Venues of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Originally proposed in 1981, Lillehammer's bid for the 1992 Winter Olympics was unsuccessful and lost to Albertville, France.

[7] Lillehammer's incumbent ski jumping hill, Balbergbakken, was found to be unsuitable and Lysgårdsbakken was built instead.

[8] In the bid, the speed skating events were to be held at Stampesletta, an outdoor track and field stadium in Lillehammer.

[10] This started a debate about the location of the various ice rinks and resulted in the neighboring towns of Hamar and Gjøvik also receiving venues.

[11] Lillehammer failed at its bid to host the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, losing to Innsbruck, Austria,[12] but was awarded the 2016 edition as the only bidder.

[12] Beyond the construction of an Olympic Village,[14] the only major upgrade to the venues is the addition of a curling rink in Kristins Hall.

[15] Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall is located in a man-made cave and will feature the short-track speed skating events.

The main international access point to the games is Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, located 145 kilometers (90 mi) south of Lillehammer.

[34] The Main Media Centre will be located at Mesna Upper Secondary School, which is adjacent to Stampesletta.

It will serve as a village for all skating sports (long-track, short-track and figure), which take place in Hamar and Gjøvik.

[14] Construction of the new residential areas are the responsibility of the Student Welfare Organisation in Oppland and Lillehammer Cooperative Housing Association.