 Two venues , Kristins Hall and Hafjell , were built before Lillehammer had been awarded the Olympics , although the former was only used for training during the Olympics . Lillehammer 's incumbent ski jumping hill , Balbergbakken , was found to be unsuitable and Lysgårdsbakken was built instead . In the bid , the speed skating events were to be held at Stampesletta , an outdoor track and field stadium in Lillehammer . Only after Lillehammer had been awarded the 1994 Winter Olympics was it decided that an indoor venue would have to be built for the games . This started a debate about the location of the various ice rinks and resulted in the neighboring towns of Hamar and Gjøvik also receiving venues . 
