Granåsen Ski Centre

Granåsen Ski Centre
Granåsen skisenter
The Granåsen Ski Jump at Granåsen Ski Centre.
Map
OwnerMunicipality of Trondheim
Typestadium
Genre(s)sporting events
Surfacesnow
Construction
Built1938–1940
Opened4 February 1940 (1940-02-04)
Renovated1952, 1960, 1990, 2008

Granåsen Ski Centre (in Norwegian: Granåsen skisenter) is a winter sport venue located in Trondheim, Norway. Granåsen Ski Centre frequently hosts competitions arranged by FIS; Ski jumping World Cup and Continental Cup, Nordic combined World Cup and has hosted events in the Cross-Country World Cup on five occasions and Biathlon World Cup on one occasion. The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997 took place at Granåsen.

Biathlon

A shooting range for biathlon was built in 2008 and 2009 and was used during Biathlon World Cup competitions in March 2009.[1]

Cross-country skiing

Granåsen Ski Centre has hosted events in the Cross-Country World Cup on five occasions; 1989–90, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–2000 and latest in the 2008–09 season. In 2020, the two last stages of the FIS Ski Tour 2020 were held at Granåsen.

Ski jumping

Main article: Granåsen

The ski jumping hill sports one K-90 hill and one K-124 hill.[2]

Before the 2008–2009 season the large hill was improved, and the K-spot is now located at 124 meters while the hill size has been increased to 140 meters.[3] The hill record belongs to Kamil Stoch, who jumped 146 m in March 2018 during the World Cup competition.

Summer Use

The centre includes a 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) roller ski course.[4] Some of the ski jumping hills are also used during summer.

The Cross-Country and Biathlon arenas hosts outdoor concerts during the summer.[4] Major artists that have performed there includes Bruce Springsteen, Robbie Williams and Metallica.

Notable events

Date Category Event Winner Second Third Sport M/W
6 March 1990 World Cup 15 km classic  Alexey Prokurorov (RUS)  Gunde Svan (SWE)  Christer Majbäck (SWE) Cross-country skiing M
24 February 1996 World Cup 30 km freestyle  Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ)  Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)  Alexey Prokurorov (RUS) Cross-country skiing M
24 February 1996 World Cup 5 km classic  Manuela Di Centa (ITA)  Marit Mikkelsplass (NOR)  Larisa Lazutina (RUS) Cross-country skiing W
24 February 1996 World Cup 10 km freestyle pursuit  Manuela Di Centa (ITA)  Stefania Belmondo (ITA)  Nina Gavrilyuk (RUS) Cross-country skiing W
25 February 1996 World Cup 4 ×10 km relay  Norway  Italy  Sweden Cross-country skiing M
21 February 1997 World Championships 30 km freestyle  Alexey Prokurorov (RUS)  Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)  Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) Cross-country skiing M
21 February 1997 World Championships 15 km freestyle  Yelena Vyalbe (RUS)  Stefania Belmondo (ITA)  Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) Cross-country skiing W
22 February 1997 World Championships 15 km Gundersen  Kenji Ogiwara (JPN)  Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR)  Fabrice Guy (FRA) Nordic combined M
22 February 1997 World Championships Normal hill  Janne Ahonen (FIN)  Masahiko Harada (JPN)  Andreas Goldberger (AUT) Ski jumping M
23 February 1997 World Championships 50 km classic  Yelena Vyalbe (RUS)  Stefania Belmondo (ITA)  Olga Danilova (RUS) Cross-country skiing W
23 February 1997 World Championships 4 × 5 km team  Norway  Finland  Austria Nordic combined M
24 February 1997 World Championships 10 km classic  Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)  Alexey Prokurorov (RUS)  Mika Myllylä (FIN) Cross-country skiing M
24 February 1997 World Championships 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit  Yelena Vyalbe (RUS)  Stefania Belmondo (ITA)  Nina Gavrilyuk (RUS) Cross-country skiing W
25 February 1997 World Championships 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit  Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)  Mika Myllylä (FIN)  Alexey Prokurorov (RUS) Cross-country skiing M
27 February 1997 World Championships Team large hill  Finland  Japan  Germany Ski jumping M
28 February 1997 World Championships 4 × 10 km relay  Norway  Finland  Italy Cross-country skiing M
28 February 1997 World Championships 4 × 5 km relay  Russia  Norway  Finland Cross-country skiing W
1 March 1997 World Championships 30 km classic  Yelena Vyalbe (RUS)  Stefania Belmondo (ITA)  Marit Mikkelsplass (NOR) Cross-country skiing W
1 March 1997 World Championships Large hill  Masahiko Harada (JPN)  Dieter Thoma (GER)  Sylvain Freiholz (SUI) Ski jumping M
2 March 1997 World Championships 50 km classic  Mika Myllylä (FIN)  Erling Jevne (NOR)  Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) Cross-country skiing M
2 February 2000 World Cup 5 km freestyle  Stefania Belmondo (ITA)  Nina Gavrilyuk (RUS)  Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) Cross-country skiing W
8 December 2007 World Cup Large hill  Thomas Morgenstern (AUT)  Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)  Tom Hilde (NOR) Ski jumping M
9 December 2007 World Cup Large hill  Thomas Morgenstern (AUT)  Andreas Kofler (AUT)  Wolfgang Loitzl (AUT) Ski jumping M
6 December 2008 World Cup Large hill  Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)  Ville Larinto (FIN)  Anders Jacobsen (NOR) Ski jumping M
7 December 2008 World Cup Large hill  Simon Ammann (SUI)  Matti Hautamäki (FIN)  Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) Ski jumping M
12 March 2009 World Cup Sprint classic  Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR)  Petter Northug (NOR)  John Kristian Dahl (NOR) Cross-country skiing M
12 March 2009 World Cup Sprint classic  Petra Majdič (SLO)  Alena Procházková (SVK)  Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) Cross-country skiing W
14 March 2009 World Cup 50 km classic  Sami Jauhojärvi (FIN)  Tobias Angerer (GER)  Alex Harvey (CAN) Cross-country skiing M
14 March 2009 World Cup 30 km classic  Petra Majdič (SLO)  Justyna Kowalczyk (POL)  Masako Ishida (JPN) Cross-country skiing W
19 March 2009 World Cup 10 km Sprint  Michael Greis (GER)  Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR)  Simon Eder (AUT) Biathlon M
19 March 2009 World Cup 7.5 km Sprint  Olga Zaitseva (RUS)  Helena Jonsson (SWE)  Sylvie Becaert (FRA) Biathlon W
21 March 2009 World Cup 12.5 km Pursuit  Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR)  Simon Eder (AUT)  Tomasz Sikora (POL) Biathlon M
21 March 2009 World Cup 10 km Pursuit  Andrea Henkel (GER)  Olga Zaitseva (RUS)  Marie-Laure Brunet (FRA) Biathlon W
22 March 2009 World Cup 15 km Mass start  Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR)  Simon Eder (AUT)  Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) Biathlon M
22 March 2009 World Cup 12.5 km Mass start  Tora Berger (NOR)  Simone Hauswald (GER)  Sandrine Bailly (FRA) Biathlon W
8 March 2012 World Cup Large hill  Daiki Ito (JPN)  Richard Freitag (GER)  Simon Ammann (SUI) Ski jumping M
14 March 2013 World Cup Normal hill  Sarah Hendrickson (USA)  Sara Takanashi (JPN)  Jacqueline Seifriedsberger (AUT) Ski jumping W
15 March 2013 World Cup Large hill  Kamil Stoch (POL)  Daiki Ito (JPN)  Severin Freund (GER) Ski jumping M
7 March 2014 World Cup Large hill  Anders Bardal (NOR)  Andreas Kofler (AUT)  Noriaki Kasai (JPN) Ski jumping M
12 March 2015 World Cup Large hill  Severin Freund (GER)  Peter Prevc (SLO)  Rune Velta (NOR) Ski jumping M
10 February 2016 World Cup Large hill  Peter Prevc (SLO)  Stefan Kraft (AUT)  Noriaki Kasai (JPN) Ski jumping M
15 March 2017 World Cup/Raw Air Large hill (prologue)  Kamil Stoch (POL)  Andreas Stjernen (NOR)  Andreas Wellinger (GER) Ski jumping M
16 March 2017 World Cup/Raw Air Large hill  Stefan Kraft (AUT)  Andreas Stjernen (NOR)  Andreas Wellinger (GER) Ski jumping M
14 March 2018 World Cup/Raw Air Large hill (prologue)  Kamil Stoch (POL)  Andreas Stjernen (NOR)  Stefan Kraft (AUT) Ski jumping M
15 March 2018 World Cup/Raw Air Large hill  Kamil Stoch (POL)  Stefan Kraft (AUT)  Robert Johansson (NOR) Ski jumping M
26 January 2019 World Cup Large hill/10 km  Jarl Magnus Riiber (NOR)  Magnus Krog (NOR)  Wilhelm Denifl (AUT) Nordic combined M
27 January 2019 World Cup Large hill/10 km  Jarl Magnus Riiber (NOR)  Vinzenz Geiger (GER)  Jørgen Graabak (NOR) Nordic combined M
22 February 2020 World Cup/Ski Tour 2020 Sprint classic  Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR)  Pål Golberg (NOR)  Erik Valnes (NOR) Cross-country skiing M
22 February 2020 World Cup/Ski Tour 2020 Sprint classic  Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR)  Jonna Sundling (SWE)  Nadine Fähndrich (SUI) Cross-country skiing W
22 February 2020 World Cup Large hill/10 km  Jarl Magnus Riiber (NOR)  Jørgen Graabak (NOR)  Ilkka Herola (FIN) Nordic combined M
23 February 2020 World Cup Large hill/10 km  Jarl Magnus Riiber (NOR)  Jens Lurås Oftebro (NOR)  Espen Bjørnstad (NOR) Nordic combined M

References

  1. ^ Skiskyting.com: Arenaen i Granåsen tar form Archived 2012-05-26 at archive.today (11 October 2008)
  2. ^ FIS: Results World Cup March 2013
  3. ^ "Nye Granåsen". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  4. ^ a b Trondheim Kommune: Granåsen

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