==Mascots==Sukki, Nokki, Lekki and Tsukki, also known as the Snowlets are the 1998 Winter Olympic mascots and are four snowy owls.
Druge kandidatke za gostitev teh olimpijskih iger so bile: Dolina Aoste, Italija; Jaca, Španija; Östersund, Švedska in Salt Lake City, Utah, ZDA.