Olympic ski jumps Photo

Photographer’s Note

Lysgårdsbakken Stadion is a ski jump hill in Lillehammer, Norway. It was used as arena for ski jumping (K90, K120 and team events) and Nordic combination (K90 and team events), as well as the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1994 Winter Olympics. The stadium holds a maximum of 40,000 spectators, and was built in 1993.

The hills annually host a competition in the FIS ski jump world cup, as a part of the Nordic Tournament. Lysgårdsbakkene holds status as Norway's national arena for ski jumping, together with Holmenkollen in Oslo and Granåsen in Trondheim.

The record of this ski jump is 142 metres and it`s belonged to Adam Malysz.

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fleopold (1359) 2007-09-16 0:20

Hello Andrzej!
Fine to see this great place on TE. Well done.
Greetings from Austria!

Buin (36830) 2007-09-16 0:21

Hallo Andrzej!
An impressive view from an unusual angle and in an unusual season ... ;-) Your picture shows the dimensions of this obviously well-kept sport facilities very well. An interesting picture and in combination with the infomative note a contribution in the sense of TrekEarth!
Greetings from Germany - and have a nice Sunday!
Frank