{"id":161,"date":"2009-11-07T15:06:29","date_gmt":"2009-11-07T19:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=161"},"modified":"2009-11-07T15:06:29","modified_gmt":"2009-11-07T19:06:29","slug":"holmenkollen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/holmenkollen\/","title":{"rendered":"Holmenkollen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Holmenkollen ski jump (in Holmenkollen, Oslo)\u00a0is one of Oslo’s main attractions, one that you will not want to miss.\u00a0 It is host to the world’s second oldest ski jump competitition (that stil exists) and home to the oldest ski musuem in the world.\u00a0 Over 1 million tourists visit the attraction every year.\u00a0 I lived in Norway for 8 months and I visited it at least 5 times.\u00a0 Every time I would have visitors stay with me, I would take them there and I think I visited it a couple times by myself just to walk around and relax.\u00a0 It really is a beautiful place.<\/p>\n

The Holmenkollbanen, a railway included in the T-bane system brings visitors to the Holmenkollen station where they get off and walk to the ski jump.\u00a0 If I remember correctly, the ride from Oslo city center to Holmenkollen is about a half and hour long-it’s a pleasant ride.\u00a0 The view is incredible-it overlooks the Oslofjord and the city of Oslo.\u00a0 On a sunny day in the winter, the water\u00a0from the Oslofjord glitters interacts very nicely with the white snow to produce a very bright and happy glimmer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The first competition at Holmenkollen was in January of 1892.\u00a0 A crowd of 10,000 was in attendence to watch Svein Sollid win the competition by jumping 21.5 meters.\u00a0 In 1923 the ski museum was opened.\u00a0 The current tower was built in 1939 and since then, the ski jump has been upgraded 15 times.\u00a0 Most of the upgrades occurred during the 1952 Winter Olympics.\u00a0 Holmenkollen has also been host to nearly a dozen other nordic skiing and biathalon world championships.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Holmenkollen arena is a venue for cross-country skiing, nordic combined (cross-country and ski jumping), and biathalon skiing (cross-country and rifle shooting-one of the most popular sports in Norway).\u00a0 Every year Holmenkollen hosts world cup biathalon competitions.\u00a0 In March every year, Holmenkollen Weekend is an event the features mens 50 km cross-country skiing and the ski jump competition.\u00a0 Before 2011, Holmenkollen will undergo another upgrade to prepare for the 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.\u00a0 The decision to host this event has been a source of much controversy because the current Holmenkollen does not meet the standards to award the event.\u00a0 Therefore, a lot of expensive changes must be made.\u00a0 If you would like more details about the controversy or about what exactly the changes will be, search for ‘Holmenkollen ski jump controversy’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you get a chance to visit\u00a0Oslo, I highly recommend\u00a0taking the Tbane up to Holmenkollen to walk around the arena, climb the stairs to nearly the top\u00a0of the jump,\u00a0and enjoy the fantastic view overlooking the Oslofjord.\u00a0 It really is incredible.\u00a0 I’m sure it will look\u00a0just as nice or\u00a0nicer after the changes are made by 2011.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Holmenkollen ski jump (in Holmenkollen, Oslo)\u00a0is one of Oslo’s main attractions, one that you will not want to miss.\u00a0 It is host to the world’s second oldest ski jump competitition (that stil exists) and home to the oldest ski musuem in the world.\u00a0 Over 1 million tourists visit the attraction every year.\u00a0 I lived in…<\/p>\n

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