2 minutes and 11.79 seconds put him in 20th place for the competition. Four years later, at the 1992 Winter Olympics he would win two silver medals for Luxembourg. Luxembourg at the 1988 Winter Olympics Luxembourg competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13–28 February 1988. It had been 52 years since the last time the nation had participated in the Winter Olympic Games, and Calgary was only their third appearance at a Winter