Granåsen Ski Centre (in

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: ''Granåsen skisenter'') is a winter

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located in

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, Norway. Granåsen Ski Centre frequently hosts competitions arranged by

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;

Ski jumping Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

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and Continental Cup,

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and has hosted events in the Cross-Country World Cup on five occasions and

Biathlon World Cup The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons until 1986–87 season were called the European Cup, alt ...

on one occasion. The

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997 took place from February 21 to March 2 at Granåsen Ski Centre in Trondheim, Norway. This event was the first time in consecutive championships that the number or type of events did not change since 1966 ...

took place at Granåsen.

Biathlon

A shooting range for

biathlon The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not time ...

was built in 2008 and 2009 and was used during

competitions in March 2009.

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

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sports one K-90 hill and one K-124 hill. 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.Nye Granåsen
/ref> 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 roller ski course.Trondheim Kommune: Granåsen
/ref> Some of the ski jumping hills are also used during summer. The Cross-Country and Biathlon arenas hosts outdoor concerts during the summer. Major artists that have performed there includes

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and

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Notable events

References

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