▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁European ▁Men ' s ▁Hand ball ▁Championship ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁European ▁Women ' s ▁Hand ball ▁Championship . ▁L ille ham mer ▁I K ▁has ▁occasionally ▁played ▁ice ▁hockey ▁matches ▁at ▁the ▁ar ena . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁ ▁L ille ham mer ▁received ▁its ▁first ▁ind oor ▁ice ▁r ink ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁Krist ins ▁Hall . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Winter ▁Olympics , ▁which ▁required ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁ven ue ▁for ▁the ▁Olympic ▁ice ▁hockey ▁matches . ▁The ▁naming ▁of ▁the ▁ar ena ▁was ▁decided ▁by ▁the ▁L ille ham mer ▁Municipal ▁Council ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁bro ader ▁brand ing ▁policy , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Bir ke be iner . ▁H åk ons ▁Hall ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁Ha ak on ▁Ha ak on ar son , ▁a ▁medieval ▁king ▁of ▁Norway ▁who ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁was ▁transport ed ▁across ▁by ▁mountains ▁by ▁ski ers . ▁Krist in ▁and ▁H å kon ▁became ▁the ▁mas c ots ▁for ▁the ▁Olympics , ▁and ▁the ▁tw in ▁aren as ▁at ▁St amp es lett a ▁were ▁named ▁accordingly . ▁Pro tests ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁Ber gen , ▁as ▁local ▁patri ots ▁felt ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁suitable ▁that ▁a ▁sports ▁ven ue ▁had ▁such ▁a ▁similar ▁name