Norway. During the season, they play one to two home games per week, typically attracting crowds of 1,000 to 1,500 spectators. They inaugurated the arena in December 1988 with a game against Oshaug. The ice rink is also used by the Norwegian College of Elite Sport in Lillehammer and Lillehammer Kunstløpklubb. The handball court is used by Lillehammer Innebandyklubb and Lillehammerstudentenes IL, while the curling rink is used by Lillehammer Curlingklubb. The venue is owned and operated by Lillehammer Municipality. The official opening of the venue took place on 12 December 1988, when Norway played ice hockey against West Germany. Kristins Hall held two more Norwegian friendly internationals during the season, before it was host to the B-Group during the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships. Ten games were played in Lillehammer, including the opening game between Norway and Japan, while 18 games were played in Oslo. During the 1994 Winter Olympics, Kristins Hall was used as a training venue for the ice hockey teams, which played their games at Håkons Hall and Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall. During the 1994 Winter Paralympics, Kristins Hall hosted the ice sledge hockey tournament. The arena was used once again for the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, where it hosted the curling and ice hockey competitions. For this, the arena expanded their curling rink to satisfy international requirements, and incremented their spectator capacity. See also List of indoor arenas in Norway List of indoor ice rinks in Norway References External links Handball venues in Norway Indoor ice hockey venues in Norway Curling venues in Norway Sports venues in Lillehammer 1988 establishments in Norway Sports venues completed in 1988 Venues of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Lillehammer IK