Birkebeineren ski stadium
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 Lillehammer
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| owner | Lillehammer Olympic Park | ||
| operator | Lillehammer Olympic Park | ||
| start of building | 1991 | ||
| opening | November 28, 1992 | ||
| Spectator seats | 31,000 (cross-country skiing) 13,500 (biathlon) |
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Coordinates: 61 ° 8 ′ 2.8 ″ N , 10 ° 30 ′ 22.9 ″ E
The Birkebeineren Skistadion is a cross-country skiing and biathlon stadium in the Norwegian city of Lillehammer , Norway.
The stadium is located 3 kilometers from the city center and is at an altitude of 485 m . It is divided into two areas, one for cross-country skiing and one for biathlon. The former offers space for 31,000 spectators and the latter for 13,500 spectators. The stadium was built for the 1994 Winter Olympics and cost 83.6 million Norwegian kroner . After the games, the 1994 Winter Paralympic competitions were held here . The stadium then became the property of the municipal Lillehammer Olympiapark . Since then, World Cup competitions have been held regularly in the Birkebeineren ski stadium. During the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games , the sports facility was once again the venue for competitions in biathlon, cross-country skiing and Nordic combined.
The arena extends over an area of 200 hectares. In addition to the two spectator areas in the stadium itself, up to 75,000 people watched the competitions during the Olympic Games along the route. The permanent buildings include a 214 square meter finishing house for biathlon, a 155 square meter finishing house for cross-country skiing and a 355 square meter technical room. The cross-country stadium is 200 square meters, while the biathlon stadium measures 150 square meters and has 30 shooting ranges.
The stadium is now open to the public and the floodlit trail, which is 5 kilometers long, can be used every day until 10 p.m. In summer, the routes are available for jogging, walking and roller skiing.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Olympic Report ( Memento from December 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
