ø vik ▁Olympic ▁Ca vern ▁Hall ▁in ▁G j ø vik . ▁The ▁proposal ▁to ▁have ▁figure ▁sk ating ▁at ▁H åk ons ▁Hall ▁was ▁rejected , ▁and ▁instead ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁at ▁Ham ar ▁Olympic ▁Am ph it he atre ▁in ▁Ham ar . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Cy cling ▁Federation ▁recommended ▁H åk ons ▁Hall ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁possible ▁places ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁vel od rome ▁for ▁the ▁Union ▁Cy cl iste ▁Intern ationale ' s ▁▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁U CI ▁Track ▁Cy cling ▁World ▁Championships . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁H åk ons ▁Hall ▁was ▁proposed ▁to ▁supp lement ▁Os lo ▁Spe ktr um ▁as ▁a ▁ven ue ▁for ▁a ▁proposed ▁pan - Europe an ▁professional ▁ice ▁hockey ▁league . ▁Const ruction ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Norway ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁including ▁fund ing . ▁Original ▁design ▁plans ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁simple ▁hang ar - like ▁design , ▁and ▁original ▁cost ▁estimates ▁were ▁for ▁N OK   1 9 1 ▁million . ▁However , ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁municipal ▁council ▁decided ▁to ▁increase ▁sp ending ▁on ▁the ▁ven ue ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁more ▁a est h etic . ▁The ▁re - design ▁also ▁included ▁teles cop ic ▁stands ▁and ▁better ▁ac oust ics , ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁more ▁flexible ▁use ▁after ▁the ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁contract or ▁was ▁Ve ide k ke ▁and ▁construction ▁cost ▁N OK