Norway at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Norway at the
1992 Winter Olympics
IOC codeNOR
NOCNorwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
Websitewww.idrett.no (in Norwegian)
in Albertville, France
8–23 February
Competitors80 (61 men, 19 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer Eirik Kvalfoss (Biathlon)
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
9
Silver
6
Bronze
5
Total
20
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Norway competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.

As Lillehammer would be hosting the following Winter Olympics, a Norwegian segment was performed at the closing ceremony.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Vegard Ulvang Cross-country skiing Men's 30 kilometre classical 10 February
 Gold Vegard Ulvang Cross-country skiing Men's 10 kilometre classical 13 February
 Gold Geir Karlstad Speed skating Men's 5000 metres 13 February
 Gold Bjørn Dæhlie Cross-country skiing Men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit 15 February
 Gold Kjetil André Aamodt Alpine skiing Men's super-G 16 February
 Gold Johann Olav Koss Speed skating Men's 1500 metres 16 February
 Gold Terje Langli
Vegard Ulvang
Kristen Skjeldal
Bjørn Dæhlie		 Cross-country skiing Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay 18 February
 Gold Bjørn Dæhlie Cross-country skiing Men's 50 kilometre freestyle 22 February
 Gold Finn Christian Jagge Alpine skiing Men's slalom 22 February
 Silver Bjørn Dæhlie Cross-country skiing Men's 30 kilometre classical 10 February
 Silver Vegard Ulvang Cross-country skiing Men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit 15 February
 Silver Ådne Søndrål Speed skating Men's 1500 metres 16 February
 Silver Trude Dybendahl
Inger Helene Nybråten
Solveig Pedersen
Elin Nilsen		 Cross-country skiing Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay 17 February
 Silver Knut Tore Apeland
Trond Einar Elden
Fred Børre Lundberg		 Nordic combined Team 17 February
 Silver Johann Olav Koss Speed skating Men's 10,000 metres 20 February
 Bronze Terje Langli Cross-country skiing Men's 30 kilometre classical 10 February
 Bronze Stine Lise Hattestad Freestyle skiing Women's moguls 13 February
 Bronze Jan Einar Thorsen Alpine skiing Men's super-G 16 February
 Bronze Kjetil André Aamodt Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom 18 February
 Bronze Geir Karlstad Speed skating Men's 10,000 metres 20 February

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 8 3 11
Biathlon 6 6 12
Bobsleigh 2 – 2
Cross-country skiing 5 5 10
Freestyle skiing 0 2 2
Ice hockey 23 – 23
Luge 2 0 2
Nordic combined 4 – 4
Short track speed skating 1 0 1
Ski jumping 4 – 4
Speed skating 6 3 9
Total 61 19 80

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Tom Stiansen Downhill 1:55.62 32
Kjetil André Aamodt 1:54.24 26
Lasse Arnesen 1:51.63 8
Jan Einar Thorsen 1:50.79 5
Tom Stiansen Super-G 1:14.51 8
Ole Kristian Furuseth 1:13.87 4
Jan Einar Thorsen 1:13.83 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kjetil André Aamodt 1:13.04 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Didrik Marksten Giant Slalom DNF – DNF –
Lasse Kjus DNF – DNF –
Ole Kristian Furuseth 1:05.63 1:02.53 2:08.16 5
Kjetil André Aamodt 1:04.81 1:03.01 2:07.82 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Didrik Marksten Slalom DNF – DNF –
Kjetil André Aamodt 54.42 DNF DNF –
Ole Kristian Furuseth 53.14 DNF DNF –
Finn Christian Jagge 51.43 52.96 1:44.39 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Men's combined

Athlete Downhill Slalom Total
Time Time 1 Time 2 Points Rank
Tom Stiansen DNF – – DNF –
Ole Kristian Furuseth 1:48.94 50.59 50.45 40.47 7
Lasse Arnesen 1:46.81 53.33 53.59 51.93 10
Jan Einar Thorsen 1:44.97 54.59 55.80 52.75 11
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Astrid Lødemel Downhill 1:54.76 15
Astrid Lødemel Super-G DNF –
Merete Fjeldavlie DNF –
Anne Berge 1:25.65 21
Astrid Lødemel Giant Slalom DNF – DNF –
Anne Berge 1:09.90 1:09.61 2:19.51 21
Merete Fjeldavlie 1:08.66 1:08.57 2:17.23 15
Merete Fjeldavlie Slalom 51.65 47.02 1:38.67 22
Anne Berge 49.39 44.83 1:34.22 8

Women's combined

Athlete Downhill Slalom Total
Time Time 1 Time 2 Points Rank
Anne Berge 1:28.67 34.93 34.36 35.28 5
Merete Fjeldavlie 1:28.26 35.52 DSQ DSQ –
Astrid Lødemel 1:26.95 37.29 55.96 210.94 22

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
10 km Sprint Geir Einang 2 29:45.0 66
Eirik Kvalfoss 2 28:38.2 47
Jon Åge Tyldum 0 28:01.4 34
Sylfest Glimsdal 4 27:38.9 24
Event Athlete Time Misses Adjusted time 2 Rank
20 km Geir Einang 59:04.8 3 1'02:04.8 36
Eirik Kvalfoss 58:52.4 2 1'00:52.4 27
Gisle Fenne 57:32.9 1 58:32.9 9
Frode Løberg 57:32.4 1 58:32.4 8
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Geir Einang
Frode Løberg
Gisle Fenne
Eirik Kvalfoss 		1 1'26:32.4 5
Women
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
7.5 km Sprint Anne Elvebakk 3 27:34.2 32
Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo 5 27:24.2 31
Signe Trosten 2 26:43.3 19
Elin Kristiansen 1 26:23.3 15
Event Athlete Time Misses Adjusted time 2 Rank
15 km Åse Idland 53:05.0 4 57:05.0 27
Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo 50:59.4 5 55:59.4 18
Signe Trosten 51:24.5 2 53:24.5 10
Elin Kristiansen 51:19.6 2 53:19.6 9
Women's 3 × 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Signe Trosten
Hildegunn Fossen
Elin Kristiansen 		1 1'21:20.0 7
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
NOR-1 Erik Gogstad
Atle Norstad 		Two-man 1:01.64 25 1:02.24 27 1:02.24 26 1:02.36 25 4:08.48 27

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
10 km
C 		Kristen Skjeldal 31:02.0 38
Terje Langli 29:51.0 20
Bjørn Dæhlie 28:01.6 4
Vegard Ulvang 27:36.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
15 km
pursuit1
F 		Vegard Ulvang 38:55.3 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Bjørn Dæhlie 38:01.9 1st place, gold medalist(s)
30 km
C 		Erling Jevne 1'24:07.7 5
Terje Langli 1'23:42.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Bjørn Dæhlie 1'23:14.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Vegard Ulvang 1'22:27.8 1st place, gold medalist(s)
50 km
F 		Kristen Skjeldal 2'11:44.5 20
Terje Langli 2'11:32.0 18
Vegard Ulvang 2'08:21.5 9
Bjørn Dæhlie 2'03:41.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Terje Langli
Vegard Ulvang
Kristen Skjeldal
Bjørn Dæhlie 		1'39:26.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km
C 		Trude Dybendahl 15:10.8 21
Elin Nilsen 14:50.8 10
Solveig Pedersen 14:42.1 8
Inger Helene Nybråten 14:33.3 5
10 km
pursuit2
F 		Solveig Pedersen 28:26.6 15
Inger Helene Nybråten 27:21.1 7
Elin Nilsen 26:36.9 5
15 km
C 		Inger Lise Hegge 46:03.9 21
Solveig Pedersen 45:51.3 20
Trude Dybendahl 44:31.5 8
Inger Helene Nybråten 44:18.6 7
30 km
F 		Inger Lise Hegge 1'29:31.6 14
Inger Helene Nybråten 1'28:21.8 13
Trude Dybendahl 1'27:29.8 9
Elin Nilsen 1'26:25.1 4
2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Solveig Pedersen
Inger Helene Nybråten
Trude Dybendahl
Elin Nilsen 		59:56.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Curling

Main article: Curling at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

 Norway
Risenga CK, Oslo

Skip: Tormod Andreassen
Third: Stig-Arne Gunnestad
Second: Flemming Davanger
Lead: Kjell Berg
Alternate: Pål Trulsen

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete SP FS TFP Rank
Jan Erik Digermes DNF – DNF –

Freestyle skiing

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Points Rank Time Points Rank
Kari Traa Moguls 45.25 17.30 14 did not advance
Stine Lise Hattestad 39.62 23.11 3 Q 40.26 23.04 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Group B

Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the consolation round for the 9th to 12th places.

     Team advanced to the Final Round
     Team sent to compete in the consolation round
Team GP W L T GF GA DIF PTS
 Canada 5 4 1 0 28 9 19 8
Unified Team 5 4 1 0 32 10 22 8
 Czechoslovakia 5 4 1 0 25 15 10 8
 France 5 2 3 0 14 22 -8 4
  Switzerland 5 1 4 0 13 25 -12 2
 Norway 5 0 5 0 7 38 -31 0
 Czechoslovakia 10:1  Norway
Unified Team 8:1  Norway
 Canada 10:0  Norway
  Switzerland 6:3  Norway
 France 4:2  Norway

Consolation round 9th-12th places

 Norway 5:3  Italy

9th place match

 Norway 9th 5:2   Switzerland

Contestants

Luge

Main article: Luge at the 1992 Winter Olympics

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Harald Rolfsen
Snorre Pedersen 		47.610 18 47.368 16 1:34.978 16

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Men's individual

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Points Rank Start at Time Rank
Bård Jørgen Elden Individual 167.7 45 +6:45.4 49:17.5 21
Trond Einar Elden 181.9 39 +5:10.7 47:11.9 9
Knut Tore Apeland 190.7 35 +4:12.0 47:23.9 10
Fred Børre Lundberg 211.9 9 +1:50.7 45:54.8 4

Men's Team

Three participants per team.

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps per team member were counted.)
  • 10 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
Athletes Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Points Rank Start at Time Rank
Knut Tore Apeland
Fred Børre Lundberg
Trond Einar Elden 		569.9 6 +6:16.0 1'25:02.9 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round one Quarter finals Semi finals Finals
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Final rank
Gisle Elvebakken 1000 m 1:41.50 3 did not advance

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Espen Bredesen Normal hill 73.5 73.1 65.0 54.0 127.1 58
Magne Johansen 77.0 86.7 78.5 87.6 174.3 49
Øyvind Berg 78.5 90.1 81.5 95.9 186.0 35
Lasse Ottesen 86.5 107.4 72.5 72.0 179.4 45
Espen Bredesen Large hill 83.5 45.4 75.5 28.7 74.1 57
Lasse Ottesen 92.0 60.3 92.5 66.5 126.8 45
Øyvind Berg 96.5 73.6 92.5 67.0 140.6 34
Magne Johansen 100.0 79.5 104.5 86.8 166.3 18
Men's team large hill
Athletes Result
Points 1 Rank
Espen Bredesen
Magne Johansen
Rune Olijnyk
Lasse Ottesen 		538.0 7
1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
1000 m Ådne Søndrål 1:17.56 29
1500 m Steinar Johansen 2:00.79 29
Geir Karlstad 1:56.98 8
Ådne Søndrål 1:54.85 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Johann Olav Koss 1:54.81 1st place, gold medalist(s)
5000 m Atle Vårvik 7:28.28 28
Johann Olav Koss 7:11.32 7
Geir Karlstad 6:59.97 1st place, gold medalist(s)
10,000 m Steinar Johansen 14:36.09 8
Geir Karlstad 14:18.13 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Johann Olav Koss 14:14.58 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Edel Therese Høiseth 41.89 20
1000 m Else Ragni Yttredal 1:24.54 21
Edel Therese Høiseth 1:23.85 13
1500 m Edel Therese Høiseth 2:14.93 30
Else Ragni Yttredal 2:09.38 12
3000 m Anette Tønsberg 4:38.66 20
Else Ragni Yttredal 4:36.98 16
5000 m Else Ragni Yttredal 8:09.69 22
Anette Tønsberg 8:09.68 21

References

  1. ^ Norway at the 1992 Winter Olympics