1994 Winter Olympics
17th edition of Winter Olympics, in Lillehammer, Norway
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Summary
1994 Winter Olympics is a Winter Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 2,786 Wikipedia views per month (winter olympic games edition category, ranking #11 of 29).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Norway[3]
- Instance of: international sporting event[4]
- Follows: 1992 Winter Olympics[5]
- Followed by: 1998 Winter Olympics[6]
- Location: Lysgårdsbakken[7], Vikingskipet[8], Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall[9], Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena[10], Hafjell[11], Kvitfjell[12], Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track[13], CC Amfi[14]
- Commons category: 1994 Winter Olympics[15]
- Edition number: 17[16]
- Has part(s): luge at the 1994 Winter Olympics[17], freestyle skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics[18], short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics[19], ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics[20], biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics[21], ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics[22], Nordic skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics[23], alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics[24], bobsleigh at the 1994 Winter Olympics[25], speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics[26], cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics[27], Nordic combined at the 1994 Winter Olympics[28], figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics[29]
- Officially opened by: Harald V of Norway[30]
- Oath made by: Vegard Ulvang[31], Kari Kåring[32]
- Torch lit by: Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway[33]
- Start time: February 12, 1994[34]
- End time: February 27, 1994[35]
- Point in time: February 1994[36]
- Sport: winter sport[37]
- Organizer: Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee[38]
- Participant: Irena Česneková[39]
- Significant event: 1994 Winter Olympics opening ceremony[40], 1994 Winter Olympics closing ceremony[41]
- Official website: https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/lillehammer-1994[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:1994 Winter Olympics[43]
- Described at URL: https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1994/[44]
- Number of participants: 67[45], 1737[46]
- Official name: XXVII. Olympesch Wanterspiller[47]
- Has part(s) of the class: Olympic sporting event[48]
- Sports season of league or competition: Winter Olympic Games[49]
Why It Matters
1994 Winter Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]