trading company established following winter olympics operate olympic venues norway owned operates sports venues ski jumping hill addition serving sports events company provides tourist group activities venues catering larger events bid winter olympics agreement state specified municipality responsible financing necessary sports venues games awarded responsibility taken town venues ultimately funded state grants allow post olympic use fund created state received million norwegian nok unlike venues survive fund yield venues capital post olympic use fund depleted alternative organization funding looked leading proposal track taken state remaining venues retained company jointly funded municipality history agreements parliament norway ahead winter olympics bid responsible financing building olympic venues associated facilities fulfill obligation municipality established hired company managing director time established ensure activity venues olympics task cooperation local national authorities decide locations budgets political discussions started creation fund finance post olympic use track especially high operating costs estimated nok million year total venues estimated nok million year initially government offered grant nok million fund estimated nok million necessary proposed capital share capital proposed company jointly privately publicly owned operate venues budgets reviewed parliament april decided organize olympics concern model saw changing separate companies established construct venues owned respective municipalities municipal governments received percent stake gained percent stake new holding company president appointed chair given responsibility operating venues olympics started negotiations concerning fund october government increased fund size nok million january nok reserve funding post olympic use stated wanted share funding rejected minister fund insufficient caused conflict municipalities chose ownership stake want based company manage towns main venues time municipality want towns hoped entire fund finance venues took steps create joint venture operate arenas stated venues allocated company stated felt municipality tricked joining allowed participate equal partner replaced post use funds distributed received nok million acquired thirty percent stake operates operates host municipalities use municipal grants build venues late desired closer cooperation resulting merger took january merged single entity planning post olympic use started early transferred ownership olympic venues municipality nok million september government increased post olympic fund nok million ownership venues previously transferred respective municipal governments fund established september managed separate foundation additional capital fund secured financial surplus transferred funds june fund set nok million minister local government stated january concerned post olympic use funds quickly money unsuitable projects rejected state control venues money year nok million company nok million companies meant fund estimated run instead years contrast fund yield criticized post olympic use companies stating bureaucratic combined employees companies sufficient annual revenue nok million came fund commercial activities contributed half revenue remaining fraction came sports activities percent rental time went sports activities report published concluded permanent jobs created area result olympics directly dependent subsidies post olympic use funds late 2000s nok million year nok million left fund scheduled closed served years started planning organization venues company recommended subsidies equally funded municipality specifically recommended state ownership track county took partial ownership state continue finance track venue municipality county finance venues venues recommended held standard host world cup world championships relevant sports operations company revenue nok million nok million yielding profit nok million company employed people based hall entirely owned company revenue comes series sources important events tourists company operates viewing platform tower downhill company events companies activities hill including ceremony light lift rented track serves groups tourists activities man authorized pilot skeleton skeleton track activity park activities terrain vehicle tracks venues arena covers area hectares acres kilometers town center olympics kilometers cross country tracks kilometers tracks built cross country skiing spectator capacity capacity permanent buildings include finishing house finishing house cross country plant room cross country stadium meters long stadium meters long stadium shooting stations recreational venue connects kilometers skiing tracks including public kilometer track lit day winter summer tracks available running roller skiing similar activities cross country world cup hosted times february march hosted seven times stadium world cup times arena ice hockey winter olympics winter paralympics opening closing ceremonies venue capacity seated spectators largest ice hockey venue country stands flexible allowing flexibility hall use seating capacity arena square meter stage hall set serve people banquet divided serve smaller groups venue events hosted finals world championship ice hockey junior song contest european men championship championship olympic olympic meters long competitive length men singles meters men doubles women singles meters track turns contains track vertical drop meters entire course average percent maximum percent grade start located meters mean sea level allows maximum speed kilometres hour mph spectator capacity olympics track world championships skeleton championships located slightly kilometer half mile east town center consists hills tailor ski ballet respectively olympic hills kilometer long hill uses competitive area finish base hill spectator area featured temporary olympics spectator capacity ski ballet foot hill jury tower overlooking hill venue equipped equipment bar lift addition freestyle skiing winter olympics hosted freestyle skiing world cup events twice march march twin ski jumping hill consists large hill construction point point hill size normal hill point hill size hill capacity spectators seated addition people followed games free areas venue auxiliary structures include start house judges tower includes office space organizers judges media building technical room stands aid room features high pressure snow production facility approach transport large hill tower accessible chair lift regular site ski jumping world cup combined world cup tournaments ski jumping world cup hosted nearly year exception host hills eleventh visited tourist attraction norway
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