The Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee or LOOC was the company responsible for organizing the

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. The company was founded on 15 November 1988, after Lillehammer's successful bid to host the games, and led by

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.LOOC (I): 19 It was reorganized several times with various subsidiaries, but from 1993 consisted of a single company owned 51% of

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, 24.5% by the

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and 24.5% by the

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. Chief executive

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and vice chief executive

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were both decorated as Knights, First Class of the Order of St. Olav for their efforts in LOOC; Heiberg was decorated as Commander.

References

;Bibliography * ;Notes 1994 Winter Olympics Organising Committees for the Olympic Games 1988 establishments in Norway Companies established in 1988 Companies based in Lillehammer {{1994-winter-Olympic-stub