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
Turkey at the 1998 Winter Olympics 1936 Winter Olympics, Turkey has only missed three editions of the Winter Games, the 1952, 1972, and the 1980 Winter Olympics. Nagano was Turkey's 12th appearance at a Winter Olympics. The 1998 Winter Olympics were held from 7–22 February 1998; a total of 2,176 athletes took part, representing 72 National Olympic Committees. The Turkish delegation to Nagano consisted of a single alpine skier, Arif Alaftargil. He was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony. Arif Alaftargil was 24 years old at the time of the Nagano Olympics, and was making his Olympic debut. In the two-run men's slalom,