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.
Owner	Municipality of Trondheim
Type	stadium
Genre(s)	sporting events
Surface	snow
Construction
Built	1938–1940
Opened	4 February 1940 (1940-02-04)
Renovated	1952, 1960, 1990, 2008

Biathlon

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

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

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

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

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

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