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The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games (Norwegian: De 17. olympiske vinterleker; Nynorsk: Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, were an international winter multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway.
A similar format was used two years later in 1994 when the Winter Games adopted a new schedule, midway between the four-year Summer Games cycle, instead of in the same year as the Summer Olympics. The 1994 Games in Lillehammer, Norway saw the highest nighttime ratings in the history of American Olympic telecasts, as a result of the scandal in ...
Lillehammer Olympics may refer to: 1994 Winter Olympics , Winter Olympics celebrated in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway 2016 Winter Youth Olympics , Youth Winter Olympics celebrated in 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Winter Olympics, were a winter multi-sport event held in Lillehammer, Norway, from 12 to 27 February 1994. [1] 1,737 athletes representing 67 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated. [2] The games featured 61 events in 6 sports and 12 disciplines.
McKay recovered in time to host the 1960 Summer Olympics from the CBS Television studio in Grand Central Terminal. [1] Each Winter Olympics telecast from the 1990s had a different prime time host(s): Paula Zahn and Tim McCarver [2] in 1992, Greg Gumbel [2] [3] in 1994, and Jim Nantz [2] in 1998.
Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events, held north of the host city of Lillehammer, Norway. The speed events were held at Kvitfjell and the technical events at Hafjell from 13 to 21 February.
The 1994 Winter Olympics torch relay was run from November 27, 1993 until February 12, 1994 prior to the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. The route covered around 18,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) and involved over 6,916 torchbearers.
The network boasted of being "America's Olympic Network" as it made the longest and most expensive commitment ever since the Olympics were first presented on TV. [ citation needed ] For the 1996 Summer Games, and all Games from 2000 to 2008, NBC paid a total of $3.5 billion, mostly to the International Olympic Committee but also to the USOC and ...