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Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Olympics

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IOC code
  
URS

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9

Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Olympics

NOC
  
Soviet Olympic Committee

Competitors
  
101 (78 men, 23 women) in 10 sports

Flag bearer
  
Andrei Bukin (figure skating)

Medals Ranked 1st
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 11 9 9 29

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. It would be the last Winter Olympic Games before the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Six of the former Soviet republics would compete together as the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics, and each republic would be individually represented at subsequent Games.

Contents

Alpine skiing

Men

Men's combined

Women

Women's combined

Biathlon

Men
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Cross-country skiing

Men
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Women
Women's 4 × 5 km relay

Figure skating

Men
Women
Pairs
Ice dancing

Group B

Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round.

  • Soviet Union 5-0 Norway
  • Soviet Union 8-1 Austria
  • Soviet Union 7-5 USA
  • West Germany 3-6 Soviet Union
  • Soviet Union 6-1 Czechoslovakia

    • Medal round

    The top three teams from each group play the top three teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over.

  • Soviet Union 5-0 Canada
  • Soviet Union 7-1 Sweden
  • Finland 2-1 Soviet Union

    • Luge

    Men

    Men's doubles

    Women

    Nordic combined

    Men's individual

    Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (best two out of three jumps)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing (start delay, based on ski jumping results)

    • Men's team

    Three participants per team.

    Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (three jumps per team member per round, best two rounds counted)
  • 10 km cross-country skiing (start delay, based on ski jumping results)

    • Speed skating

    Men
    Women

    References

    Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Olympics Wikipedia
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