Events
Canada dominated the men's events during the 1994 Winter Olympics, with Jean-Luc Brassard winning the men's aerials ahead of Russian Sergey Shupletsov. In the men's moguls, Switzerlands's Andreas Schönbächler won ahead of Canada's Philippe LaRoche and Lloyd Langlois. In the women's disciplines, Norway was the only nation to take two medals, with Stine Lise Hattestad winning the women's moguls ahead of American Liz McIntyre. In the women's aerials, Lina Cheryazova won, claiming Uzbekistan's only medal at the Olympiad, ahead of Sweden's Marie Lindgren and Norway's Hilde Synnøve Lid.
Kanthaugen has hosted FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup events twice, on 26 to 28 March 1993 and on 3 to 5 March 1995. It also hosted the Norwegian Freestyle Skiing Championships in 1993 and 1996. Lillehammer is scheduled to host the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, with Kanthaugen to host freestyle skiing and half-pipe snowboarding. The venue is designated a Norway's national freestyle skiing venue and is the main training ground for the national team. The area around the venue is a popular recreational area for Lillehammer. Since 1995, Lillehammer Olympiapark has rented out toboggans for use in the hill, including use of the ski lift.
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