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Norway At The 1994 Winter Olympics
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 host nation, with 10. The United States tied it when they hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, but Canada broke it during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Alpine skiing ;Men Men's combined ;Women Women's combined Biathlon ;Men ;Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay ;Women ;Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay : 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. : 2 One minute added per missed target. Cross-country skiing ;Men : 1 Starting delay based on 10 km results. : C = Classical style, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Olympic And Paralympic Committee And Confederation Of Sports
The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports ( no, Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité; NIF) is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in Norway, with more than 2 million members and 12,000 sports clubs in 19 region confederations and 54 national federations. The current president is Berit Kjøll. History The organisation was founded in 1861 as ''Centralforeningen for Udbredelse af Legemsøvelser og Vaabenbrug'', and has later changed its name several times. The current name dates from 2007. Former presidents The presidents before 1940: Centralforeningen 1861–1910 *1861-1864 Otto Richard Kierulf *1864-1867 Nils Christian Irgens *1867-1869 Otto Richard Kierulf *1869-1878 Lars Broch *1878-1881 Lars Christian Dahll *1881-1885 Edvard Eriksen (sports official), Edvard Eriksen *1885-1887 Olaf Wilhelm Petersen *1887-1892 Anders Løwlie *1892-1902 Carl Sylow *1902-1904 Thorva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 Kilometre Freestyle
The men's 30 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ..., was held on 14 February at Birkebeineren Ski Stadium. Results The results: References External linksResults International Ski Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1994 Winter Olympics - Men's 30 kilometre freestyle Men's cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics Men's 30 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's Downhill
The Men's Downhill competition of the Lillehammer 1994 Olympics was held at Kvitfjell on Sunday, 13 February. The reigning world champion was Luc Alphand and the reigning Olympic champion was Patrick Ortlieb; Franz Heinzer was the defending World Cup downhill champion and Marc Girardelli led the current season. Tommy Moe, an American of Norwegian ancestry, edged out Kjetil André Aamodt of Norway by 0.04 seconds to take the gold medal in the downhill. Ed Podivinsky of Canada was the bronze medalist, just 0.12 seconds behind Moe. Ortlieb was fourth, Girardelli fifth, Alphand eighth, and Heinzer did not finish. The defending champion was in the field for the first time since 1976, when 1972 champion Bernhard Russi won the silver medal. Ortlieb was just off the podium in 1994, which remains the second-best result by a defending champion. Prior to Russi, only two champions had been in the field to defend, but neither made the top ten: Henri Oreiller was 14th in&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ski Jumping At The 1994 Winter Olympics – Normal Hill Individual
The men's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1994 Winter Olympics was held in Lysgårdsbakken Lysgårdsbakken, officially known as Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena ( no, Lysgårdsbakkene hoppanlegg), is a ski jumping hill in Lillehammer, Norway. It consists of a large hill, with a K-point of 123 and a hill size of 138, and a small hill .... It occurred on 25 February. Results Source: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics - Normal hill individual Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ski Jumping At The 1994 Winter Olympics
Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of three events held from 20 February to 25 February, taking place at Lysgårdsbakken. Medal summary Medal table Germany led the medal table with two gold medals, and three overall. Events Participating NOCs Nineteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Lillehammer Games. Belarus, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine made their Olympic ski jumping debuts. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ski jumping At The 1994 Winter Olympics 1994 Winter Olympics events 1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ... 1994 in ski jumping Ski jumping competitions in Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's Combined ...
The Men's combined competition of the Lillehammer 1994 Olympics was held at Kvitfjell and Hafjell. The defending world champion was Lasse Kjus of Norway, while Luxembourg's Marc Girardelli was the defending World Cup combined champion, and Kjus shared the 1994 World Cup with countryman Kjetil André Aamodt. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics - Men's combined Men's combined Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 1994 Winter Olympics
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 to 21 February. Medal summary Ten nations won medals in alpine skiing, with Germany leading the medal table with three golds and one silver. The host team of Norway won the most medals with five (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze). Markus Wasmeier of Germany led the individual medal table with two gold medals ( super G and giant slalom), while Vreni Schneider of Switzerland won the most medals with three, one of each type. Tommy Moe of the United States won gold in the downhill and silver in the super G. Kjetil André Aamodt of Norway won two silvers and a bronze. Svetlana Gladishiva's silver medal was the first in alpine skiing won by Russia (Yevgeniya Sidorova won a bronze medal for the Soviet Union in 1956). Slovenia's three medals were the first for the country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Skating At The 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 Metres
The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ... took place on 20 February, at the Hamar Olympic Hall. 16 competitors from 10 nations participated in the event. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: The following new world record was set during this competition. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics - Men's 10000 metres Men's speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 Kilometre Freestyle Pursuit
The men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, was held on 19 February at Birkebeineren Ski Stadium in Lillehammer. The Norwegian Bjørn Dæhlie Bjørn Erlend Dæhlie (born 19 June 1967) is a Norwegian businessman and retired cross-country skier. From 1992 to 1999, Dæhlie won the Nordic World Cup six times, finishing second in 1994 and 1998. Dæhlie won a total of 29 medals in the Olym ... was the 1993 World champion and the 1992 Olympic champion. Each skier started based on the results from the 10 km classical event, skiing the entire 15 kilometre course after the first-to-finish principle. Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway started first in the race with a gap of 18.2 seconds to Vladimir Smirnov of Kazakhstan. Dæhlie extended his lead and won over Smirnov with 29.2 seconds; his second consecutive olympic gold medal in the pursuit event. Results The time consists the added times for both the 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordic Combined At The 1994 Winter Olympics – Individual
The men's individual nordic combined competition for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer at Lysgårdsbakken and Birkebeineren Ski Stadium Birkebeineren Ski Stadium ( no, Birkebeineren skistadion) is a cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and biathlon venue located in Lillehammer, Norway. Situated from the town center and at above mean sea level, it has two stadium ... on 18 and 19 February. Results Ski Jumping Athletes did two normal hill ski jumps. The combined points earned on the jumps determined the starting order and times for the cross-country race; each point was equal to a 4-second deficit. Cross-Country The cross-country race was over a distance of 15 kilometres. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordic Combined At The 1994 Winter Olympics - individual Nordic combined at the 1994 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordic Combined At The 1994 Winter Olympics
Nordic combined at the 1994 Winter Olympics, consisted of two events, held from 18 February to 24 February. The ski jumping portion took place at Lysgårdsbakken, while the cross-country portion took place at Birkebeineren Ski Stadium. Medal summary Medal table The Norwegians led the medal table, winning one of each type of medal. Events Participating NOCs Sixteen nations participated in nordic combined at the Lillehammer Games. Belarus, the Czech Republic, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine made their Olympic nordic combined debuts. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordic Combined At The 1994 Winter Olympics 1994 Winter Olympics events 1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ... 1994 in Nordic combined Nordic co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 10 Kilometre Classical
The men's 10 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, was held on 17 February at Birkebeineren Ski Stadium in Lillehammer. Each skier started at half a minute intervals, skiing the entire 10 kilometre course. The Norwegian Sture Sivertsen Sture Sivertsen (born 16 April 1966) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1990s. He represented Leirådal IL. He made his world cup debut in Örnsköldsvik in 1990, finishing eight. His first World Cup podium came ... was the 1993 World champion. Men's 10 kilometre classical was not a part of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. Results References External links Final results (International Ski Federation) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics - Men's 10 kilometre classical Men's cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics Men's 10 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
