Topic summary
Kristins Hall
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Eidsiva Arena.
Tenants and events
The official opening of the venue took place on 12 December 1988, when Norway played ice hockey against West Germany. Kristins Hall held two more Norwegian friendly internationals during the season, before it was host to the B-Group during the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships. Ten games were played in Lillehammer, including the opening game between Norway and Japan, while 18 games were played in Oslo. During the 1994 Winter Olympics, Kristins Hall was used as a training venue for the ice hockey teams, which played their games at Håkons Hall and Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall. During the 1994 Winter Paralympics, Kristins Hall hosted the ice sledge hockey tournament. The arena was used once again for the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, where it hosted the curling and ice hockey competitions. For this, the arena expanded their curling rink to satisfy international requirements, and incremented their spectator capacity.