OSLO2O22
Applicant City
The Olympic
and Paralympic
Winter Games
in Oslo 2022
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A unique opportunity
The olympic charter
Play, passion and incredible
performances
We will wish the world’s
best athletes a very warm
welcome to Norway in 2022!
Games in the City
Concept maps
Our core values
16 New urban districts
18Økern
19Kjelsrud
20 Sports facilities
22 Ice venues
23 Skiing and snowboarding
facilities
25 Multi-sports arena
27 Building on expertise and
tradition
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All atheletes will be
celebrated
Spectacular ceremony and
fast-paced public festival
Sustainable Games
Investments and
organisation costs
The years leading up to 2022
The legacy of the Games
A unique opportunity
In November 2011, the Norwegian Olympic and
Paralympic Committee contacted the City of Oslo and
proposed that Oslo should seek to become the host city
for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2022.
The City Council was enthusiastic about the idea.
Since then, we have passed a number of milestones
on the long and winding road that will end in Kuala
Lumpur in July 2015. That is where the International
Olympic Committee will hold the congress that will
decide which city is to host the Games in 2022.
In June 2013, Oslo City Council and the
Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee
decided by an overwhelming majority to submit a joint
application for a state guarantee to the government
via the Ministry of Culture. This application then underwent a quality assurance process, which was completed just before Christmas. The quality assurance
report concluded the application contained no significant weaknesses. In September, a referendum was
held in Oslo, which gave a resounding yes to the plans
to apply to host the Winter Olympic Games in 2022.
The first of two applications is being sent to the IOC
in March of this year. The Norwegian government and
parliament will decide whether or not a state guarantee should be granted during 2014.
Drawing up an application for the Olympic Games
presents many opportunities along the way and is a
major and complicated piece of work in its own right.
In addition to investigating possible stadiums and arenas, finding suitable solutions for athletes’ villages,
media centres and media villages, planning transport
solutions and estimating costs, we have drawn up a
vision and a set of core values for the Games, developed an overall concept and prepared plans for programmes that we will carry out before, during and
after the Games.
It is important that those of us who are working on
the application are as open as possible about the plans
and processes. To secure broad ownership and a high
level of quality, we have held a series of public meetings and workshops concerning various themes, and
we will continue to invite dialogue. Alongside establishing web pages and being active on Facebook and
Twitter, we are striving to respond to enquiries from the
press and private individuals as fully as we can.
This document presents a brief description of our
concept Games in the City. Enjoy!
Oslo, Spring 2014
Eli Grimsby
CEO Oslo 2022
Oslo 2022 / Oslo kommune
Jarle Nyttingnes
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The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Oslo 2022
Play, passion
and incredible
performances
“Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will
and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based
on the joy of effort , the educational value of good
example, social responsibility and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.”
§1 The Olympic Charter
Knut Snare / NTB Scanpix
The Olympic and Paralympic Games are a magnificent celebration of fantastic sporting performances.
For the athletes, the Games are the most important
goals of their career, and winning an Olympic medal
is one of the most prestigious achievements possible.
The Games motivate athletes into undergoing years
of intense training and instil a desire to perform to the
very best of one’s ability when the events get under
way. The Games bring together athletes, coaches and
their support teams around the shared task of becoming the best in their field. Hosting the Winter Games
on home soil would give a major boost to Norwegian
elite sport.
Sporting heroes are important for getting children and young people involved in organised sport.
Participation in sports teams promotes good physical
health. It gives a sense of mastery and an opportunity to
meet new friends, be part of a team and develop teamwork skills. For most people, sport is mostly about fun
and play, but some people decide to aim to become the
next big sporting hero.
Winter sports are an intrinsic part of Norwegian culture and are woven into our history. Many Norwegians
actively use the winter landscape to keep fit and for recreation purposes. Across the country are enthusiasts
who will bring the traditions to future generations.
During major sports events such as the Olympic
and Paralympic Games, Norwegians show their keen
interest and enthusiasm for winter sports by turning up
in their thousands. Few other nations carry on cheering
until the very last athlete crosses the finishing line.
When all is said and done, the Games are all about
passion. Most people link the Olympic Games with
the intense excitement that they feel in the ultimate
moments of the competition, the joy or disappointment that comes when their heroes win or loose, and the
sense of togetherness that comes from standing or sitting side by side by the finish line or in the stands.
In a fragmented and hectic world, major sports
events perhaps bring us together more than anything
else. With the 2022 Olympic Games, we will create new,
intense moments and shared, unforgettable memories.
Sport is a universal language. The idea behind the modern Olympic Games is that sport can form a platform
on which athletes and spectators can come together
across linguistic barriers. These days, with the Games
being broadcast live around the world, millions of people can be joined together across geographic, cultural
and social boundaries.
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We will wish the world’s
best athletes a very
warm welcome to
Norway in 2022!
Norway in winter can offer athletes perfect conditions
in a beautiful, snow-clad landscape. Modern facilities
and excellent accommodation provide everything that
the athletes will need to perform to the very best of
their abilities. Enthusiastic and dedicated spectators
will spur them on to excel. The public festival in 2022
will spread the joy of sport, winter and life.
Through the Olympic Games, we will create venues
for personal expression. We will invite everyone to lead
an active and inclusive life in a vibrant and diverse city
close to nature. The Winter Games will open up and
help to develop the eastern areas of the city and give
both elite and grassroots sport a boost. The Olympic
Games will strengthen and further develop Oslo as the
winter capital of the world and the Lillehammer region
as a first-class alpine destination and an education
centre for sport.
The Winter Games will be a unique opportunity to
take Norway a big step forward as an attractive and
exciting place to live, work, study, invest and visit. We
will present a modern, exciting and technologically
advanced host country and identify innovative new
solutions for urban ways of living for the future. As
organisers of the Winter Games, we will as a country,
city and individuals push ourselves even further and
be part of something that is bigger than we are, and
thereby encourage greater and lasting participation
at all levels of our lives.
The Paralympic Games are a unique opportunity
to celebrate fantastic sports performances and athletes in their fields. London2012 showed the way, and
we will follow up and further develop the concept. Our
aim for the Paralympic Games is to raise awareness
and generate even greater interest in the events and
athletes and inspire both the disabled and able-bodied
to lead an active life.
We are ready. The 2022 Olympic Games is a once
in a lifetime opportunity to host the Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games in Norway. We will be a welcoming and professional host for one of the world’s
biggest and most technically complex events. Through
the Olympic Games of our age, we can release energy
and creativity and raise national and local ambitions
as to what we can achieve. We will show the world that
together we can host an exciting and seamless event,
just like we did in 1952 and 1994, while remaining true
to our values and the traditions on which we have built
our society. The event will be spectacular and exuberant in terms of experiences and content and give the
athletes optimal conditions in which to perform and
everyone who comes to the Games some unforgettable experiences. We will work purposefully to host a
sustainable event and leave a valuable legacy for our
country, Oslo and the Olympic family as a whole.
Kyrre Lien / Scanpix
Games
in the
City
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The concept of Games in The City is based around
Oslo’s unique location between the fjord and
open country.
Oslo is perhaps the only capital in the world which
can host the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
in an urban environment. With Games in the City, virtually every event will take place within the boundaries
of Oslo. The venues are planned as a semi-circle, with
ceremonies and festivals in the centre. We believe this
will give the athletes good conditions in which to perform and create the setting for a fantastic public festival, a successful event and some wonderful television.
The alpine events will take place in the Lillehammer
region. Many people have unforgettable memories
from the Lillehammer Winter Olympics in 1994. The
Games in 2022 will create lasting, shared memories for
new generations.
Games in the City is also about life in the towns
and cities. The athletes’ and media villages will require
us to build a completely new urban district. We will
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use this opportunity to plan for liveability and physical activity in the way we design the buildings and the
areas between them. Sustainability is a key concept in
the work, financially, socially and environmentally. Our
ambition is for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
to promote innovation in how we shape the physical
framework for life in cities.
The Games will focus on personal expression
and quality of life in modern society. We want to
inspire more people to lead an active life, regardless
of whether they choose to do this through sport, outdoor recreation or culture. Further development of both
elite and grassroots sport is an important goal, while
better health for the general public is another.
In an age when people from different parts of the
world end up living side-by-side, it is vital that we create a shared affinity to the communities we are part
of. Oslo2022 will be an inclusive Games which brings
people together and creates solidarity and unity, helping to build trust and thereby creating a better society.
Games in the City will be the Games where people live
and offer experiences for everyone.
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Concept maps
Oslo Area
Lillehammer Area
Kvitfjell
ALPINE SKIING (Speed)
Wyller
SNOWBOARD
FREESTYLE SKIING
PARALYMPICS SNOWBOARD
Sognsvann
ICE HOCKEY(Training Venue)
Holmenkollen
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
SKI JUMP
NORDIC COMBINED
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Grefsen
FREESTYLE SKIING
km
Lørenskog
CURLING
PARALYMPICS WHEEL
CHAIR CURLING
Stubberud
ICE HOCKEY
Olympic
Villages
Groruddalen
OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC
VILLAGES AND MEDIA CENTER
Valle Hovin
SPEED SKATING
Medal
Plaza
Rådhusplassen
Telenor Arena
SHORT TRACK SKATING
FIGURE SKATING
MEDAL PLAZA
Jordal
Hafjell
ICE HOCKEY
PARALYMPICS
ICE SLEDGE HOCKEY
ALPINE SKIING (Technical)
PARALYMPIC ALPINE SKIING
Hunderfossen
BOBSLEIGH
LUGE
SKELETON
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Olympic
Village
Mortensrud
ICE HOCKEY(Training Venue)
■ = Existing venues
■ = New venues
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Grønmo
BIATHLON
PARALYMPICS
CROSS-COUNTRY
AND BIATHLON
KM
Lillehammer
Storhove
OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC VILLAGE
Media
Center
Medal
Plaza
Håkonshall
MEDIA CENTER
Stortorget
MEDAL PLAZA
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The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Oslo 2022
We have chosen
the following core values
for the Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games
in Oslo in 2022
Both urban and close to nature
Our Games will have a modern and urban feel. At the
same time, we will also facilitate outdoor recreation in
the city and give the natural landscape urban qualities.
Both playful and responsible
Participation and physical activity will not be based
around the benefits, but will be a goal in themselves.
The Games will promote the joy of sport, winter and
life. They will be organised in a responsible way. We
will use resources appropriately and strike a balance
between meeting the demands that are imposed by
the event itself and ensuring a sustainable legacy.
Both generous and ambitious
The Winter Games will contribute towards a deeper
sense of unity – locally, nationally and globally. We will
also facilitate outstanding athletic performances, to
the benefit of the athletes, the spectators and sport as
a public movement. We will set the bar high and exceed
what we have done before.
Johan Wildhagen / Palookaville
Terje Rakke / Nordic Life
Johan Wildhagen / Palookaville
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New urban
districts
built for
a high
quality
of life
The biggest facilities that will be built if Oslo is
awarded the Games in 2022 are the athletes’ village,
the media village and the media centre. These facilities will be large: the athletes’ village and the media village together will cover a total of 150,000 m2, or more
than 20 football pitches. The media centre will cover
an area of approx. 73,000 m2, equivalent to around
ten football pitches. When the Games are over, the villages will be sold as private homes or converted to student accommodation, nursing homes or care homes.
The media centre could be taken over by the public
sector and become a university college, university or
research centre, or sold to private interests as commercial premises.
The establishment of so many homes and such large
zones for public or private sector activity presents us
with an opportunity to develop the city of the future.
By facilitating life, movement and activity between the
buildings, we will give people opportunities for physical, social and cultural development. In turn, this will
lead to the creation of good and socially sustainable
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local communities. We aim to ensure that everything
we build is designed with movement and participation in mind. This will be reflected in the development of
buildings, sports facilities and urban spaces.
It will be equally important to draw nature into the
urban environment. We will place emphasis on the
establishment of parks and continous green areas,
clean up and tidy river channels and their banks, and
invest heavily in pedestrian and cycle paths.
Consideration for sustainability will be fundamental to the planning of both the Olympic village and the
sports facilities. The project will be economically sustainable, particularly with regard to the future use of
what is built. We will give considerable thought to the
environmental consequences. Last, but not least, we
are determined to ensure that everything we build will
contribute to the development of secure and inclusive
local communities for all.
Plans have been drawn up for two possible locations in the eastern part of Oslo. These choices were
based around the idea of using the Olympic and
Paralympic Games to achieve more than we could otherwise have done. A political process in the first half of
2014 will decide where the Olympic village will be built.
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Økern
Kjelsrud
The aim behind the Økern alternative is to further
develop an area that is already a hub and a growth
area. By locating villages and the media centre here,
the area can be given a further boost, as high-qual-
ity homes and commercial premises will be built. Plans
have been drawn up to create green links which can
join together an area which is currently very fragmented and has many barriers.
If this alternative is chosen, clean-up, the establishment of green areas and the development of the local
road network will be key. The plans for this area include
large areas of parkland, “home zones” and urban
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spaces to create an attractive residential environment. There are also plans to establish pedestrian and
cycle paths across the valley to enable people to reach
Østmarka in the east and Lillomarka in the north.
Illustrasjon: Snøhetta / Oslo 2022
Illustrasjon: Snøhetta / Oslo 2022
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Sports
facilities
The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Oslo 2022
Games in the City will involve most events
taking place either in the city itself or in the
immediate proximity of Oslo. The exceptions
are alpine, bobsleigh, luge and skeleton.
We aim to use existing facilities and venues
wherever possible and to site new facilities
in areas of the city which will ensure that
they are put to good use in the future.
In the planning process, we will place
emphasis on the development of creative
solutions for movement and ensuring that
the facilities act as social meeting places
for different groups of people. The areas
between the sports facilities and the
villages will inspire people into being active
in different ways and invigorate people
physically, socially and mentally.
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Ice venues
Skiing and snowboarding facilities
The smaller venue is to be constructed alongside
the existing Jordal Amfi rink and will be Norwegian ice
hockey’s major new arena after the Games. Sledge
hockey will be held in the same venue as ice hockey.
Speed skating events will take place in a venue with
seating for 6,000 spectators. We are proposing to construct a roof over Valle Hovin and convert the venue to
a multi-use facility for ice sports after the Games.
Curling events will take place in a venue with seating for 3,000 spectators. This is to be situated in
Lørenskog and could become Lørenskog Ice Hockey
Club’s home ground after the Games.
The training arenas will have space for 500 spectators. One of these arenas will be located at the
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences at Sognsvann. The
other arena will be situated in Mortensrud in the south of
Oslo. The arenas will be used for ice hockey after 2022.
The Nordic events (cross-country, ski jumping
and Nordic combined) will of course take place at
Holmenkollen. The facilities here will be maintained
in the years to come through to the Olympic Games.
After the Games, Holmenkollen will continue to be used
as it is today: as a training and competition venue for
elite and grassroots sports and as a recreation area
for the general public.
There is not enough space to hold the biathlon
alongside the Nordic skiing events at Holmenkollen during the Games, so a new biathlon arena will have to
be built. The skiing events in the Paralympic Games
will take place in this arena because the trails at
Holmenkollen are too steep for Paralympic athletes.
The arena is to be constructed at Grønmo and will be
designed for disabled athletes.
Snowboarding and freestyle may be shared
between Oslo Vinterpark/Wyllerløypa and Oslo Ski
Centre Grefsenkollen. The desire to develop attractive
facilities for children and young people in both
the eastern and western parts of the city was a
major factor behind our decision to split these
events between two venues.
Olav Stubberud
Espen Hildrup / Norges Ishockeyforbund
We will need eight ice venues to host the Olympic
and Paralympic Games. Five of these will be competition venues, while the other three will act as training arenas. The IOC imposes certain requirements as
regards the number of seats for spectators in the various events.
Figure skating and short track will be held in a
venue which will hold 12,000 spectators. We propose
using an existing facility, i.e. the Telenor Arena, for
these events. The Telenor Arena also has space for one
of the three training arenas.
Ice hockey will need two venues, one with seating for 10,000 spectators and another with seating
for 6,000. Both venues will be built from scratch. The
largest of these is situated in Stubberud in the eastern part of Oslo and will be converted to a multi-sports
arena after 2022.
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Norges skøyteforbund
Johan Wildhagen / Palookaville
Multi-sports arena
The largest Olympic hockey arena will have a capacity of 10 000 spectators. Post-Games this arena will
be converted to a multi-sports arena. Funding for the
conversion is included in the budget. A second level is
planned, which might include an athletics track and
field. The first level might room three team-handball
courts. Additionally, several special-built rooms and
spaces can fit many other sports and activities.
Illustrasjon: Snøhetta / Oslo 2022
Jonathan Hayward / NTB Scanpix
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Building on
expertise and
tradition
The Games will be organised in partnership with the
Lillehammer region. This will enable us to build on the
memories from 1994 and on the knowledge and expertise that will be developed when the Winter Youth
Olympic Games are held in Lillehammer in 2016.
The region is well-established as a winter sports
centre. Many of the facilities were built for the Winter
Olympics in 1994 and have since been upgraded. The
region regularly hosts major international competitions. At Kvitfjell, World Cup events have been held
for over 20 years. Lillehammer is currently home to
Northern Europe’s only artificially frozen luge, bobsleigh and skeleton track. The track is regularly used by
the world’s elite and is the national arena for the sports.
Some of the country’s key institutions for developing the elite athletes of the future are situated in
south eastern Norway and the Lillehammer region.
These are organisations which are aimed at both
Olympic and Paralympic sports. In partnership with
the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee
and Confederation of Sports (NOC), the Norwegian
Ski Federation and Olympiatoppen, the University
College in Lillehammer offers talented young peo-
ple unique facilities and opportunities. Beitostølen
Helsesportsenter is carrying out important work
for Paralympic sports together with the annual
Ridderweek, which is a full week of skiing activities and
competitions for all classes of people with a visual or
physical disability.
With its convenient location 146km from the country’s main airport at Gardermoen and with good transport links with Oslo, the Lillehammer region will be
an ideal venue for the alpine events during the 2022
Winter Olympics.
The events will be held in the same venues as were
used during the previous Winter Games in Norway.
Alpine events will be held at Hafjell and Kvitfjell, while
the Hunderfossen arena will be used for the bobsleigh,
luge and skeleton events.
The athletes’ village will be built at Storhovet in
Lillehammer and the media will be accommodated
in hotels and existing student accommodation.
The media centre will be installed at Olympiaparken
in Stampesletta.
Cornelius Poppe / NTB Scanpix
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All athletes
will be celebrated
Spectacular ceremonies and
a fast-paced public festival
visually impaired athletes. This means that Oslo and
Norway will gain an integrated ski arena which is suitable for both elite and grassroots practitioners as well
as those with a visual or physical disability.
There are currently five approved sports events
in the Paralympic Games. At Sochi 2014, snowboarding has been added as a trial event, but from the 2018
Games in Korea, the event will become part of the ordinary programme. There will therefore probably be at
least six events in Oslo:
The Olympic and Paralympic Games will encompass
sport, culture, ceremonies and public festivals, providing joy not only to the thousands of people present in
the venues and at the ceremonies, but also to the many
millions of people following the events through electronic media.
The opening ceremony
The opening ceremony will be the single most-watched
event, with an anticipated audience of more than
70 million people. A number of proposals have been
considered for the location of the opening and closing ceremonies, including Ullevål Stadium and Bjerke
Travbane. One possibility is to build a temporary venue
with stages and seating, for example at Ekebergsletta.
The plans assume a venue with capacity for 25,000
spectators.
• Sledge Hockey
• Wheelchair curling
• Cross-country
• Biathlon
• Alpine
• Snowboard
The medal ceremonies
The medal ceremonies will take place in the centre of
Oslo during the evening. Both Rådhusplassen and
Bjørvika are possible locations. In Lillehammer, the
medal ceremonies will take place in Stortorvet.
A festival spirit everywhere you look
The public festival spirit will be at the heart of the
Games. We will spread the festival spirit across the
venues, the surrounding open country and on the
islands in the fjord closest to the city. In the centre of
the city, one or more public festival streets could be
built. Meeting places could also be established in public squares around the districts.
The technology of the future will present
unimaginable opportunities
Today, we cannot be sure what technological solutions will be available in 2022. We imagine that we will
use the communication technology that is available to
broadcast events, ceremonies and other spectacles to
public squares and meeting places across the country,
perhaps even in cities and urban centres elsewhere in
the world.
Bjørn S. Delebekk / NTB Scanpix
London 2012 lifted the Paralympic Games to new
heights. Who wasn’t moved by the incredible athletic
performances, the enthusiasm of the spectators who
turned up in droves and the mayor who announced
that the Olympic Games had just been the warm-up
act and that the real Games could now begin? Oslo
2022 will not be overshadowed by what we saw in
London. Here, every single athlete will be cheered
on and all spectators will be welcomed.
Andy Clark / Reuters / NTB Scanpix
In Norway, sport for the disabled is integrated within
NOC, in line with the vision of “Idrettsglede for alle”
(The Joy of Sport for All). During the planning of the
Winter Olympic Games in Oslo in 2022, the natural
approach has been to consider the Games as an event
that consists of two equal parts.
The Paralympic Games will begin two weeks after
the Olympic Games and will last ten days. They will be
held in the same venues as the Olympic Games. This
applies to training and competition venues, athletes’
villages and ceremony locations.
During the Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010,
around 500 Paralympians took part, split between
190 athletes in the alpine events, 140 in Nordic events
(cross-country and biathlon), 50 in wheelchair curling
and 120 in sledge hockey.
Perhaps the most popular events in Norway, the
cross-country and biathlon events, will be held in a
new Paralympic area which will be built for the 2022
Games. The venue is to be sited in Grønmo in the
southern part of Oslo. After the Games, the venue will
be used as a regional and national facility for both
cross-country and biathlon, and will be designed for
use by disabled athletes. This means that the trail
network will also include ski trails which are suitable
for sit-ski (easier trails without steep hills) and have
a shooting range which is equipped with both the
Olympic target system and the Paralympic system for
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Sustainable
Games
Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games will
have environmental impacts linked to the organisation, development and holding of the event. We have
drawn up a separate strategic plan to meet these environmental challenges. The plan is based around the
Winter Games portraying Oslo as a city of the future
through participation in and collaboration on environmentally friendly and sustainable development and
support for the City of Oslo’s ambitious goals within
the field.
The 2022 Olympic Games in Oslo will base all planning and organisation of the Games on the expertise
and culture linked to sustainability and the environment that we have built up in Norway over the years.
The first time green thinking was integrated into
the planning and organisation of the Olympic and
Paralympic Games was in Lillehammer in 1994. In the
same year, the environment was the principal theme
at the Olympic Congress, and the environment was
incorporated as the third pillar in the Olympic Charter,
alongside sport and culture. This gives us a responsibility that we must manage and develop further. We
believe that sustainability is not solely about the environment - the Games must also be socially and economically sustainable. This means we must hold Winter
Games which facilitate inclusion, movement and participation. The event will be economically sustainable
through its focus on future use and long-term solutions.
The actual work relating to the environment will
be measurable and based on recognised management systems. All the venues will be constructed to the
BREEAM Excellent standard and the ski arenas will be
classified as Eco-Lighthouses. The entire event will be
Johan Wildhagen / Palookaville
conducted in accordance with ISO20121, a management system for sustainable events. The environmental work will be followed up through an Olympic Impact
Study - a reporting system which considers aspects
such as water quality, air quality, greenhouse gas
emissions resulting from the Games both in the region
and the country generally, land use for Olympic purposes, land for villages, impact on green areas and
transport infrastructure.
The organising committee will establish clear environmental goals and guidelines in relevant fields. As
regards climate and energy, we will be a driving force
for promoting the use of renewable energy. Everything
we build and all the vehicles we use will be powered by
renewable energy. We will reduce consumption and
minimise waste, and we have a zero vision for waste
from the holding of the Games. Spectator transport
will be based around public transport and the buses
will be powered by renewable energy.
We will establish innovative procurement processes, based on contracts that naturally incorporate
environmental and ethical considerations. At the same
time, we will also stimulate innovation among our suppliers with regard to environmentally friendly products
and services.
All choices relating to the siting of facilities will be
based on our knowledge of impacts on the natural
and cultural environment. Areas that are affected by
the development will be upgraded environmentally. In
areas where encroachment on the environment is necessary, we will implement measures which replace or
compensate for what is lost.
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Investments and
organisation costs
The cost to the public sector of organising the Games
has been estimated at between USD 4.1 and 3.6 billion,
depending on whether the Olympic village is sited in
Kjelsrud or Økern. The sum also includes the procurement of goods and services from suppliers across the
country, the hire of venues and villages, administration
costs, expenses linked to the recruitment and training
of volunteers, IT and data, security and preparedness,
programmes, ceremonies and public festival events.
Included is also investments in sports facilities, infrastructure and the construction of urban spaces and
green areas, totalling around USD 1.1 billion.
Private investors will construct the athletes’
villages and the media centre. We have estimated
that this will cost approximately USD 2 billion. During
the Games, the national organisation committee will
hire the premises. After 2022, the villages can be sold
as apartments or converted into student accommodation, care homes or similar. The media centre has
a wide set of possible uses after the Olympics and
Paralympics, ranging from commercial areas such
as media or ICT sectors, office space, shops, or
schools and child day care institutions.
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The years
leading up to 2022
The Winter Games are about more than sport and a
public festival. We also want to create an arena for
creativity, personal expression and quality of life outside sport. We want to invite people to use the Games
as a platform for creation, motivation and learning.
This will be a pivotal part of the legacy we want to leave
behind – a legacy which continues to live long after
the Games are over.
The Olympic Games present an arena of potential, an arena that the award of the Games will open
up, with opportunities for inspiring collaboration and
innovation. The arena will be a melting pot of education and skills development, cultural initiatives, public health initiatives and commercial development.
The potential is huge and we will work closely with key
players to make the most of the opportunities that the
Winter Games will present us with.
The programme development will be based on
social needs. Just as the facilities will be designed
to meet the needs of their post-Games use, the programmes will be developed with a view to the future
and the lasting effect that will flow from the programme activities.
Games. The aim is for them to take back home the lessons, experiences and contacts that they have built up
during the Games - to the benefit of local communities
across the country.
Sport
The Olympic and Paralympic Games will of course be
an invaluable motivating and driving force for the further development of both elite and grassroots sport,
with clear objectives for achieving results and involving
more people in sport.
In partnership with NOC, Oslo2022 has identified three themes which will be relevant initiative areas
through to 2022:
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Elite sport and education
International sports collaboration
Youth and grassroots sports
Johan Wildhagen / Palookaville
Focus on physical activity
Programmes which inspire people to improve their
physical fitness and adopt a healthy lifestyle will be
pivotal. Games in the City will provide a platform for
innovation in the design of our physical surroundings
and act as a springboard for activities and awareness
campaigns to promote good health for all. This must
be done in partnership with government agencies,
schools, industry and sports organisations.
Culture
Under the Olympic Charter, the aim of sport is to serve
humanity and for the Games to combine sport, education and culture. The cultural programme will be an
important aspect of the Games. It will start with a taster
during the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang
Winter Games in 2018, extending over the following four years. The Olympic cultural programmes normally encompass the entire spectrum of artistic genres,
including contributions from both professional and voluntary cultural life. Events will be held in the host city, as
well as elsewhere in the country and even abroad. The
national torch relay and the international promotion of
national culture usually belong under this programme.
Volunteerism
The Olympic movement is the biggest voluntary movement in the world today. Volunteerism has a considerable intrinsic value, while also uniting people from
different generations, and ethnic and social backgrounds. It creates identity and a sense of community.
Voluntary work will provide essential skills, foster solidarity and enthusiasm, and ensure recruitment to professional levels in sport and culture, for example. As the
country’s capital, Oslo is a natural meeting point for
volunteers from across the country during the Winter
Technology and innovation
The Olympic and Paralympic Games are a major
and challenging event which is entirely dependent on
skilled people and modern technology in both the planning and execution phases. This makes the Games a
potentially unique arena for skills acquisition, research
and development within many fields.
It is through these programmes that we will be able
to create results during the years leading up to 2022. It
is also through these programmes that we will be able to
leave a valuable legacy within less tangible areas.
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The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Oslo 2022
The legacy
of the Games
Consideration for the legacy of the Games has
become increasingly important both for applicant
countries and for the International Olympic Committee
(IOC). The cost of hosting the Games is considerable
and it is therefore vital that the host city, region and
nation get more than a few weeks of public festival in
return for its money.
The legacy can be both physical and concrete,
e.g. in the form of new sports facilities, improvements
to public transport or the renewal of urban districts.
It can also be more abstract, e.g. through improved
public health, positive experiences, increased expertise, national pride or an enhanced international
reputation.
The key reason for applying to host the Games
is for the project to yield positive and lasting effects
which would otherwise not have come about or which
would at best have come about much later.
The existing student villages in Oslo were
athletes’ villages during the 1952 Olympics and now
form part of the legacy of those Games. The Jordal
Amfi ice hockey rink was also constructed for the 1952
Games. It has been rebuilt several times and is still in
use today. Another Olympic Games in 2022 will represent an opportunity to bring the arena up to modern
standards.
Barcelona used the Summer Games in 1992 as
a driving force in a major urban development programme which opened up the city to the sea. Through
a conscious effort to show off the city’s history, architecture and culture, the Olympic Games contributed to
impressive growth in the tourist industry from 1.7 mil-
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Jarle Nyttingnes
lion visitors per year in the early 1990s to 7.4 million
20 years after the Games.
The Winter Games in Lillehammer in 1994 were
an important stimulus for the development of new
technology. For the first time in history, the results
were broadcast on the internet by the Norwegian
company Oslonett. The University College in
Lillehammer is now a national centre of excellence
within media studies. The Radio and TV Centre, which
was built for the Winter Olympics, is based there.
Studies conducted after the Winter Games in
Vancouver in 2010 show that the inhabitants of the
city and the country generally believe that the event
reinforced a sense of unity, pride and national self-
Johan Wildhagen / Palookaville
Johan Wildhagen / Palookaville
Snøhetta / Oslo 2022
confidence. Many people believe that Vancouver has
become a more inclusive city and that the Games
helped to change attitudes towards people with disabilities and promote the rights of indigenous peoples.
Even if Norway were to be so fortunate as to
become the host nation for the 2022 Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games, there is no guarantee that
we would leave behind the legacy that we would want
once the Games are over. Research has shown that the
expectations of some host cities have been higher than
were actually warranted. In our work, we have therefore placed emphasis on the legacy being the guiding
factor in the planning process from the very first day.
Johan Wildhagen / Palookaville
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The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Oslo 2022
The application
process
Deadline
Application submitted to IOC to become a candidate city
14 March 2014
IOC chooses candidate cities for the next applicant round
Summer 2014
Norwegian Parliament decides whether the application
should be granted a state guarantee
Autumn 2014
Candidate cities submit their final applications to the IOC January 2015
IOC announces host city for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games
31 July 2015
If you would like to learn more about Oslo’s application for the 2022 Winter Olympics
and Paralympics, or read background documents related to the process, please see:
www.oslo2022.oslo.kommune.no
For information in English:
www.oslo2022.oslo.kommune.no/english
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