Editing 1998 Winter Olympics (section)

===Economic aspects===
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The costs of construction and of the land of the Olympic venues totaled ¥106.6 billion,<ref group="a">{{harvsp|Hanazawa|1999a|p=185}}</ref> approximately 914 million [[United States dollar|US dollars]]. Of this, the [[Government of Japan|Japanese national government]] spent ¥51.1 billion, the [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano prefectural government]] spent ¥29.6 billion, and the cities and towns of Nagano, ¥23.4 billion; [[Hakuba]], ¥1 billion; and [[Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort|Nozawa Onsen]], ¥1.1 billion; shared the remaining ¥25.5 billion.<ref group="a">{{harvsp|Hanazawa|1999a|p=185}}</ref> The most expensive venue was impressive [[M-Wave]], the indoor rink which hosted the long-track speed skating events. It cost near ¥34.8 billion.<ref group="a">{{harvsp|Hanazawa|1999a|p=185}}</ref> The two ice hockey venues, [[Big Hat]] and [[Aqua Wing Arena]] cost ¥19.1 and ¥9.1 billion respectively.<ref group="a">{{harvsp|Hanazawa|1999a|p=185}}</ref> The [[White Ring (arena)]], which hosted figure skating and short-track speed skating cost ¥14.2 billion, the [[Spiral (bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton)|Spiral]], which hosted bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton, cost ¥10.1 billion.<ref group="a">{{harvsp|Hanazawa|1999a|p=185}}</ref> Another ¥8.6 billion was spent on the [[Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium]], ¥7 billion for [[Snow Harp]] – the cross-country skiing venue, and ¥3 billion for the biathlon venue at [[Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort]].<ref group="a">{{harvsp|Hanazawa|1999a|p=185}}</ref>

The organizing committee financed all costs, totaling ¥113.9 billion.<ref group="a">{{harvsp|Hanazawa|1999a|p=59}}</ref> It spent ¥99.4 billion for operational expenses, ¥21.6 billion for public relations, ¥20.7 billion for installations, ¥18.4 billion for telecommunications, ¥15.9 billion for running the competitions, and ¥14.4 billion for administration.<ref group="a">{{harvsp|Hanazawa|1999a|p=59}}</ref> Television rights were worth ¥35.4 billion, and marketing earned ¥31.3 billion.<ref group="a">{{harvsp|Hanazawa|1999a|p=59}}</ref> Ticket sales were worth ¥10.5 billion.<ref group="a">{{harvsp|Hanazawa|1999a|p=59}}</ref> The total cost of the Nagano Games is estimated to have been US$15.25 billion (in 2015), of which the largest factor in the cost of the games was the extension of the [[shinkansen]] to Nagano. This compares, for example, with US$2.5 billion for the [[2002 Winter Olympics]], US$4.35 billion for the [[2006 Winter Olympics]], US$7.56 billion for the [[2010 Winter Olympics]], and US$51 billion for the [[2014 Winter Olympics]]<ref>{{Cite web|author=Baade, R.|author2=Matheson, V.|name-list-style=amp|url=http://web.holycross.edu/RePEc/hcx/HC1605-Matheson-Baade_Olympics.pdf|title=Going for the gold: The economics of the Olympics|language=en|access-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216095023/http://web.holycross.edu/RePEc/hcx/HC1605-Matheson-Baade_Olympics.pdf|archive-date=16 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>