Olympic Stadiums Winter Roof Lillehammer

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Olympic stadiums winter roof lillehammer.

The decision was taken to place the arena deep underground so that it would not take up valuable downtown property or interfere with the lillehammer s cityscape whilst still being centrally. The 1994 winter olympics were held in and around lillehammer norway from 12 to 27 february 1994 ten competition and fourteen non competition venues were used most of which were subsequently used for the 1994 winter paralympics the games were spread out over ten venues in five municipalities in two counties oppland and hedmark lillehammer with approximately 25 000 inhabitants and hamar. Gjøvik olympiske fjellhall or fjellhallen is an ice hockey rink located within a mountain hall in gjøvik norway with a capacity for 5 500 spectators the hall also features a 25 meter swimming pool and telecommunications installations. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event losing to albertville lillehammer was awarded the 1994 winter olympics in 1988 after beating anchorage united states.

To adjust to this new schedule the lillehammer games were held in 1994 the only time that two winter games have been staged two years apart. Birkebeineren ski stadium håkons hall lillehammer olympic bobsleigh and luge track kanthaugen freestyle arena and the ski jumping hill of lysgårdsbakken. Opened in 1993 and costing 134 6 million norwegian krone nok it was built for the 1994 winter olympics where it. Lillehammer is still a small friendly town renowned the winter olympics in 1994 and the 2016 youth olympic games.

Access official videos photos and news from all summer winter past and future olympic games. Buried deep within a mountain the gjøvik olympic cavern hall was built for the 1994 winter olympics and hosted 16 ice hockey matches during the games. The arenas are in constant use hosting everything from world cups to children s ski races. The 1994 winter olympics norwegian.

Lillehammer olympiapark as trading as olympiaparken is a company established following the 1994 winter olympics to operate the olympic venues in lillehammer norway owned by lillehammer municipality it operates five sports venues. Hamar olympiahall is an indoor multi use sport and event venue in hamar norway it was built as the speed skating rink for the 1994 winter olympics and has since also hosted events and tournaments in ice speedway rally association football bandy ice sledge speed racing flying disc and track cycling. The latest in olympic news right at your fingertips. In 1986 the ioc voted to change the schedule of the olympic games so that the summer and winter games would be held in different years.

Like athens many venues of the sarajevo winter games venues have fallen into disrepair. Built for use as an olympic venue during for the games in 1984 places such as the olympic ski jumping venue at mount igman near sarajevo and the trebevic bobsleigh and luge track were heavily damaged during the bosnian war in the early 90 s and were never rebuilt. Gjøvik olympic cavern hall norwegian.