and a higher rent, Håkons Hall was preferred. Håkons Hall hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 on 20 November 2004, won by María Isabel with "Antes Muerta que Sencilla". Norway was the host of the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship; the group stage games were played in four other Norwegian cities, while the play-off and final was played in Håkons Hall in January 2008. The final saw Denmark beat Croatia in front of 9,052 spectators. In 2010, Idrettsgallaen, a show to honor the past year's Norwegian sports and athletes achievements, was hosted at Håkons Hall. Norway and Denmark co-hosted the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship in December 2010, with the matches played in Norway being at Håkons Hall and Arena Larvik. Lillehammer featured Norway's group in the first and second group stages, while the knockout stage was played in Denmark. On 18 November 2017, a match between rivals Lillehammer IK and Storhamar Ishockey took place in Håkons Hall, this match was marketed as the "Hockey Classic" and was a huge success. The game was watched by a record setting 10,031 spectators in the Norwegian GET-ligaen and a new Hockey Classic is set to take place on 17 November 2018. See also List of indoor arenas in Norway List of indoor arenas in Nordic countries References External links Official site Venues of the 1994 Winter Olympics Indoor arenas in Norway Handball venues in Norway Indoor ice hockey venues in Norway Olympic ice hockey venues Sports venues in Lillehammer 1993 establishments in Norway Sports venues completed in 1993 Lillehammer IK Venues of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Olympic stadiums