Olympiabakken

Olympiabakken is an Olympic and World Cup downhill ski course in Kvitfjell, Norway, north of Lillehammer; it hosted its first World Cup events in March 1993, and the alpine speed events of the 1994 Winter Olympics the following February.

Course

Olympiabakken was constructed by Swiss downhill course architect Bernhard Russi, the 1972 Olympic gold medalist. Built in 1990, the course hosted all speed and half of the combined events at the 1994 Winter Olympics for both men and women.
Since 1995, Kvitfjell has been a regular stop for late season World Cup speed events for men, and occasionally for women. Olympiabakken hosted the speed events of the season finals in March 1996 and 2003; in 2021, the two scheduled men's events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A favorable downhill course, it is among the least demanding on the men's World Cup circuit.

Sections

Winterhogget
Russispranget
Jansrudhoppet
S-Svingen
Bøygen
Løftet
Tunnelhoppet

Club5+

In 1986, elite Club5 was originally founded by prestigious classic downhill organizers: Kitzbühel, Wengen, Garmisch, Val d’Isère and Val Gardena/Gröden, with goal to bring alpine ski sport on the highest levels possible.
Later over the years other classic long-term organizers joined the now named Club5+: Alta Badia, Cortina, Kranjska Gora, Maribor, Lake Louise, Schladming, Adelboden, Kvitfjell, St.Moritz and Åre.