Holmenkollbakken is a large ski jumping hill with a hill size of 134 and a construction point (K-spot) of 120. It has a spectator capacity for 70,000. The current structure dates from 2010 and consists of a 64 meters (210 ft) tall superstructure. The top of the structure is 420 meters (1,380 ft) above mean sea level. It is the first hill in the world with a permanent wind screen; it is able to restrain 45 to 50 percent of the wind.[1]
Midtstubakken is a normal hill with a hill size of 106 and a K-point of 95. It has a capacity for 16,000 spectators and was completed in 2010.
Stadiumedit
Next to Holmenkollbakken is a combined cross-country skiing and biathlon stadium. There are about 10 kilometers (6 mi) of tracks, which generally are 9 meters (30 ft) wide. Intersection are grade-separated, which allows for the flow of spectators without interfering with the athletes.[2]
Public rail transport is provided to ensure no spectators will use private cars to reach the venue. Instead, all spectators must use the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro.[3]Holmenkollen Station is located within walking distance of the large hill and cross-country stadium, while Midtstuen Station is closest to Midtstubakken. Holmenkollen Station is the only one on the line with platforms long enough for six cars, which allows a capacity of 9,000 per hour.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Faktaark om Holmenkollen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Skiforeningen. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
^ (in Norwegian). Skiforeningen http://www.oslo2011.no/Ny+arena+og+nye+skil%C3%B8yper.9UFRjW4F.ips. Retrieved 18 February 2011. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^Synstad, Alexander (18 April 2008). . Akersposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^. Oslo 2011 (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
holmenkollen, national, arena, norwegian, holmenkollen, nasjonalanlegg, nordic, skiing, jumping, biathlon, venue, located, holmenkollen, oslo, norway, consists, large, jumping, hill, holmenkollbakken, normal, hill, midtstubakken, stadium, cross, country, skiin. Holmenkollen National Arena Norwegian Holmenkollen nasjonalanlegg is a Nordic skiing ski jumping and biathlon venue located at Holmenkollen in Oslo Norway It consists of the large ski jumping hill Holmenkollbakken the normal hill Midtstubakken and a stadium for cross country skiing and a shooting range for biathlon Since 1892 it has hosted the annual Holmenkollen Ski Festival which is part of the world cup tournaments in ski jumping cross country skiing Nordic combined as well as annual Biathlon World Cup races It has previously hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics and the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in 1930 1966 1982 and 2011 citation needed Holmenkollbakken in the background with the stadium in the foreground during constructionMidstubakken during construction Contents 1 Facilities 1 1 Holmenkollbakken 1 2 Midtstubakken 1 3 Stadium 1 4 Other facilities 2 Transport 3 ReferencesFacilities editHolmenkollbakken edit Main article Holmenkollbakken Holmenkollbakken is a large ski jumping hill with a hill size of 134 and a construction point K spot of 120 It has a spectator capacity for 70 000 The current structure dates from 2010 and consists of a 64 meters 210 ft tall superstructure The top of the structure is 420 meters 1 380 ft above mean sea level It is the first hill in the world with a permanent wind screen it is able to restrain 45 to 50 percent of the wind 1 Midtstubakken edit Main article Midtstubakken Midtstubakken is a normal hill with a hill size of 106 and a K point of 95 It has a capacity for 16 000 spectators and was completed in 2010 Stadium edit Next to Holmenkollbakken is a combined cross country skiing and biathlon stadium There are about 10 kilometers 6 mi of tracks which generally are 9 meters 30 ft wide Intersection are grade separated which allows for the flow of spectators without interfering with the athletes 2 Other facilities edit The area includes Holmenkollen Chapel Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica and the Holmenkollen Ski Museum There are five smaller ski jumping hills ranging from K 5 to K 58 Transport editMain article Holmenkollen Line Public rail transport is provided to ensure no spectators will use private cars to reach the venue Instead all spectators must use the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro 3 Holmenkollen Station is located within walking distance of the large hill and cross country stadium while Midtstuen Station is closest to Midtstubakken Holmenkollen Station is the only one on the line with platforms long enough for six cars which allows a capacity of 9 000 per hour 4 References edit Faktaark om Holmenkollen PDF in Norwegian Skiforeningen Retrieved 18 February 2011 in Norwegian Skiforeningen http www oslo2011 no Ny arena og nye skil C3 B8yper 9UFRjW4F ips Retrieved 18 February 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help Synstad Alexander 18 April 2008 Malet er a lage en knirkefri folkefest Akersposten in Norwegian Archived from the original on 24 July 2011 Retrieved 6 December 2010 T bane med tredobbel kapasitet Oslo 2011 in Norwegian Archived from the original on 24 July 2011 Retrieved 6 December 2010 59 57 38 N 10 39 45 E 59 96056 N 10 66250 E 59 96056 10 66250 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Holmenkollen National Arena amp oldid 1144698684, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
