The Lillehammer Games, held in 1994 were the only Winter Games, which have been staged two years after the preceding Games.
For the first time Winter Olympics were not held in the same year as the Summer Games of the Olympiad. Since 1994, the Olympic Winter Games and the Games of the Olympiad are held alternately every two years.
On the day of opening ceremonies, art thieves stole Edvard Munch's masterpiece.