- Håkons Hall
Håkons Hall Sport Centre is an
arena inLillehammer ,Norway . Originally built as the biggest of the twoice hockey venues for the1994 Winter Olympics , the arena can hold up to 11,500 people. Lillehammer Ishockeyklubb has played a few games there, but the two most important hockey tournaments played in the arena were the 1994 Olympics (famed forPeter Forsberg 's goal in the deciding penalty shootout of the final game) and the 1999 World Ice Hockey Championships. It was also the ceremonial arena for the1994 Winter Paralympics . Lillehammer IK's home games are played in the smallerKristins Hall located nearby. The last game Lillehammer played there was during the 1994/95 season [ [http://www.dragons.no/statistikk/content.asp?menuItem=24&docID=12679&elmID=8780 Storhamar Dragons - Kamper - 94-95 ] ] .The arena has also hosted parts of the 1999 Women's
Handball World Championships, and holds other kinds of events. Today, it's operated as a sports complex with two handball fields, sixvolleyball courts, orbadminton courts, two squash courts, a gym, a room foraerobics , a wall for climbing, as well as agolf center with two simulators, a putting-green and a driving range.The
Norwegian Olympic Museum is also located in the arena. Together with the other Olympic Venues in Lillehammer, it's a part of theOlympiaparken , the Lillehammer Olympic Park.This arena hosted the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in which Spanish sensationMaría Isabel won with her song 'Antes Muerta Que Sencilla'.This is also the venue for the
2008 European Men's Handball Championship finals.succession box
title=Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Venue
before="Forum Copenhagen "
"Copenhagen
after="Ethias Arena "
"Hasselt "
years=2004References
External links
* [http://www.olympiaparken.no/english/index.asp?menuItem=28 Håkons Hall Sport Centre] at Lillehammer Olympic Park
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