The Arctic Challenge to Holmenkollen

During The Oakley Arctic Challenge 07 Terje Haakonsen made a new world record by going 9,8 m out of the quarterpipe. The level of snowboarding in the whole rider field was great. And we all had an amazing experience in taking part of the event.
Next year the former arena, Midtstuen, will be a giant construction area, as the city of Oslo is preparing for the Ski World Championships in 2011.  This is the main reason for the move to Holmenkollen.

The ski jumpers using Holmenkollen for training will use another arena in the TAC construction and competition period. The Municipality of Oslo and Norwegian ski organizations have been very supportive in making the move happen. The ski jumping world cup is scheduled only two weeks after the TAC finals. Working close with the world cup organizing committee has been pivotal in making the overlap as smooth as possible.

Holmenkollen has more than 100 years of ski jumping history, but also quite a bit of snowboarding legacy. Heikki Sorsa made the legendary 9.3 m world record jump during TAC 2001. It’s a great arena for snowboarding, and TAC is aiming for continuously progression.

In 2001 approximately 6000 spectators visited TAC in Holmenkollen. TAC is expecting 10 000 spectators over two days in 2008. Holmenkollen is the biggest tourist attraction in Norway with over 1 million visitors every year. It has been used as ski jumping arena since 1892.