Venues of the 1998 Winter Olympics that the championships have taken place in Asia. Venues of the 1998 Winter Olympics For the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, a total of fifteen sports venues were used. Nagano had attempted twice to host the Winter Olympics, losing out to Sapporo, host of the 1972 Winter Olympics. The third time, in 1991, Nagano edged out Salt Lake City to host the 1998 Games. The biathlon venue was adjusted in accordance with the Washington Convention over endangered species. The biggest venue controversy was at Happo'one resort on the length of the men's downhill and the battle that ensued to
Venues of the 1928 Winter Olympics in the opening pair. According to David Wallechinsky, most sports historians consider the 1928 10,000 m to be a non-event. All five venues used for these games were reused for the Winter Olympics held in St. Moritz twenty years later. The bob run, which opened in 1904, is still in use and has hosted the FIBT World Championships a record 22 times, most recently in 2013. The ski jump was built originally in 1905 and renovated in 1927 for the 1928 Games. It was renovated in 1963 to get it to the K-point of . It was closed in 2006.