List of Winter Olympics venues: L
Table:
Venue

Games

Sports

Capacity

Ref.

La halle de glace Olympique
1992 Albertville
Figue skating, Short track speed skating
9,000

[1]

La Patinoire Municipale
1968 Grenoble
Ice hockey
2,700

[2]

La piste bob
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
Bobsleigh
4,650

[3]

La Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins
1924 Chamonix
Bobsleigh
Not listed.

[4]

La pista di Misurina
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
Speed skating
8,550

[5]

La Plagne
1992 Albertville
Bobsleigh, Luge
Not listed.

[6]

L'Anneau de Vitesse
1968 Grenoble
Speed skating
2,500

[7]

L'anneau de vitesse
1992 Albertville
Speed skating
10,000

[8]

Lake Placid
1932 Lake Placid
Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (cross-country skiing)
Not listed.

[9]

Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium
1980 Lake Placid
Opening ceremonies
Not listed.

[10]

Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center
1980 Lake Placid
Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (Cross-country skiing)
Not listed.

[11]

Le Stade de Glace
1968 Grenoble
Closing ceremonies, Figure skating, Ice hockey
12,000

[12]

Le Tremplin Olympique du Mont
1924 Chamonix
Nordic combined (ski jumping), Ski jumping
Not listed.

[13]

Les Arcs
1992 Albertville
Speed skiing (demonstration)
Not listed.

[14]

Les Ménuires
1992 Albertville
Alpine skiing (men's slalom)
Not listed.

[15]

Les Saisies
1992 Albertville
Biathlon, Cross-country skiing
12,500

[16]

Lillehammer Olympic Alpine Centre Hafjell
1994 Lillehammer
Alpine skiing (slalom, giant slalom, combined)
Not listed.

[17]

Lillehammer Olympic Alpine Centre Kvitfjell
1994 Lillehammer
Alpine skiing (downhill, super giant slalom, combined)
Not listed.

[18]

Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track
1994 Lillehammer
Bobsleigh, Luge
10,000

[19]

Lillestrøm Stadion

1952 Oslo

Ice hockey

Not listed

[20]

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Halle Olympique ( French : Olympic Hall ) is an indoor arena located in Albertville , France . For the 1992 Winter Olympics , it hosted the figure skating and the short track speed skating events . It was first use for the 1991 Trophée Lalique , which was staged as a test event for the Olympics . The venue also hosted selected matches of the 2017 World Men 's Handball Championship . The site was constructed on ten internal pillars . Its ice was laid down on 14 cm ( 5.5 in ) foundation , then 7 cm ( 2.8 in ) of insulation , 7 cm ( 2.8 in ) of screed , and finally , 4 cm ( 1.6 in ) of ice . The ice temperature was kept between −4 to −7 °C ( 25 to 19 °F ) depending upon the sporting discipline . The Halle Olympique underwent a major overhaul in 2014 and was reopened the following spring .
The 1992 Winter Olympics , officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les XVIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver ) , were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville , France . They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics , and the first where the Winter Paralympics were held at the same site . Albertville was selected as host in 1986 , beating Sofia , Falun , Lillehammer , Cortina d'Ampezzo , Anchorage and Berchtesgaden . The games were the third Winter Olympics held in France , after Chamonix in 1924 and Grenoble in 1968 , and the fifth Olympics overall in the country . Only some of the skating and the opening and closing ceremonies took place in Albertville , while the rest of the events took place in the villages of Courchevel , La Plagne , Les Arcs , Les Menuires , Les Saisies , Méribel , Pralognan-la-Vanoise , Tignes and Val d'Isère . Sixty-four nations with 1,801 athletes participated in the games , including the Unified Team which represented non-Baltic former Soviet republics . Germany participated as a unified team following reunification in 1990 , while five newly independent European countries debuted , as did six warm-weather countries . Short track speed skating , moguls and women 's biathlon made their debut as an Olympic sport . The games were the last Winter Games until 2014 to have demonstration sports , consisting of curling , aerials , ski ballet and speed skiing . It was the last Olympics to have an outdoor speed skating rink . The games were succeeded by the 1992 Winter Paralympics from 25 March to 1 April . Norwegians won every male cross-country skiing race , with Bjørn Dæhlie and Vegard Ulvang both collecting three gold .
The figure skating events at the 1992 Winter Olympic Games were held at the Halle Olympique located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies , two kilometres southwest of downtown Albertville . The final placements were decided by factored placements . In the men 's singles , ladies ' singles and the pairs event , the short program ( SP ) was factored by 0.5 , one-third ( 33.3% ) of the total score , while the free skating ( FS ) was factored by 1.0 , two-thirds ( 66.7% ) of the total score . In ice dance , the two compulsory dances ( CD ) were factored by a total of 0.4 ( 0.2 each dance ) , which was 20% of the total score ( 10% each dance ) . The original dance ( OD ) was factored by 0.6 ( 30% of the total score ) , while the free dance ( FD ) was factored by 1.0 ( 50% of the total score ) . In the result of factored placements being tied , the free skating was the tie-breaker . At the 1992 Winter Olympics , the short program was called the original program . The 1992 Winter Olympics was also the first time that the men 's and ladies ' events did not include a compulsory figures competition .
Short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics was held from 18 to 22 February . Four events were contested at La halle de glace Olympique , located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies , a couple of kilometers west of downtown Albertville . This was the first time short track speed skating was contested at the Winter Olympics .
La Patinoire Municipale ( English : The Municipal Ice Rink ) is an indoor ice venue located in Grenoble , France . Completed in 1963 , it hosted some of the ice hockey competitions for the 1968 Winter Olympics . During those games , it seated 2700 . The venue also hosted the 1964 European Figure Skating Championships . In 2001 , the building became a gymnasium called Halle Clemenceau .
The 1968 Winter Olympics , officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver ) , were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble , France , and opened on 6 February . Thirty-seven countries participated . Frenchman Jean-Claude Killy won three gold medals in all the alpine skiing events . In women 's figure skating , Peggy Fleming won the only United States gold medal . The games have been credited with making the Winter Olympics more popular in the United States , not least of which because of ABC 's extensive coverage of Fleming and Killy , who became overnight sensations among teenage girls . The year 1968 marked the first time the IOC first permitted East and West Germany to enter separately , and the first time the IOC ever ordered drug and gender testing of competitors .
The men 's ice hockey tournament at the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble , France , was the 11th Olympic Championship , also serving as the 35th World Championships and the 46th European Championships . This was the last Olympic tournament to include the World and European titles . Games were held at the Palais des Sports . The Soviet Union won their third Olympic gold medal , eighth World Championship and twelfth European Championship . Czechoslovakia won the silver , followed by Canada taking the bronze . For the first ( and only ) time , not all qualifiers were given the opportunity to play for medals , as the lowest two ranked qualifiers ( Japan and Austria ) , together with host France were placed directly into the Consolation Group . Poland and Italy qualified but declined to participate .
The Eugenio Monti olympic track ( Italian : Pista olimpica Eugenio Monti ) is a bobsleigh and skeleton track located in Cortina d'Ampezzo , Italy . It is named after Eugenio Monti ( 1928-2003 ) , who won six bobsleigh medals at the Winter Olympic Games between 1956 and 1968 and ten medals at the FIBT World Championships between 1957 and 1966 . It was featured in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only , held after the 1981 FIBT World Championships , before the track was shortened to its current configuration . In January 2008 , after a last bobsleigh race tournament , the track was closed .
The 1956 Winter Olympics , officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les VIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver ; Italian : VII Giochi olimpici invernali ) , was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo , Italy , from 26 January to 5 February 1956 . Cortina , which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics , beat out Montreal , Colorado Springs and Lake Placid for the right to host the 1956 Games . The Cortina Games were unique in that many of the venues were within walking distance of each other . The organising committee received financial support from the Italian government for infrastructure improvements , but the rest of the costs for the Games had to be privately financed . Consequently , the organising committee was the first to rely heavily on corporate sponsorship for funding . Thirty-two nations - the largest number of countries participating in the Winter Olympics until then - competed in the four sports and twenty-four events . Austrian Toni Sailer became the first person to sweep all three alpine skiing events in a single Olympics . The figure skating competition was held outdoors for the last time at these Games . Logistically , the only problem encountered was a lack of snow at the alpine skiing events . To remedy this , the Italian army transported large amounts of snow to ensure the courses were adequately covered . Politics did not affect the 1956 Winter Games - unlike the Summer Games in Melbourne , Australia later in the year which many nations boycotted after the Soviet repression of the Hungarian Revolution , and the Suez War . The Cortina Olympics were the first Winter Olympics televised to a multi-national audience .
At the 1956 Winter Olympics , two bobsleigh events were contested .
The Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins ( Pellerins Bobsleigh Track in ( in French ) ) was a bobsleigh track constructed for the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix , France .
The 1924 Winter Olympics , officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver ) , were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix , France . Originally held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics , the sports competitions were held at the foot of Mont Blanc in Chamonix , and Haute-Savoie , France between January 25 and February 5 , 1924 . The Games were organized by the French Olympic Committee , and were originally reckoned as the International Winter Sports Week . With the success of the event , it was retroactively designated by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) as the I Olympic Winter Games . The tradition of holding the Winter Olympics in the same year as the Summer Olympics would continue until 1992 , after which the current practice of holding a Winter Olympics in the second year after each Summer Olympics began . Although Figure Skating had been an Olympic event in both London and Antwerp , and Ice Hockey had been an event in Antwerp , the winter sports had always been limited by the season . In 1921 , at the convention of the IOC in Lausanne , there was a call for equality for winter sports , and after much discussion it was decided to organize an international week of winter sport in 1924 in Chamonix .
At the 1924 Winter Olympics , only one bobsleigh event was contested , the four man event . However , rules at the time also allowed a fifth sledder to compete . The event was held on Saturday and Sunday , 2 and 3 February 1924 .
Lake Misurina ( Italian : Lago di Misurina ; Cadorino dialect : Lago de Meśorìna ) is the largest natural lake of the Cadore and it is 1,754 m above sea level , near Auronzo di Cadore ( Belluno ) . The lake 's perimeter is 2.6 km long , while the maximum depth is 5 m. Near the lake there are about ten hotels with accommodation for around 500 people . The particular climatic characteristics of the area around the lake , make particularly good air for those who have respiratory diseases . Near the lake is the only center in Italy for the care of childhood asthma . The lake was the theme of a famous song by Claudio Baglioni . Lake Misurina is also the theme of the theatrical representation of the Longane di Lozzo . Lake Misurina is where the speed skating events were held during the 1956 Winter Olympics of Cortina d'Ampezzo - the last time Olympic speed skating events were held on natural ice . Misurina lies on the route of the Dolomites Gold Cup Race .
At the 1956 Winter Olympics , four speed skating events were contested . This was the last edition in which only men participated . The competitions were held from Saturday , 28 January , to Tuesday , 31 January 1956 .
The La Plagne bobsleigh , luge , and skeleton track is a bobsleigh , luge , and skeleton track located in La Plagne , France . The track was the venue for the bobsleigh and luge competitions for the 1992 Winter Olympics whose host city was neighboring Albertville .
Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of two events , at La Plagne . The competition took place between February 15 and February 22 , 1992 .
Luge at the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at La Plagne . The competition took place between February 9 and February 12 , 1992 .
L'Anneau de Vitesse ( English : The Speed Circuit ) is an outdoor speed skating venue located in Grenoble , France . It hosted the speed skating events for the 1968 Winter Olympics . This Speed Circuit is located in a park of 27 hectares , the Park Paul Mistral . The park also hosts the Palais des sports was the main Olympic site in the city in 1968 . The venue seated 2500 during the games , and was cooled to −7 °C ( 19 °F ) using 125 km ( 78 mi ) of ammonia refrigeration over a total skating surface of 9,000 m2 ( 97,000 sq ft ) .
Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics , was held from 4 to 12 February . Eight events were contested at L'Anneau de Vitesse in Grenoble , France .
L'anneau de vitesse ( French for speed oval ) is a sports venue located in Albertville , France . It hosted speed skating events at the 1992 Winter Olympics . The stands , which remain present , were constructed as an airfoil from aerospace designs . The ice was made using 70 km ( 43 mi ) of piping using R32 and brine refrigeration to cool the track to between −5 and −8 °C ( 23 and 18 °F ) with 4 cm-thick ( 1.6 in ) ice . Before this the surface was covered with 1.20 m ( 3 ft 11 in ) of base sand in order to lay down the piping . The track serves nowadays as a multipurpose stadium used for athletics and football events .
Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics , was held from 9 to 20 February . Ten events were contested at L'anneau de vitesse .
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County , New York , United States . As of the 2010 census , the population was 2,521 . The village of Lake Placid is near the center of the town of North Elba , 50 miles ( 80 km ) southwest of Plattsburgh . Lake Placid , along with nearby Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake , comprise what is known as the Tri-Lakes region . Lake Placid hosted the 1932 and the 1980 Winter Olympics . Lake Placid also hosted the 1972 Winter Universiade , the 2000 Goodwill Games , and will host the 2020 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships and the 2023 Winter Universiade .
The 1932 Winter Olympics , officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games , were a winter multi-sport event in the United States , held in Lake Placid , New York . The games opened on February 4 and closed on February 15 . It was the first of four Winter Olympics held in the United States ; Lake Placid hosted again in 1980 . The games were awarded to Lake Placid in part by the efforts of Godfrey Dewey , head of the Lake Placid Club and son of Melvil Dewey , inventor of the Dewey Decimal System . California also had a bid for the 1932 Winter Games . William May Garland , president of the California X Olympiad Association , wanted the games to take place in Wrightwood and Big Pines , California . The world 's largest ski jump at the time was constructed in Big Pines for the event , but the games were ultimately awarded to Lake Placid .
At the 1932 Winter Olympics , two cross-country skiing events were contested . The 18 km competition was held on Wednesday , 10 February 1932 , while the 50 km event was held on Saturday , 13 February 1932 .
At the 1932 Winter Olympics one individual Nordic combined event was contested . It was held on Wednesday , February 10 , 1932 ( cross-country skiing ) and on Thursday , February 11 , 1932 ( ski jumping ) . Unlike today the ski jump was the last event held . Both events were also individual medal events .
Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium is an equestrian stadium in Lake Placid , New York , United States . The opening ceremonies to the 1980 Winter Olympics were organized in a temporary stadium built next to it , which held 30,000 spectators .
The 1980 Winter Olympics , officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games , was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 13 to February 24 , 1980 , in Lake Placid , New York , United States . This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games , after 1932 . The only other candidate city to bid for the Games was Vancouver-Garibaldi , British Columbia , Canada , which withdrew before the final vote ( though Vancouver would eventually win the bid to host the 2010 Winter Olympics . ) The mascot of the Games was Roni , a raccoon . The mask-like rings on a raccoon 's face recall the goggles and hats worn by many athletes in winter sports . The sports were played at the Olympic Center , Whiteface Mountain , Mt . Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run , the Olympic Ski Jumps , the Cascade Cross Country Ski Center , and the Lake Placid High School Speed Skating Oval .
The Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center is a venue located in the Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex at Lake Placid , New York . During the 1980 Winter Olympics , it hosted the biathlon , cross-country skiing , and the cross-country skiing portion of the Nordic combined events . The center was constructed in 1978 and today has over 50 km ( 31 mi ) of trails for cross country skiing along with a biathlon venue . It also plays hosts to a ski marathon called the Lake Placid Loppet , that takes places in early February . The men 's event is 50 km ( 31 mi ) long while the women 's event is 25 km ( 16 mi ) long .
Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of three biathlon events . They were held at the Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center . This Olympic featured the debut of the 10 kilometre sprint event . The events began on 16 February and ended on 22 February 1980 .
The 1980 Winter Olympics results in cross-country skiing .
Nordic combined at the 1980 Winter Olympics , consisted of one event , held from 18 February to 19 February . The ski jumping portion took place at Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex , while the cross-country portion took place at Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center .
Palais des Sports , known also as the Palais des sports Pierre Mendes or Le Stade Olympique de Glace is an indoor ice hockey arena , located in Paul Mistral Park in Grenoble , France . The vaulted roof structure was built from November 1966 to April 1967 , therefore having tough weather problems to add to construction difficulties . The stadium was conceived for the Olympiques Winter Games held in Grenoble in 1968 and has a capacity of up to 12,000 spectators .
Figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics was held at Le Stade Olympique de Glace in Grenoble , France . Ice dance , then known as rhythmic skating , was a demonstration event and was won by the team of Diane Towler and Bernard Ford of Great Britain . It became a medal event eight years later in 1976 Innsbruck .
Le Tremplin Olympique du Mont ( English : Olympic jumping hill of Le Mont ) was a ski jumping venue constructed for the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix , France .
At the 1924 Winter Olympics one individual Nordic combined event was contested . It was held on Saturday , February 2 , 1924 ( cross-country skiing ) and on Monday , February 4 , 1924 ( ski jumping ) . Unlike today the ski jump was the last event held . Both events were also individual medal events . The winner , Thorleif Haug was also the winner of both cross country skiing races , and the podium was identical to that in the 50 km cross country .
At the 1924 Winter Olympics , one individual ski jumping event was contested . It was held on Monday 4 February 1924 . The event was unusual in that the bronze medalist was not determined for fifty years . Thorleif Haug was awarded third place at the event 's conclusion , but a clerical error in calculating Haug 's score was discovered in 1974 by Jacob Vaage , who further determined Anders Haugen of the United States , who had finished fourth , had actually scored 0.095 points more than Haug . The International Olympic Committee verified this , and in Oslo in September 1974 , Haug 's daughter presented the medal to the 86-year-old Haugen .
Les Arcs is a ski resort located in Savoie , France , in the Tarentaise Valley town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice . Initially created by Robert Blanc and Roger Godino , it is a part of the huge Paradiski system which is under ownership by Compagnie des Alpes , a French-listed company owning several other ski resorts as well as theme parks .
Speed skiing was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics . The venue was in Les Arcs , about 60 km from the host city Albertville . Michael Prufer , a 31-year-old medical doctor from Savoie , improved his own 1988 world record by 5.558 km/h . Philippe Goitschel , the nephew of French ski champion Marielle Goitschel , was second and the American Jeffrey Hamilton was third . The competition was , however , marred by the death of Nicolas Bochatay from Switzerland , who died while free skiing the morning of the finals . Tarja Mulari from Finland achieved a top speed of 219.245 km/h , breaking the previous women 's world record of 214.723 km/h .
Les Menuires is a ski resort in the Belleville valley of Les Trois Vallées between Saint-Martin-de-Belleville and Val Thorens . Owned and operated by Compagnie des Alpes , it is in the Savoie département of France . The resort has 48 restaurants , 39 ski lifts and 62 trails . The resort has advanced ski slopes and beginner slopes . The resort also hosted the men 's slalom alpine skiing event at the 1992 Winter Olympics . Its slopes are connected to more than 600 km of slopes in Les Trois Vallées , making it a part of the largest skiable area in the world . The resort has not only skiing facilities , but also offers a range of other activities . The resort was founded in 1964 and has an altitude range of 1,850 m ( 6,070 ft ) .
Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics at Albertville , France , consisted of ten alpine skiing events , held 9-22 February . The men 's races were held at Val dIsère , except for the slalom , which was at Les Menuires . All five women 's events were conducted at Méribel .
Les Saisies is a ski resort located in the Savoie départment of France . It is 30 km ( 19 mi ) from Albertville , host of the 1992 Winter Olympics . For those games , the resort hosted the biathlon and cross-country skiing events . The resort also has alpine skiing trails for use . Les Saisies organized the 2014 European Company Sports Games .
Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of six biathlon events . They were held at Les Saisies , about 40 kilometres from the host city of Albertville . The events began on 11 February and ended on 20 February 1992 . The 1992 Games were the first in which women competed in biathlon . Russian biathlete Sergei Tarasov admitted in 2015 that the EUN ( former Soviet nations competing in a unified team ) biathlon team had carried out illegal blood transfusions at the Games . Something went very wrong with his transfusion , and he was rushed to the hospital where they saved his life .
The 1992 Winter Olympic games cross-country skiing results . The cross-country skiing competitions were held at Les Saisies , about 40 km from the host city Albertville .
Hafjell is a village and a ski resort in Norway , in the Øyer municipality in the county of Oppland . Hafjell hosted the alpine skiing technical events ( giant slalom and slalom ) at the 1994 Winter Olympics ; the speed events were held at Kvitfjell , a regular stop on the World Cup tour for men 's speed events in March . Hafjell occasionally hosts World Cup slalom and giant slalom races , last in 2006 ( women ) and 1996 ( men 's and women 's finals ) .
The 1994 Winter Olympics ( Norwegian : Olympiske vinterleker 1994 ) , officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games , was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer , Norway . 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 ; Östersund , Sweden ; and Sofia , Bulgaria . Lillehammer is the northernmost city to ever host the Winter Games and the Olympic Games overall . The Games were the first to be held in a different year from the Summer Olympics , the first and only one to be held two years after the previous winter games . The Games were the second Winter Olympics hosted in Norway , after the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo , and the fourth Olympics in the Nordic countries , after the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm , Sweden , and the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki , Finland . Although many events took place in Lillehammer , skating took place in Hamar , some ice hockey matches were placed in Gjøvik , while Alpine skiing was held in Øyer and Ringebu . Sixty-seven countries and 1,737 athletes participated in six sports and sixty-one events . Fourteen countries made their debut in the Winter Olympics , of which nine were former Soviet republics . The Games also saw the introduction of stricter qualifying rules , reducing the number of under-performing participants from warm-weather countries . New events were two new distances in short track speed skating and aerials , while speed skating was moved indoors . Nearly two million people spectated the games , which were the first to have the Olympic truce in effect .
Alpine Skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events , held north of the host city of Lillehammer , Norway . The speed events were held at Kvitfjell and the technical events at Hafjell from 13-21 February .
Kvitfjell ( Norwegian : White mountain ) is a ski resort in Norway , located in the municipality of Ringebu . Developed for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer , it is one of the most modern resorts in the world , with snowmaking on 80% of the alpine pistes . Based near the river Gudbrandsdalslågen , the resort offers 23 pistes : 5 green ( nursery ) , 9 blue ( beginner ) , 6 red ( intermediate ) , and 3 black ( advanced ) . Kvitfjell is also home to a terrain park and 120 km ( 75 mi ) of cross-country pistes , with access to 480 km ( 300 mi ) extra in Skei and Gålå .
Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track ( Norwegian : Lillehammer Olympiske Bob- og Akebane ) is a bobsleigh , luge and skeleton track located at Hunderfossen in Lillehammer , Norway , 15 kilometers ( 9 mi ) north of the town center of Lillehammer . It was completed in 1992 for the 1994 Winter Olympics , where it hosted the bobsleigh events and luge events . It has since also hosted the FIBT World Championships 1995 in skeleton and the FIL World Luge Championships 1995 , and hosted 2016 Winter Youth Olympics . Original plans called for the track to be located at Fåberg . Later it was proposed moved to Kanthaugen in the town center and then Holmenkollen in Oslo , before Hunderfossen was decided upon . The track is 1,710 meters ( 5,610 ft ) , giving a competition length of 1,365 meters ( 4,478 ft ) for bobsleigh and men 's singles luge , and 1,185 meters ( 3,888 ft ) for other luge competitions . The bobsleigh course has a vertical drop of 114 meters ( 374 ft ) , giving an 8.5 percent average grade . The track has been part of the proposed Oslo 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics bids .
The bobsleigh competitions of the Lillehammer 1994 Olympics were held at the Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track between 19 and 27 February 1994 .
Luge at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track . The competition took place between February 13 and February 16 , 1994 .
Lillestrøm idrettspark , colloquially known as Lillestrøm stadion , is a sports facility located at Lillestrøm in Skedsmo , Norway . The main venue is Romerike friidrettsstadion , an athletics stadium with eight all-weather running tracks . It has multiple football pitches , including one with artificial turf and one with gravel . The park features of two arenas , LSK-Hallen with a full-size artificial football pitch and Skedsmohallen for indoor sports . The venue is located adjacent to Åråsen Stadion , the home ground of Lillestrøm SK . The main tenants for Lillestrøm idrettspark are Flisbyen BK and Focus FK in football , and Strømmen IF , Lørenskog FIL and Minerva IS in athletics . The stadium opened on 6 June 1920 and was the main venue for Lillestrøm SK until 1951 . The athletics stadium opened two years later . In 2004 , the artificial turf pitch was laid and in 2007 a new athletics venue and LSK-Hallen opened .
The 1952 Winter Olympics ( Norwegian : Vinter-OL 1952 ) , officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les VIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver ) , took place in Oslo , Norway , from 14 to 25 February 1952 . Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935 ; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games , but World War II made that impossible . Instead , Oslo won the right to host the 1952 Games in a contest that included Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy and Lake Placid in the United States . All of the venues were in Oslo 's metropolitan area except for the alpine skiing events , which were held at Norefjell , 113 km ( 70 mi ) from the capital . A new hotel was built for the press and dignitaries , along with three dormitories to house athletes and coaches , creating the first modern athlete 's village . The city of Oslo bore the financial burden of hosting the Games in return for the revenue they generated . The Games attracted 694 athletes representing 30 countries , who participated in four sports and 22 events . Japan and Germany made their returns to winter Olympic competition , after being forced to miss the 1948 Games in the aftermath of World War II . Germany was represented solely by West German athletes because East Germany declined to compete as a unified team . Portugal and New Zealand made their Winter Olympic debuts , and for the first time women were allowed to compete in cross-country skiing . Norwegian truck driver Hjalmar Andersen won three out of four speed skating events to become the most decorated athlete at the Games . Germany resumed its former prominence in bobsleigh , with wins in the four- and two-man events .
The men 's ice hockey tournament at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo , Norway , was the 7th Olympic Championship , also serving as the 19th World Championships and the 30th European Championships . The tournament was mainly played at the Jordal Amfi Arena , as well as the stadiums at Dælenenga ( in Oslo ) , Kadettangen ( Sandvika ) , Marienlyst ( Drammen ) and Lillestrøm ( Lillestrøm ) . Canada , represented by the Edmonton Mercurys , won its sixth Olympic gold medal and 15th World Championship . Highest finishing European team Sweden won the bronze medal and its sixth European Championship . The tournament was nearly not played at all . In 1951 it was decided to drop hockey from the Olympic programme because of the controversies surrounding the 1948 Games . However , at the International Olympic Committee congress in Romania the same year , it was reinstated . W. G. Hardy , the past-president of the International Ice Hockey Federation , advocated for the inclusion of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team , provided there is no political interference . Teams from Germany and Czechoslovakia rejoined the top level of international hockey this year . Nine nations played a round-robin with the top three nations receiving medals at the end . Canada won their sixth Olympic title , and fifteenth World title . The USA tied their final game against Canada to finish one point ahead of both Sweden and Czechoslovakia , clinching the silver medal .