Information: - The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the , was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. - The World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation (ICF), when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made. The name was changed in 1990. - Janice '' Jan '' Betker ( born July 19 , 1960 , in Regina , Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian curler . Betker is best known for playing third on the Sandra Schmirler rink that won three world championships and an Olympic gold medal in the 1990s . Following Schmirler 's death from cancer in 2000 , Betker has replaced her as the team 's skip . As part of the Schmirler team Betker won 3 Canadian curling championships in 1993 , 1994 , and 1997 . As well the team also won 3 world championships in 1993 , 1994 , and 1997 . In 1998 the team won the Gold Medal for curling at the Nagano Olympics . Betker also won a Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in 1984 as the lead for Randy Woytowich . At first Betker refused to skip the team following the death of her longtime skip Schmirler . However , in 2003 Betker took over as skip and took her team to the Canadian Championship . The team finished fourth overall . In 2005 , at the Canada Cup of Curling , Betker and her team placed second . However this showing was still enough to win them a spot at the 2005 Canadian Olympic Trials in Halifax as the winner of the event , Shannon Kleibrink already had won an Olympic Trial berth . Betker finished 4 - 5 at the event with Kleibrink the eventual winner . Betker returned to the national championships in 2007 . Joan McCusker , who had played second for both Schmirler and Betker retired from competitive curling and was replaced by her sister , Nancy Inglis . Sherry Linton , former third , joined Jolene McIvor 's rink for the 2006 - 2007 season and was replaced by newcomer , Lana Vey . Betker 's team made it all the way to the final before losing to Kelly Scott . - Sandra Marie Schmirler, (June 11, 1963 March 2, 2000) was a Canadian curler who captured three Canadian Curling Championships (Scott Tournament of Hearts) and three World Curling Championships. Schmirler also skipped (captained) her Canadian team to a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the first year women's curling was a medal sport. At tournaments where she was not competing, Schmirler sometimes worked as a commentator for CBC Sports, which popularized her nickname "Schmirler the Curler" and claimed she was the only person who had a name that rhymed with the sport she played. She died in 2000 at 36 of cancer, leaving a legacy that extended outside of curling. Schmirler was honoured posthumously with an induction into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and was awarded the World Curling Freytag Award, which later led to her induction into the World Curling Federation Hall of Fame. What is the relationship between 'jan betker' and '1998 winter olympics'?
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