Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Norway was the host nation for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. It was the second time that Norway had hosted the Winter Olympic Games, after the 1952 Games in Oslo. In 1994, Norway finished second in the medal ranking to Russia, with strong results in the skiing events.

During the games, Norway set a record: most gold medals won by a host nation, with 10. The United States tied it when they hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, but Canada broke it during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Withdrawn from Figure Skating and Bobsleigh
As the host country, Norway automatically qualified spots to the 1994 Olympics. In 1992, however, the Norwegian Olympic Committee announced that skaters aspiring to be selected for Norway would have to finish in the top 12 at the European or World Championships. Since none met this requirement, Norway to withdraw from all the events. Although Leslie Monod / Cédric Monod's result at the 1993 World Championships allowed Switzerland to send two pairs to the Olympics, the Swiss Olympic Association elected not to send a pair after the Monods finished 11th at the 1994 European Championships.

Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Alpine skiing

 * Men

Men's combined


 * Women

Women's combined

Biathlon

 * Men


 * Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay


 * Women


 * Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay


 * 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
 * 2 One minute added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

 * Men


 * 1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
 * C = Classical style, F = Freestyle


 * Men's 4 × 10 km relay


 * Women


 * 2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
 * C = Classical style, F = Freestyle


 * Women's 4 × 5 km relay

Freestyle skiing

 * Men


 * Women

Group A
Twelve participating teams were placed in the two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the consolation round for the 9th to 12th places.

consolation round

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11th place match


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 * Team roster
 * Jim Marthinsen (G)
 * Rob Schistad (G)
 * Petter Salsten (D)
 * Morgan Andersen (D)
 * Tommy Jakobsen (D)
 * Jan-Roar Fagerli (D)
 * Svein Enok Nørstebø (D)
 * Svenn Erik Bjørnstad (D)
 * Geir Hoff (F)
 * Vegar Barlie (F)
 * Lars Håkon Andersen (F)
 * Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm (F)
 * Arne Billkvam (F)
 * Erik Kristiansen (F)
 * Trond Magnussen (F)
 * Petter Thoresen (F)
 * Morten Finstad (F)
 * Roy Johansen (F)
 * Tom Johansen (F)
 * Marius Rath (F)
 * Espen Knutsen (F)

Head coach: Bengt Ohlson

Luge
(Men's) Doubles


 * Women

Nordic combined
Men's individual

Events:
 * normal hill ski jumping
 * 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)

Men's Team

Three participants per team.

Events:
 * normal hill ski jumping
 * 10 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)

Short track speed skating

 * Men

Ski jumping

 * Men's team large hill


 * 1 Four teams members performed two jumps each.

Speed skating

 * Men


 * Women