1994 The Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway ushered in a new era in the Olympic history. Starting from 1994, the Olympic Games and the Winter Olympics are held alternately, that is, an Olympic year is ushered in every two years. The designer of the emblem was inspired by the natural landscape: blue sky, northern lights and white snowflakes, together with the five rings and the English word "Lillehammer", formed a complete emblem. The Northern Lights suggest that the host country is Norway in the north. Torch shape The torch of this Olympic Games is slender.
torch relay
After the torch of this Winter Olympics was transported from Greece to Norway, 6,000 people participated in the long-distance relay, passing through 19 counties and 70 towns, which lasted for 75 days. On the way to the relay, it was combined with carnival activities in various places, with 3,000 artists participating and 4,000 professional or semi-professional entertainers performing various performances. With the cooperation of art, painting, dance and music, a relatively large-scale Olympic Art Festival was formed. The whole activity didn't end until the meeting closed.
Torch lighting and grand opening ceremony
On February 12, King Harold V announced the opening of the conference at the foot of the majestic alpine ski resort. The opening ceremony was hosted by Thor HayJardal, a famous Norwegian anthropologist and explorer, and Liv ullman, a famous actress. Stern Geruben, a platform skier, jumped 100 meters with the Olympic flame in his hand and landed at the main stadium. Later, skier Catherine Nordenis handed it to Prince haakon magnus to light the torch. Subsequently, Vegard Ullvahn, a cross-country skier from the host country, and Kari Carlin, a figure skating referee, took the oath on behalf of the athletes and competition officials respectively.
The picture shows the tickets for skiing competition in this Winter Olympics.