CC Amfi, also known as Nordlyshallen ("The Northern Light Hall"), is an indoor sports arena in Hamar, Norway.

In the unsuccessful Lillehammer bid for the 1992 Winter Olympics, ice hockey events were proposed played in Hamar and Gjøvik.

This would involve building two temporary ice rinks at Stampesletta in Lillehammer, and after the Olympics moving them to Gjøvik and either Moelv, Brumunddal or Kongsvinger.

By 1989, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to include short-track speed skating, increasing the number of ice halls from two to three.

In April, the Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee (LOOC) therefore proposed building permanent ice rinks in Hamar and Gjøvik.

[1] LOOC approved the construction of Vikingskipet in on 15 December 1989 and at the same time supported proposals to renovate Storhamar Ishall to host Olympic ice hockey matches.

[5] In March, the plans were changed, so Hamar would receive an all-new ice rink in addition to a renovation of Storhamar Ishall.

[11] The contract to build the venue was awarded to Martin M. Bakken, a local contractor, and construction started in August 1991.

[17] After the Olympic arena was built, Storhamar Ishall was renovated, and the spectator capacity reduced through the construction of storage facilities and VIP areas.

Since the opening of the Olympic venue, Storhamar Ishall has been used for training, and the two rinks share common dressing rooms and other facilities.

A contractor who had a storage facility close by, kept receiving visits from juveniles who jumped the fence and took material for the work.

To avoid having to play all their games on the road, the municipality agreed to finance an outdoor artificial rink at Storhamar.

With the increased attendance and interest for hockey following the town's team playing in the top league, Storhamar started planning an indoor venue.

The operating deficits are covered by a post-Olympic capital fund, which in the case of the two Hamar venues was NOK 60 million.

[25] Architect Ola Mowè of HRTB chose the shape to connect various spatial designs and types of buildings in the neighborhood.

[36] The ladies' singles has resulted in the as-yet highest United States Winter Olympic television viewership,[37] thanks to Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly hiring Shane Stant to club fellow female figure skater Nancy Kerrigan in the knee.

[47] The 1999 IIHF World Championship in ice hockey was hosted at Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre, Håkons Hall in Lillehammer and Jordal Amfi in Oslo.

In the film, I, Tonya, the scenes which take place in CC Amfi have not been shot in Hamar, but in the Macon Coliseum in Georgia.

[53] Between them, the two venues have hosted the Norwegian Figure Skating Championships three times: Storhamar Ishall in 1983, and the Olympic Amphitheatre in 2005[54] and 2011.

[59] Storhamar Ishall hosted Norway's first international short track speed skating event in November 1991.

[60] The 1995 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were scheduled to take place at the arena, but were moved to Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall because the Hamar venue would be used by Storhamar Dragons for the play-offs.

[61] The Olympic Amphitheatre has hosted matches of the Norway men's national handball team, with the first tournament being played in January 1993.

[65] In September 2007, the Olympic arena hosted Fédération Cynologique Internationale's world championship in dog agility.

[70] Since 2001, Hamar Olympic Amphitreatre has hosted the annual Idrettsgallaen, a television show that honors the past year's Norwegian sports and athlete achievements.