Editing 1952 Winter Olympics (section)

==Organization==
A special committee was assigned to organize the 1952 Games, which consisted of four Norwegian sports officials and four representatives from the municipality of Oslo, including mayor [[Brynjulf Bull]].<ref name=osloor20/> The committee was in place by December 1947.<ref>Organising Committee for the VI Winter Olympic Games (1952), p. 21</ref> The city of Oslo funded the Games entirely, in exchange for keeping all the revenue generated.<ref name=osloor57>Organising Committee for the VI Winter Olympic Games (1952), p. 57</ref> To accommodate the influx of athletes and coaches, quarters for competitors and support staff were designed and constructed, with three new facilities (forerunners of the athlete's villages of later Games) built.<ref>Organising Committee for the VI Winter Olympic Games (1952), p. 23</ref> The city of Oslo paid to have a new hotel constructed, the [[Clarion Hotel The Hub (Oslo)|Viking]], used for IOC delegates, out-of-town dignitaries, and as the communication hub of the Games.<ref>Organising Committee for the VI Winter Olympic Games (1952), pp. 42–43</ref><ref name=telecom71>{{cite journal|last=Ringstad|first=J.|title=Telecommunications for the VI Olympic Winter Games, Oslo 1952|journal=Telektronikk|year=1995|volume=91|issue=1|pages=71–77|url=http://www.telenor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/T95_1.pdf|access-date=9 January 2014|publisher=Telenor|issn=0085-7130|archive-date=9 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109222125/http://www.telenor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/T95_1.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> For the first time in a Winter Games, an indoor ice hockey arena was constructed, which hosted the eight-team tournament.<ref name=oslosr>{{cite web|title=1952 Oslo Winter Games|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/|access-date=26 August 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100829092629/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/| archive-date= 29 August 2010 | url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name="fp256"/> Oslo's existing central arena, [[Bislett Stadium]], was used for the opening and closing ceremonies, and for speed skating events. Improvements to the arena included better sound and lighting systems, remodeled club house and press rooms, and the addition of a medical center.<ref>Organising Committee for the VI Winter Olympic Games (1952), pp. 29–30</ref>