Evgeny platov lillehammer olympics

Back in 1994, Lillehammer represented Norway on the global stage as the small mountain town invited the world to visit.

Evgeny platov lillehammer olympics

Here's how the Winter Games panned out.

42 years after Norway first welcomed visitors to enjoy the world’s biggest winter sports event, the country took the opportunity to invite everybody back.

Playing an important role in boosting morale in the post-war years, the 1952 Winter Games in Oslo were deemed a success.

To say the event had changed between then and the Lillehammer Games would be an understatement.

With almost treble the number of athletes and sports, awarding more than double the number of medals, the Winter Olympics had certainly grown.

Perhaps the biggest difference was the growth in media. As well as more spectators, the town would have to pay host to a global media village to beam live video, in real time, all around the world.

Would a small town, and not even a resort as people would know it, be able to handle this massive influx of people?

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