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.

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

Biathlon

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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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