Editing Holmenkollbakken (section)

===New hill===
In 2002, the Association for the Promotion of Skiing and the city started the process of applying for the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kommunen sier ja til Kollen-reprise |last=Kirkebøen |first=Stein Erik|date=9 October 2002 |page=33 |work=[[Aftenposten]]}}</ref> The city council decided to grant NOK&nbsp;52.8 million to upgrade Holmenkollen, including Holmenkollbakken, for the 2009 World Championships.<ref name=vl>{{cite web |title=Gratulerer, trøndere, Osloborgere betaler: Budsjettsprekk, stor bakke |work=[[Vårt Land (Norwegian newspaper)|Vårt Land]] |date=19 February 2011 |page=24 |language=no }}</ref> Oslo lost the vote in the [[International Ski Federation]] (FIS) against [[Liberec]], Czech Republic, on 4 June 2004. The Norwegian Ski Federation subsequently stated that they would apply for the 2011 World Championships.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kollen søker VM i 2011 |last=Hole |first=Arne |date=4 June 2004 |page=30 |work=[[Aftenposten Aften]]}}</ref> The Association for the Promotion of Skiing stated that they wanted a new hill in Rødkleiva instead of expanding the existing [[ski flying]] hill in [[Vikersund]], [[Vikersundbakken]]. Holmenkollbakken would then be used for the last time as a large hill during the 2011 World Championships, and would then converted to a normal hill.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/article948003.ece |title=Vil flytte Kollen-brølet |last=Kirkebøen |first=Stein Erik |work=[[Aftenposten]] |date=14 January 2005 |language=no |access-date=23 February 2011 |archive-date=28 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628213314/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/article948003.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref> In May 2005, the general assembly of the Norwegian Ski Federation voted to build a new ski flying and normal hill in Rødkleiva ahead of the 2011 World Championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nrk.no/sport/hopp/1.1189171 |title=Skitinget valgte Rødkleiva |work=[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=28 May 2005 |language=no |access-date=23 February 2011 |archive-date=28 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628203028/http://www.nrk.no/sport/hopp/1.1189171 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following Vikersundbakken being awarded the [[FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2012]] in 2008, the general assembly of the Norwegian Ski Federation that year decided to terminate the plans for a ski flying hill in Rødkleiva.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nrk.no/sport/hopp/1.5921403 |title=Vikersund fortsatt nasjonalanlegg |work=[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=7 June 2008 |language=no |access-date=23 February 2011 |archive-date=28 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628203028/http://www.nrk.no/sport/hopp/1.1189171 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 22 September 2005, FIS stated that an all-new Holmenkollbakken would have to be built if Oslo was to host the World Championships and World Cup tournaments. FIS stated that similar reconstructions had been done with [[Schattenbergschanze]] in [[Oberstdorf]], Germany, and [[Bergiselschanze]] in [[Innsbruck]], Austria.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dt.no/sport/holmenkollbakken-gatt-ut-pa-dato-1.3221593 |title=Holmenkollbakken gått ut på dato |work=[[Drammens Tidende]] |date=22 September 2005 |language=no |access-date=3 March 2011 |archive-date=28 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628203028/http://www.nrk.no/sport/hopp/1.1189171 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In December 2005, the [[Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage]] gave permission for the tower to be demolished, on the condition it was replaced by a new in-run with a similar architectural quality and retain its function as a landmark. They stated that it was the activity itself that is worthy of preservation, not the structure itself.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2005/12/29/453343.html |title=Full jubel for Kollen-riving |last=Skjellum |first=Hanne |work=[[Dagbladet]] |date=29 December 2005 |language=no |access-date=3 March 2011 |archive-date=28 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628203028/http://www.nrk.no/sport/hopp/1.1189171 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city council made the final decision to apply for the World Championships and build a new hill on 1 March 2006. A new hill was at the time estimated to cost NOK&nbsp;310 million, and the state was willing to finance NOK&nbsp;70 million of those.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2006/03/01/459394.html |title=Uavklart om Holmenkoll-bakke |last=Gulseth |first=Hege Løvdal |work=[[Dagbladet]] |date=1 March 2006 |language=no |access-date=3 March 2011 |archive-date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629141151/http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2006/03/01/459394.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Oslo was awarded the 2011 World Championships in May 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kollen kan rives til VM |work=[[Adresseavisen]] |date=26 May 2006 |page=28 |language=no}}</ref>
[[File:Holmenkollbakken under construction aerial 2.jpg|thumb|190px|The new hill during construction; ski stadium is in foreground]]

The municipality issued an [[architectural design competition]] to rebuild the hill; [[Julien De Smedt]] and Florian Kosche's proposal was selected among 104 entrants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tu.no/bygg/article110444.ece |title=Her er nye Holmenkollen |work=[[Teknisk Ukeblad]] |date=4 September 2007 |language=no |access-date=23 February 2011 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724185135/http://www.tu.no/bygg/article110444.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the time, it was estimated that the new national arena would cost NOK&nbsp;653 million.<ref name=vl /> [[Demolition]] of Holmenkollbakken started on 16 October 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kollen rives i det stille |agency=[[Norwegian News Agency]] |date=16 October 2008 |page=28 |language=no}}</ref> The World Cup tournament in 2009 was held at Vikersundbakken instead of Holmenkollen because of the reconstruction.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} By 2008, the cost had accelerated to NOK&nbsp;1.2 billion, and by the following year it had reached NOK&nbsp;1.8 billion. City Commissioner For Business and Culture, [[Anette Wiig Bryn]] of the [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]], had to leave her position because of the [[cost overrun]]s. A consultant report ordered by the municipality concluded that the pressure to find cost savings to stay within the budget, which was underestimated to start with, resulted in slower progress, which again resulted in higher costs.<ref name=vl />

The costs of the new large hill were NOK&nbsp;715 million, while total costs for the upgrade of the national arena and infrastructure ended at NOK&nbsp;2,426 million. This included the construction of a new ski stadium next to Holmenkollbakken, and Midtstubakken, and upgrades to the [[Holmenkollen Line]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/byliv/article502766.ece |title=Prislapp for VM: 2,4 milliarder |last=Hagesæter |first=Pål V. |work=[[Aftenposten]] |date=21 February 2011 |language=no |access-date=23 February 2011 |archive-date=24 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224014955/http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/byliv/article502766.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was originally decided that the first jump would be taken by [[Anette Sagen]], Norway's leading female jumper, on 3 March 2010. However, the organizers decided that [[Bjørn Einar Romøren]] would be allowed to test-jump the venue the evening before. In the first ever jump in the new venue, Romøren jumped 110.0&nbsp;meters. The organizers stated that Sagen's jump the following day, which reached 106.5&nbsp;meters, was to be considered the official first jump.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/byliv/article502766.ece |title=– En helt nydelig hoppbakke |last=Andersen |first=Barbro |work=[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=3 March 2010 |language=no |access-date=23 February 2011 |archive-date=8 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308050816/http://nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nordland/1.7021603 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Romøren was subsequently suspended from the following World Cup round.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skiforbundet.no/Nyheter/2010/mars2010/Sider/skistyretvedtak.aspx |title=Om førstehoppet i nye Holmenkollen |last=Herland |first=Claes-Tommy |publisher=[[Norwegian Ski Federation]] |date=16 March 2010 |language=no |access-date=23 February 2011 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724183656/http://www.skiforbundet.no/Nyheter/2010/mars2010/Sider/skistyretvedtak.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 1 January, [[2017–18 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|2018]], Holmenkollen hosted [[alpine skiing]] for the first time when [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup]] [[parallel slalom]] events for men and women were held under the lights on a temporary {{convert|180|m|adj=on}} {{nowrap|19-gate}} course constructed inside the ski jumping arena, replacing a similar event previously held in [[Munich]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2018/01/01/mikaela-shiffrin-wins-parallel-slalom-city-event-oslo/994416001/ |title=Mikaela Shiffrin wins parallel slalom city event in Oslo |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 January 2018 |website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=1 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/alpinistane-tek-over-holmenkollen-_-nytt-verdscuprenn-til-noreg-1.13163153 |title=Alpinistane tek over Holmenkollen – nytt verdscuprenn til Noreg |last=Erikstein-Midtbø |first=Gjermund |last2=Barstein |first2=Tommy |date=4 October 2016 |website=[[NRK.no]] |language=no |trans-title=Alpine skiers take over Holmenkollen - new world cup races to Norway  |access-date=1 January 2019}}</ref> The races returned the [[2018–19 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|next season]], also on [[New Year's Day]].