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It was inspired by contact with nature, the sky and snow. To adjust to this new schedule, the Lillehammer Games were held in 1994, the only time that two winter Games have been staged two years apart. The emblem is a development of the aurora borealis symbol used during the candidature phase. Russian pairs skaters Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov returned to repeat their Olympic victory of 1988. I think that, thanks to the other components - gold, silver and bronze - the medals are very stylish. Her innovative surprise was to use granite - sparagmite to be precise - as the basic material.

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It has associations of power, great tension and dramatic spectacle. There is plenty of granite in our country, and it is beautiful in its simplicity. Memorable champions Local hero Johann Olav Koss won three speed skating events and set a world record in every one. It featured basic visual elements which could be combined in different ways to serve as a basis for recognition and identification : the Lillehammer emblem, the pictograms, the pictographic emblems, the crystal theme, colours, typography and the mascots. The main colours of the emblem are cobalt blue and white. The design programme was the main tool in achieving the goal of presenting a unified image.

Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics

The aurora borealis is a natural phenomenon due to the northerly position of Norway. Olympic spirit Although the Games took place during the Bosnian War, the Bosnia and Herzegovina four-man bob team consisted of one Croatian, two Bosnians and a Serbian - the best possible example of the Olympic spirit at the worst of times. Vreni Schneider of Switzerland won a complete set of medals in Alpine skiing, and Manuela Di Centa of Italy earned medals in all five cross-country events. . The Olympic Spirit The composition of the Bosnia and Herzegovina four-man bob team was: one Croatian, two Bosnians and a Serbian - the best possible example of the Olympic spirit at the worst of times. Repeat performers Swiss pair Gustav Weder and Donat Acklin became the first repeat winners of the two-man bobsleigh.