Birken AS
Jostein Buraas serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Birken AS since May 2024, following a diverse career in leadership roles across various organizations. Previously, Jostein was the Regionleder at Olympiatoppen Innlandet from January 2019 to April 2024 and held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Lillehammer Olympic Legacy Sports Center from March 2019 to June 2022. Jostein also contributed as Project Manager for the Le gruy’ere AOP European Curling Championship in 2021, overseeing sponsorship and accommodation efforts. Additional experience includes leadership roles at Wiesesg 2 AS and Lillehammer Kommunale Eiendomsselskap, as well as prior involvement in the Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games as Head of Sports and Venues. Jostein holds a Bachelor in Tourism from the University of Inland Norway and completed a course in Mental Coaching at Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
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Birken AS
Birken AS The corporation is a partnership between Lillehammer Skiklub (25% shares), Lillehammer Cykle klub (25% shares) and Rena Idrettslag (sports club) (50% shares). In addition to the staff, approximately 6000 work as volunteers during the year. Non-profit organisation Birken is a non-profit organisation where the profits in their entirety go back to the sports clubs in Lillehammer and Rena. Birken AS organizes Ski: Birkebeinerrennet, IngaLåmi, HalvBirken ski, FredagsBirken ski, StafettBirken ski, UngdomsBirken ski, BarneBirken ski Run: Birkebeinerløpet, HalvBirken løp, UltraBirken løp, Birken fjellmaratong, UngdomsBirken løp and BarneBirken løp. MTB: Birkebeinerrittet, UltraBirken sykkel, UngdomsBirken sykkel and BarneBiken sykkel. Birkebeinerrennet was organized for the first time in 1932, Birkebeienerrittet in 1993 and Birkebeinerløpet in 1998. The Birkebeiner history All the Birken races are founded upon the legendary escape that the Birkebeiners, Skjervald Skrukka and Torstein Skjevla, managed around New Year 1205/1206, rescuing the little prince, Håkon Håkonsson, from the Baglers. During this civil war the fraction rivalling against the Birkebeiners, the Baglers, was looking for the young heir to the Norwegian throne. Skrukka and Skjevla were very experienced skiers, and managed to bring the prince to safety by skiing, through a blizzard, from Lillehammer, through Østerdalen, ending up in Nidaros.