Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics 18:00" "15 February, 9:00" "15 February, 17:00" "All times shown are in Japan Standard Time" "9 February, 9:00" "9 February, 19:00" "10 February, 14:00" "11 February, 9:00" "11 February, 19:00" "12 February, 14:00" "13 February, 9:00" "14 February, 14:00" "15 February, 9:00" "15 February, 13:00" Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place at Karuizawa, who had hosted the equestrian events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The 1998 Nagano Olympics marked the second time that curling was held as an official Olympic sport. It was the first time the same city hosted
2002 Winter Olympics the last Olympics to be held in the United States until the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. These were the first Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Jacques Rogge. The opening ceremony was held on February 8, 2002, and sporting competitions were held up until the closing ceremony on February 24, 2002. Production for both ceremonies was designed by Seven Nielsen, and music for both ceremonies was directed by Mark Watters. Salt Lake City became the most populous area ever to have hosted the Winter Olympics, although the two subsequent host cities' populations were larger. Following a trend,