Birkebeineren Ski Stadium

Birkebeineren Ski Stadium
Full name	Birkebeineren skistadion
Location	Lillehammer, Norway
Coordinates	61°08′03″N 10°30′23″E / 61.134107°N 10.506368°E
Owner	Lillehammer Olympiapark
Capacity	31,000 (cross-country); 13,500 (biathlon)
Record attendance	100,000
Construction
Broke ground	1991
Opened	November 28, 1992
Tenants
	1994 Winter Olympics; 1994 Winter Paralympics; FIS Cross-Country World Cup (1993, 2000, 2002, 2013-); Biathlon World Cup (1993–97); FIS Nordic Combined World Cup (1998, 2000, 2003, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2013-); 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Birkebeineren Ski Stadium (Norwegian: Birkebeineren skistadion) is a cross-country skiing and biathlon venue located in Lillehammer, Norway. Situated 3 kilometers (2 mi) from the town center and at 485 meters (1,591 ft) above mean sea level, it has two stadium areas, one for cross-country and one for biathlon. The former has a capacity for 31,000 spectators, and the latter for 13,500. The venue was built for the 1994 Winter Olympics, costing 83.6 million Norwegian krone (NOK). It was subsequently used by the 1994 Winter Paralympics for Paralympic Nordic skiing and Paralympic biathlon. After the games, ownership was transferred to the municipal Lillehammer Olympiapark. The venue has since been used for one Biathlon World Cup, three FIS Cross-Country World Cup and nine FIS Nordic Combined World Cup tournaments, the latter with the ski jumping competition taking place at the nearby Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena. Birkebeineren hosted the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.