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The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( Norwegian: De 17. olympiske vinterleker; Nynorsk: Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway.
- Lillehammer, Norway
- Lysgårdsbakken
- Schedule Change
- Memorable Champions
- Repeat Performers
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. 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.
Local hero Johann Olav Koss won three speed skating events and set a world record in every one. Vreni Schneider of Switzerland won a complete set of medals in Alpine skiing, and Manuela Di Centa of Italy earned medals in all five cross-country events. The women’s biathlon was dominated by Myriam Bédard of Canada, who won both individual races.
Swiss pair Gustav Weder and Donat Acklin became the first repeat winners of the two-man bobsleigh. Russian pairs skaters Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov returned to repeat their Olympic victory of 1988. American Bonnie Blair made history by becoming the first woman to win three consecutive speed-skating titles in the 500m and to win a second ...
Norway was the host nation for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. It was the second time that Norway had hosted the Winter Olympic Games, after the 1952 Games in Oslo. In 1994, Norway finished second in the medal ranking to Russia, with strong results in the skiing events. During the games, Norway set a record: most gold medals won by a ...
- 88 (67 men, 21 women) in 10 sports
- Bjørn Dæhlie (cross-country skiing)
Dec 8, 2022 · Back in 1994, Lillehammer represented Norway on the global stage as the small mountain town invited the world to visit. Here's how the Winter Games panned out. 42 years after Norway first welcomed visitors to enjoy the world’s biggest winter sports event, the country took the opportunity to invite everybody back.
Winter Olympic Games. Johann Olav Koss (born October 29, 1968, Drammen, Norway) is a Norwegian speed skater who was the dominant long-distance skater of the 1990s. At the 1994 Winter Olympics, Koss set three world records on his way to winning three gold medals on the ice track in Hamar, Norway, near the host city of Lillehammer.
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Legacy of Lillehammer 1994 shines bright 25 years on. When the southern Norwegian town of Lillehammer was chosen to host the 1994 Olympic Winter Games, some doubted the wisdom of the decision. On the one hand, Norway boasted a fine winter sports tradition. But on the other hand, it was also the smallest country in history to host a Winter Games ...
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, was the 18th Olympic Championship. Sweden won its first gold medal, becoming the sixth nation to ever win Olympic ice hockey gold. The tournament, held from 12 February to 27 February, was played at the Fjellhallen in Gjøvik and the Håkons Hall in Lillehammer.
