The women's 15 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, was held on 8 February at Snow Harp.

[1] Each skier started at half a minute intervals, skiing the entire 15 kilometre course.

The defending Olympic champion was the Italian Manuela Di Centa, who won in Lillehammer, then in freestyle technique.

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