This is her second medal in Nagano following the silver in the 15 kilo classic. Men's downhill postponed again The men's downhill which was already behind schedule was cancelled again, because of the rain. Only 2 alpine skiing competitions have been completed at the Happone ski resort in Hakuba, so far. The game to determine 13th and 14th places were held at the Big Hat ice hockey arena. Austria and Japan were tied 3 to 3 after the 3rd quarter, so they went for eachothers goal.
Japan succeed in putting in the puck first.
It gave Japan's first Winter Olympic victory in 22 years. Snowboarding halfpipe Recent World Cup winner in the women's halfpipe, Yuri Yoshikawa failed to pass the preliminary round. The gold medal went to Nicola Thost of Germany. In the men's, Gian Simmen of Switzerland proved victorious. 9 to 8 Canadian will not be stripped of his medal Canadian Ross Rebagliati underwent police investigation with regard to his possession of marijuana.