He adds: "We will, without a doubt, be getting the most modern ski jump in the world!."

The Holmenkollen ski jumping hill will be the newest in the world, a state-of-the-art ski jump boasting the most modern technical design. It will also be a monument to world-class engineering.

“Engineers all over the world are eagerly following the development of the new Holmenkollen ski jump, which is mainly constructed out of steel and concrete. It is a very complicated building process, where some of the excisiting structure will be intergrated in the new hill, and it cannot be compared to anything else in the world”, Evensen says.

“Some say that Holmenkollen is the third best known sporting arena in the world, after Wimbledon and Wembley. The completion of the new ski jump at Holmenkollen will stimulate even more interest in our venue”, Evensen says.

Tailor made for the athletes
According to Torgeir Nordby, ski jump competition administrator at Holmenkollen for the last 20 years and Norwegian member of FIS’ organising committee, the new ski jumping hill has a top modern profile. At the same time it will cater to the various needs of athletes, judges, media and spectators.

“The ski jumpers are our number one priority in the development process. Only the best is good enough, including wind protection systems, the ice track machine, improved snow production facilities and new judges’ stands”, Nordby says.

New ski jumping hill at Midtstuen and five smaller ski jumps
According to Nordby, the new Midtstuen ski jumping hill will also be ready in 2010, a wonderful and intimate arena with plastic and porcelain tracks for summer jumping.

Ski jumping enthusiasts can also look forward to having five smaller ski jumps with plastic tracks, from K 5 to K 55. These ski jumps would not have been constructed now if it wasn’t for the fact that Norway is hosting the WSC in 2011. “The smaller Kollenhopp ski jumps will improve accessibility and fulfil the need for a facility for long term recruitment to the sport”, Nordby says.

Facts about the new Holmenkollen ski jump
○ Completion: February 2010
○ Size: HS 134 / K 120
○ Building material: In-run, tower and stands in steel (some concrete)
○ First int. championship: Continental Cup and World Cup, both in March 2010
○ Developer: Oslo Municipality is the owner and in charge of building
○ Architect: JDS Architects (Danish/Belgian architectural firm)