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The 20 pages that link to 1998 Winter Olympics, each with the reason it gives.

• 2000 Summer OlympicsCompared with: The preceding Winter Games provide a nearby comparison within the Olympic cycle.

• 1992 Winter OlympicsCompared with: Nagano offers a later example of a Winter Games organized across several venues.

• 1994 Winter OlympicsCompared with: Nagano followed Lillehammer under the newly established four-year Winter Games cycle.

• Nagano PrefectureRelated: Hosting the Games brought international attention and new infrastructure to the prefecture.

• Hayley WickenheiserRelated: Wickenheiser helped Canada win silver at the first Olympic women’s hockey tournament.

• Dominik HašekBroader topic: Hašek’s goaltending carried the Czech Republic to its first Olympic hockey gold.

• Michelle KwanRelated: Kwan won silver in Nagano after a closely watched rivalry with Tara Lipinski.

• Tara LipinskiBroader topic: Lipinski won the women’s singles title at these Games, becoming the event’s youngest champion.

• Claudia PechsteinRelated: She won the 5,000 metres and 3,000 metres, establishing her dominance in distance events.

• Ole Einar BjørndalenBroader topic: Bjørndalen won his first Olympic gold in the 10-kilometer sprint.

• Alexei YagudinBroader topic: Yagudin finished fifth in his Olympic debut, before becoming champion four years later.

• Irina SlutskayaRelated: Slutskaya placed fifth in her first Olympic women’s singles event.

• Jaromír JágrRelated: Jágr helped lead the Czech Republic to gold in the tournament’s celebrated final against Russia.

• Steven BradburyRelated: Bradbury competed at Nagano after recovering from a serious training injury.

• Hermann MaierRelated: Maier won super-G and giant slalom gold after a dramatic downhill crash.

• Bjørn DæhlieRelated: His three gold medals there brought his Olympic total to eight.

• Georg HacklBroader topic: His third consecutive singles gold came at Nagano.

• Ilia KulikBroader topic: Kulik won the men’s singles title at these Games.

• Sandra SchmirlerBroader topic: Schmirler skipped Canada's women's team to curling gold at these Games.

• Shizuka ArakawaRelated: Arakawa competed in her home-country Olympics at age 16.