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2 unusual facts about 1994 Winter Olympics


Lilehammer Olympics

1994 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics celebrated in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway

Norwegian Film School

It was established at Lillehammer in 1997 in the facilities that hosted the media center during the 1994 Winter Olympics.


Aleksei Zelensky

Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the men's doubles event at Lillehammer in 1994.

Balbergbakken

In Lillehammer's bids for the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics, Balbergbakken was the proposed site of ski jumping.

Bentein Baardson

He was theatre director at Rogaland Teater from 1986 to 1989, leading Agder Teater from its opening in 1991 to 1994, was art director for the opening and closing ceremonies at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and theatre director at Den Nationale Scene from 1998 to 2001.

Cammy Myler

She earned her best finish of fifth in the women's singles event in Albertville at the 1992 and was elected by her teammates to carry the American flag during the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.

Dorothy Mengering

Following several years of appearing via telephone, Mengering made her on screen Late Show debut covering the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

Glenn Anderson

Wanting to participate in the Olympics again, Anderson did what he could to play at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

James Disbrow

He was chairman of the USFSA's International Committee during the Tonya Harding scandal at the time of the 1994 Winter Olympics and served as the US figure skating team leader at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the chairman of the organizing committee for the 1998 World Figure Skating Championships in Minneapolis, Minnesota before his election to the USFSA presidency.

Jinya Nishikata

He won a silver medal in the team large hill competition at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and followed that up with a bronze medal in the team large hill competition at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

John Jarrett

He finished seventh in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.

Karlos Kirby

A fierce competitor, Kirby picked up five U.S. National Push Championships on his way to competing in two Winter Olympics - Albertville in 1992 and Lillehammer in 1994.

Kviteseid

Here, the Olympic Flame was lit for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, and 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.

Lucia Medzihradská

Lucia Medzihradská (born 14 November 1968 in Brezno) is a Slovak former alpine skier who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1988 Winter Olympics, 1992 Winter Olympics, and 1994 Winter Olympics.

Martin Schützenauer

Competing in four Winter Olympics,and two (Summer Olympics) Schützenauer earned his best finish of sixth in the four-man event at Lillehammer in 1994.

Moi, Norway

Moi is also home to Moen Bjøllefabrikk, a bell manufacturer, which was the official supplier of small bells to the Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics and the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics.

Monique Velzeboer

Her life as an elite sport star ended early, during a training for the 1994 Winter Olympics Monique had a bad fall in Font-Romeu and she broke both her wrists and became paraplegic.

Morgedal

The Olympic Flames for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo and the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, and the flame used in the national torch relay for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer (which was later used as the flame for the 1994 Winter Paralympics), were all lit at the birthplace of Sondre Norheim, Øvrebø in Morgedal.

Rick Celebrini

He became the team physiotherapist for the Canadian Alpine Men’s Ski Team at the 1994 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics.

Ron Reusch

For CTV, he covered the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York (ice hockey), the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta (ice hockey), the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain (baseball), and the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway (speed skating).

Tom Renney

During this stint, he guided Canada to a silver medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, falling to Sweden in a gold medal shootout game.


see also

Dorothy Mengering

Mengering's first on-camera appearance on The Late Show was in 1994, when she provided nightly coverage of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.

Lalm

Marit Mikkelsplass (Winter Olympics 1988, Winter Olympics 1994, Winter Olympics 1998)