Holmenkollen Ski Arena in Oslo
The day I visited the Oslo Opera House, and the national Holmenkollen Ski Arena – it was pouring. Holmenkollen is Norway’s most famous ski stadium, including a museum, jump tower, ski simulator, and ski café among its attractions. This arena holds the Nordic Ski World Cup every year in the winter. That’s not all; before the 2011 FIS-Nordic World Championships, the arena received a massive restoration. Despite this, visitors choose to visit the world’s oldest ski museum, which is located within the arena.
After all, this museum is dedicated to the history of skiing, which spans over 4000 years. Along with current calculation tools, it was at Holmenkollen that they first began using a computer to calculate championship results.
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Holmenkollen Recreation Centre
Situated on the Northwestern end of Oslo, the Holmenkollen Ski venue was a new adventure for me! Never before, had I been to an 18th-century Ski Stadium that has Europe’s best ski jumping hill on display. The name Holmenkollen takes its inspiration from the farm Holmen and the ‘kolle-m” hill. Together the words bring alive an incredible venue, graced by 70,000 spectators each time an event goes live.
From inside, Holmenkollen jumping hill has seen renovation 19 times until now and features some remarkable installations. Designed by, the Danish Firm JDS, this elegant Ski Arena stands 60 meters tall and is made from 1000 tonnes of steel in a holistic diagram.
The most exciting feature of the Holmenkollen trip was the horizontal ceiling. Allowing me to have a 360-degree perspective of Oslo! The museum and restaurant are located on the other side of the two-story structure. By the way, during the Second World War, Holmenkollen was also a military installation. As a result, it occupies an equally significant position in Norwegian political history. Even though the Holmenkollen obsession began during the 1892 Ski Festival period.
Since then, the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Winter Olympics, FIS Nordic Combined World Cup, and FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have all been held at this location. Holmenkollen is not afraid to push its heights to another level of sports enthusiasm, with a new grandstand, jury tower, luxurious amenities for delegates, the royal family, and radio transmission.
