Granåsen Ski Centre
Granåsen skisenter | |
 The Granåsen Ski Jump at Granåsen Ski Centre. | |
 | |
| Owner | Municipality of Trondheim |
|---|---|
| Type | stadium |
| Genre(s) | sporting events |
| Surface | snow |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1938–1940 |
| Opened | 4 February 1940 |
| Renovated | 1952, 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ Skiskyting.com: Arenaen i Granåsen tar form Archived 2012-05-26 at archive.today (11 October 2008)
- ^ FIS: Results World Cup March 2013
- ^ "Nye Granåsen". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ a b Trondheim Kommune: Granåsen