1994 Winter Olympics
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See also: 1994 Winter Paralympics
The Games of the XVII Winter Olympiad were held in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. Other candidate cities were Anchorage, USA; OEstersund/Are, Sweden; and Sofia, Bulgaria. In 1986 the IOC voted to change the schedule of the Olympic Games so that the summer and winter games would be arranged in alternating even-numbered years. Effectuating this vote, the Lillehammer Games were held in 1994, the only time the winter games have been staged two years after the preceding games.
| Games of the XVII Winter Olympiad | |
| Nations participating | 67 |
| Athletes participating | 1,739 (522 women, 1,217 men) |
| Events | 61 in 6 sports |
| Opening ceremonies | February 12, 1994 |
| Closing ceremonies | February 27, 1994 |
| Officially opened by | His Majesty King Harald V |
| Athlete's Oath | Vegard Ulvang |
| Judge's Oath: | Kari Karing |
| Olympic Torch | Crown Prince Haakon |
| Table of contents |
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2 Medals awarded 3 Medal count 4 References |
Highlights
- For the first time, the Winter Olympics were not held in the same year as the Games of the Olympiad.
- The Olympic flame was brought into the stadium by a ski jumper.
- Local hero Johann Olav Koss won three speed skating events, setting three world records.
- Vreni Schneider won a complete set of medals in alpine skiing and Manuela Di Centa medaled in all five cross-country skiing events. Myriam Bedard won both women's individual biathlon races.
- Gustav Weder and Donat Acklin became the first repeat winners of the two-man bobsleigh. Pairs skaters Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov repeated their 1988 Winter Olympics
- A massive Norwegian crowd saw their relay team being beaten by the Italians in the final metres of the cross country skiing relay. The crowd fell silent, but only briefly.
Medals awarded
See the medal winners, ordered by sport:
- Biathlon
- Bobsleigh
- Ice Hockey
- Luge
- Skating
- Skiing
Medal count
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 2 | Norway | 10 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 3 | Germany | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Italy | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | United States of America | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Canada | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Austria | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Belarus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 17 | France | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | China | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
Internal links
- Olympic Games
- Winter Olympic Games
- International Olympic Committee
- WikiProject Sports Olympics
- IOC country codes
External links
Bibliography
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