Has taken over the Holmenkollen National Arena

"This is a great day, which we have looked forward to for a long time. We are impressed by Oslo Municipality’s building process. The Holmenkollen National Arena will be fantastic," says Svein Aaser, chairman of the WSC 2011 board.

Holmenkollen Ski Jump approved by FIS

Following an inspection on 3 February, the new Holmenkollen Ski Jump (HS 134) has been certified and technically approved by Wolfgang Happle, chairman of the Sub-Committee for Jumping Hills of the International Ski Federation (FIS).

The tower is in place on Holmenkollen hill!

On Tuesday 24 November, the eighth and final section of the in-run on the new Holmenkollen ski jump was fitted. - This is a historic day. Oslo has its icon back, says Governing Mayor Stian Berger Røsland.

Holmenkollen measures implemented by the City of Oslo

“In all the uproar over the budget overrun on the Holmenkollen project, we must not forget that we will be obtaining a fantastic year-round site for the benefit of children, young people, top athletes, the public and tourists for many decades to come. The City of Oslo has implemented important measures designed to secure the future of the development,” says Åsne Havnelid at FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Holmenkollen Ski Jump to rise again this summer

The visible evidence that Holmenkollen Ski Jump, Midtstubakken and the skiing arena are starting to take shape will be hard to miss this summer and autumn. The enormous building project taking place at Norway’s national arena in Holmenkollen is progressing rapidly.

Ski jump demolition - the beginning of a new era

To Ski-VM 2011, the demolition of the Holmenkollen jump tower was not a sad but a joyful day. “We look forward to having a new, spectacular ski jump and a wonderful arena which we may enjoy for several years to come. We are very excited about hosting the World Ski Championships here”, Åsne Havnelid, the CEO of Ski-VM 2011, says.

Underground with triple capacity!

Oslo City Council has agreed to implement a modern underground system on the Holmenkollen line rather than a tram line. “We are really happy. Most of the passenger capacity during the World Ski Championships in 2011 is now ensured”, Åsne Havnelid says.

The Holmenkollen Ski Jump is upgraded to K120

The ski jumping hill at Holmenkollen will now be K 120 and not K 118, as was the original plan. This means that we can look forward to seeing jumps of over 140 metres.

The development plan is approved

On Wednesday 18th of June, the development plan for Holmenkollen national arena was given the green light by Oslo City Council. Two new ski jumping hills, a new cross country arena, a new biathlon arena, new entrances, roads and parking areas will be completed by the end of 2009. The construction work, led by Oslo Municipality, started at the beginning of August.

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