List of Winter Olympics venues: L
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| La halle de glace Olympique La halle de glace Olympique La halle de glace Olympique is an indoor arena located in Albertville, France. For the 1992 Winter Olympics, it hosted the figure skating and the short track speed skating events.... |
1992 Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics... |
Figue skating Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics Referee:* Benjamin T. WrightAssistant Referee:* Monique GeorgelinJudges: Reinhard Mirmseker Mary Pearson Yang Jiasheng Monique Petis Mieko Fujimori Ingelise Blangsted Igor Prokop Vanessa Riley* Marina Sanaya Maragaret Ann Wier... , Short track speed skating Short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Short Track resultsThe venue was the Halle Olympique located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies, a couple of kilometers west of downtown Albertville... |
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| La Patinoire Municipale La Patinoire Municipale La Patinoire Municipale is an indoor ice venue located in Grenoble, France. Completed in 1963, it hosted some of the ice hockey competitions for the 1968 Winter Olympics. During those games, it seated 2700.... |
1968 Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated... |
Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics At the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble, France, one ice hockey event was held: men's ice hockey. This tournament also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship... |
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| La piste bob Eugenio Monti track The Eugenio Monti track is a bobsleigh and skeleton track located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It is named after Eugenio Monti , who won six bobsleigh medals at the Winter Olympic Games between 1956 and 1968 and ten medals at the FIBT World Championships between 1957 and 1966... |
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This celebration of the Games was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out... |
Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics -Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:**... |
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| La Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins La Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins La Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins was a bobsleigh track constructed for the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.-Track statistics:... |
1924 Chamonix 1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France... |
Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1924 Winter Olympics At the 1924 Winter Olympics, only one bobsleigh event was contested, the four man event. However, rules at the time also allowed a fifth sledder to compete... |
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| La pista di Misurina Lake Misurina Lake Misurina is the greater natural lake of the Cadore and it is 1,754 m above sea level, fraction of Auronzo di Cadore . The perimeter is 2.6 km long, while the depth is 5 m.... |
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This celebration of the Games was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out... |
Speed skating Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, January 28 to Tuesday, January 31, 1956.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*... |
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| La Plagne La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track The La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track located in La Plagne, France. The track hosted the bobsleigh and luge competitions for the 1992 Winter Olympics located in neighboring Albertville.-History:... |
1992 Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics... |
Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh resultsThe venue was the bobsleigh and luge track of La Plagne, about 70 km from host city Albertville.-Two-man:February 16, 1992-Four-man:February 22, 1992-Medal table:-References:**... , Luge Luge at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Luge resultsThe venue was the bobsleigh and luge track of La Plagne, about 70 km from host city Albertville.-Men's singles:February 10, 1992-Doubles:February 14, 1992-Women's singles:February 12, 1992... |
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| L'Anneau de Vitesse L'Anneau de Vitesse L'Anneau de Vitesse is an outdoor speed skating venue located in Grenoble, France. It hosted the speed skating events for the 1968 Winter Olympics. This Speed Circuit is located in a park of 27 hectares, the Park Paul Mistral... |
1968 Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated... |
Speed skating Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics -500 m:-1,500 m:-5,000 m:-10,000 m:-500 m:-1,000 m:-1,500 m:-3,000 m:-References:*... |
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| L'anneau de vitesse L'anneau de vitesse L'anneau de vitesse was a speed skating venue located in Albertville, France. As of the 2010 Winter Olympics, it is the last outdoor venue to hold speed skating as all future Olympic events have been held indoors. For the 1992 Winter Olympics, they hosted the speed skating events.The stands which... |
1992 Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics... |
Speed skating Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics The Speed skating competition during the 1992 Winter Olympic Games was held at the Anneau de Vitesse located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies, a couple of kilometers west of downtown Albertville... |
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| Lake Placid Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638.... |
1932 Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympics The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February 4 and closed on February 15. It would be the first winter olympics held in the United... |
Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics At the 1932 Winter Olympics, two cross country skiing events were contested. The 18 km competition was held on Wednesday, February 10, 1932 while the 50 km event was held on Saturday, February 13, 1932.-Medal summary:... , Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 1932 Winter Olympics At the 1932 Winter Olympics one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Wednesday, February 10, 1932 and on Thursday, February 11, 1932 . Unlike today the ski jump was the last event held... (cross-country skiing) |
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| Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium is an equestrian stadium in Lake Placid, New York, USA. In addition to hosting equestrian events, it also hosted the opening ceremonies to the 1980 Winter Olympics. The stadium holds 30,000.-Reference:* Volume 1. pp. 78-81.... |
1980 Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932... |
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| Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center The Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center is a venue located in Lake Placid, New York. During the 1980 Winter Olympics, it hosted the biathlon, cross-country skiing, and the cross-country skiing portion of the nordic combined events.... |
1980 Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932... |
Biathlon Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics -10 km:-20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:Tikhonov announced his retirement after his fourth straight biathlon relay gold medal and fifth medal overall.-References:*... , Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics -15 km:February 17, 1980This extremely close race in electronic timing led to the International Ski Federation having all cross-country competitions being timed to the 1/10 second in future.-30 km:February 14, 1980... , Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 1980 Winter Olympics -Men's event:Wehling is the first man to win three consecutive gold medals in the same individual Winter Olympics event.-References:*... (Cross-country skiing) |
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| Le Stade de Glace Palais des Sports (Grenoble) Palais des Sports, known also as the Palais des sports Pierre Mendes is an indoor ice hockey arena, in Grenoble, France. It was built in 1967 and holds 12,000 people.... |
1968 Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated... |
Closing ceremonies, Figure skating Figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics The figure skating 1968 Winter Olympics results in Grenoble, France. Ice Dance was a demonstration event and was won by the team of Diane Towler and Bernard Ford of Great Britain.-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Josef DědičAssistant Referee:... , Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics At the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble, France, one ice hockey event was held: men's ice hockey. This tournament also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship... |
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| Le Tremplin Olympique du Mont Le Tremplin Olympique du Mont Le Tremplin Olympique du Mont was a ski jumping venue constructed for the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.-Jump description:The jumper started at a height of 1189.8 m, traveling 79.4 meters while dropping in height to a take off point of 1152.8 meters... |
1924 Chamonix 1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France... |
Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 1924 Winter Olympics At the 1924 Winter Olympics one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Saturday, February 2, 1924 and on Monday, February 4, 1924 . Unlike today the ski jump was the last event held. Both events were also individual medal events... (ski jumping), Ski jumping Ski jumping at the 1924 Winter Olympics At the 1924 Winter Olympics one individual ski jumping event was contested. It was held on Monday, February 4, 1924. The event was unusual, as the bronze medallist was not properly rewarded until 50 years later. Originally, Thorleif Haug was awarded third place, but a calculation error had been made... |
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| Les Arcs Les Arcs Les Arcs is a ski resort located in Savoie, France, in the Tarentaise Valley town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Initially created by Robert Blanc and Roger Godino... |
1992 Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics... |
Speed skiing Speed skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics Speed skiing was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics. The venue was in Les Arcs, about 60 km from the host city Albertville. Michael Prufer, a 31 year old medical doctor from Savoie, improved his own 1988 world record by 5.558 km/h. Philippe Goitschel, the nephew of French ski... (demonstration) |
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| Les Ménuires Les Menuires Les Menuires is a ski resort in the Belleville valley of Les Trois Vallées between Saint-Martin-de-Belleville and Val Thorens. Owned and operated by Compagnie des Alpes, It is in the Savoie département of France.... |
1992 Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics... |
Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events at three venues, held near Albertville, France. Val-d'Isère hosted the men's events, except the slalom, held at Les Menuires; all five of the women's alpine events were held at Méribel... (men's slalom) |
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| Les Saisies Les Saisies Les Saises is a ski resort located in the Savoie départment of France. It is from Albertville, host of the 1992 Winter Olympics. For those games, the resort hosted the biathlon and cross-country skiing events.... |
1992 Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics... |
Biathlon Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon resultsThe Biathlon competitions were held at Les Saisies, about 40 km from host city Albertville.-Medal table:-10 km sprint:February 12, 1992-20 km:February 20, 1992... , Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympic games cross-country skiing results.The cross-country skiing competitions were held at Les Saisies, about 40 km from the host city Albertville.-Evolution of the Olympic program:... |
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| Lillehammer Olympic Alpine Centre Hafjell Hafjell Hafjell is a village and a ski resort in Norway, in the Øyer municipality in the county of Oppland.Hafjell hosted the alpine skiing technical events at the 1994 Winter Olympics; the speed events were held at Kvitfjell, a regular stop on the World Cup tour for men's speed events in March... |
1994 Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat... |
Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events held near Lillehammer, Norway. The speed events were held at Kvitfjell and the technical events at Hafjell, from February 13-27, 1994.-Downhill:February 13, 1994-Super G:February 17, 1994... (slalom, giant slalom, combined) |
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| Lillehammer Olympic Alpine Centre Kvitfjell Kvitfjell Kvitfjell is a ski resort in the municipality of Ringebu, Norway. Kvitfjell is one of the most modern resorts in the world, with 85% of the alpine skiing pistes covered in artificial snow. Based near the river Gudbrandsdalslågen, the resort offers 23 pistes: 5 green , 9 blue , 6 red , and 3 black... |
1994 Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat... |
Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events held near Lillehammer, Norway. The speed events were held at Kvitfjell and the technical events at Hafjell, from February 13-27, 1994.-Downhill:February 13, 1994-Super G:February 17, 1994... (downhill, super giant slalom, combined) |
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| Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track | 1994 Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat... |
Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh results- Two-man :February 19/February 20, 1994- Four-man :February 26/February 27, 1994- Medal table :- References :**... , Luge Luge at the 1994 Winter Olympics -Men's singles:February 13/February 14, 1994-Doubles:February 18, 1994All three Huber brothers would medal at the 1994 Games. Wilfried earned gold and Norbert earned silver in this event... |
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| Lillestrøm Stadion Lillestrøm stadion Lillestrøm stadion is a sports field in Lillestrøm, Norway. Located close to Åråsen, the home ground of football team Lillestrøm S.K., Lillestrøm stadion is used as a football training facility in addition to reserve team matches. The grass turf of the main football field was replaced by... |
1952 Oslo 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible... |
Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics The Ice hockey medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Games were mainly played at the Jordal Amfi Arena, as well as the stadiums at Dælenenga, Kadettangen, Marienlyst and Lillestrøm... |
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| Lo Stadio del ghiaccio Stadio Olympica Stadio Olympica, listed as Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio , is an indoor ice hockey arena in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It was built in 1955 and holds 12,000 people. The ice hockey games, as well as the other skating events and opening and closing ceremonies from the 1956 Winter Olympics were held... |
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This celebration of the Games was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out... |
Figure skating Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested.-Medal summary:-Men:Referee:* Werner RittbergerAssistant Referee:* Walter S. Powell... , Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, one ice hockey event was held: men's ice hockey. This tournament was also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship. For World Championships Pool B matches were also played between GDR, Norway and Belgium in Berlin... |
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| Lo Stadio della neve Lo Stadio della neve Lo Stadio della neve is a temporary stadium located in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Located in the Campo di Sotto area, the venue hosted the cross-country skiing and the cross-country skiing part of the nordic combined events for the 1956 Winter Olympics.... |
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This celebration of the Games was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out... |
Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross country skiing events were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4, 1956.... , Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics, the Individual Nordic combined event was contested.-Individual:January 31, 1956The cross-country skiing distance was reduced from 18 km to 15 km starting with this Olympics.-References:*... (cross-country skiing) |
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| Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena | 1994 Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat... |
Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Nordic Combined results.-Individual:February 19, 1994-3 x 10 km relay:February 23-24, 1994Japan's margin of victory, preceded by their four minute margin of victory at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun the previous year, would lead the FIS to change the... (Ski jumping), Ski jumping Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Ski Jumping results-Large hill:February 20, 1994-Normal hill:February 25, 1994-Team large hill:February 22, 1994-References:*... , Ceremonies (opening/closing) |
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