Lillehammer SK

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Lillehammer Skiklub is a Norwegian skiing (Nordic and alpine) club from Lillehammer, Norway.

It was founded in 1883. It is best known for arranging Birkebeinerrennet together with Rena IL. It has been represented by several able sportspeople, such as Arne Rustadstuen, Leif Haugen, Oddmund Jensen, Anders Bakken, Per Knut Aaland, Tore Ruud Hofstad, Eistein Raabe, Jon Inge Kjørum, Berit Stuve,^[1]^[2] and Kjell Åsvestad.

It owned the ski jumping hill Balbergbakken together with Faaberg IL;^[1] the current hill in the city is Lysgårdsbakken.

References

1 2 "Lillehammer Skiklub". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
↑ "Historie" (in Norwegian). Lillehammer SK. Retrieved 27 July 2011.

Official site (Norwegian)

Sport in Lillehammer

Clubs	Faaberg IL Lillehammer FK Lillehammer IF Lillehammer IK Lillehammer Skiklub Lillehammer Skøiteklubb Søre Ål IL

Venues	Balbergbakken (closed) Håkons Hall Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena Kristins Hall Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track Lillehammer Stadium (closed) Lysgårdsbakken Stampesletta

Events	World All-Round Speed Skating Championships for Women 1953 World Ice Hockey Championships 1989 (Group B) 1999 World Women's Handball Championship 1993 1999 1994 Winter Olympics 1994 Winter Paralympics 2008 European Men's Handball Championship 2010 European Women's Handball Championship 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

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