<P> 72 nations and 2,176 participants contested in 7 sports and 68 events at 15 venues . The Games saw the introduction of women 's ice hockey , curling and snowboarding . National Hockey League players were allowed to participate in the men 's ice hockey . </P>
<P> 72 nations and 2,176 participants contested in 7 sports and 68 events at 15 venues . The Games saw the introduction of women 's ice hockey , curling and snowboarding . National Hockey League players were allowed to participate in the men 's ice hockey . </P>
what became a winter olympic sport in 1998
what became a winter olympic sport in 1998
women 's ice hockey curling snowboarding
women 's ice hockey curling snowboarding