Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:closed 1994-02-27
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Nagano_1998_Winter_Olympics
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Lillehammer
gptkbp:hostCountry gptkb:Norway
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:LIL
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Lysgårdsbakken
gptkbp:mascot gptkb:Håkon
gptkb:Kristin
gptkbp:memberState 67
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:notableFor First Winter Olympics held two years after the previous Games
Figure skating, ice hockey, and ski jumping were among the most popular events
First Winter Olympics in Norway since 1952
Germany led the medal table
Known for environmental focus
Tanya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan scandal occurred
Debut of several nations including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Slovakia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
First time Russia competed as an independent nation in Winter Olympics
Last Winter Olympics to be held in a year separate from the Summer Olympics until 2022
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 1737
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 61
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:XVII_Olympic_Winter_Games
gptkbp:opened 1994-02-12
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Albertville_1992_Winter_Olympics
gptkbp:sport 6
gptkbp:torchLighter gptkb:Crown_Prince_Haakon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lillehammer_Olympic_Education_Center
gptkb:Oppland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6