 In Lillehammer 's bids for the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics , Balbergbakken was the proposed site of ski jumping . Lillehammer was awarded the 1994 Olympics in 1988 , but a year later the plans to use Balbergbanen were abandoned . The venue was regarded as unsuitable ; for instance NOK 30 million would have to be spent on building a new access road . In addition , a new water and sewer system , new stands , participant facilities and a normal hill would have to be built . The available space at Balbergbakken was limited , and the organizers saw it as advantageous to have the ski stadium close to the ski jumping hills . 
