Para cross-country skiing and ice sledge racing were the other sports contested. Starting on 4 March, the Paralympic torch was carried through 10 different cities in Norway, including Oslo and Hamar, ...

Olympic ski resort Hafjell is 15 minutes from Lillehammer in central Norway. It offers a wide range of activities to suit different abilities, including three family areas, and the ski school has ...

Sondre the Troll is the mascot of the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic ... in Scandinavian folklore. The skiing troll with one leg was created following a nationwide competition among schools. School ...

During the ceremony, speeches were given by the president of Lillehammer 2016 ... welcome the world to Norway." Norwegian legend and three-time Olympic cross-country ski champion Vegard Ulvang ...