1998 Winter Olympics medal table the two-man bobsleigh competition, a tie meant that two gold medals were awarded, so no silver medal was awarded for that event. A tie for second in the men's Super G skiing competition meant that a pair of silver medals were given out, so no bronze medal was awarded for that event. In the four-man bobsleigh, a tie for third resulted in the awarding of two bronze medals. Due to these ties, the number of gold medals awarded was one more than the number of silver or bronze medals. In snowboarding, Canadian Ross Rebagliati won the gold medal in the
Long Service Medal, Silver set of three medals for long service, along with the Long Service Medal, Gold and the Long Service Medal, Bronze. Venda's military decorations and medals were modelled on those of the Republic of South Africa and these three medals are the approximate equivalents of, respectively, the Good Service Medal, Gold, the Good Service Medal, Silver and the Good Service Medal, Bronze. The medal could be awarded to all ranks for twenty years of exemplary service. Since the Long Service Medal, Silver was authorised for wear by one of the statutory forces which came to be part of the South African