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Everyone was invited to Holmenkollen on Wednesday to view and celebrate the opening. The event started with the first official
jump by Anette Sagen (born 10 January 1985) who is one of the best international female jumpers of all time. She received
a lot of media attention in 2004, when she was denied the opportunity to jump K185 in Vikersund, in spite of her good results.
The struggle was over whether the quality of female ski jumpers was high enough to allow women to jump in these venues. The
debate has developed into a discussion about women's rights in the world of sports.
The new ski jump has been built for the 2011 World Ski Championships, which will be held in Holmenkollen 24 February-6 March
next year. The weekend of 13-14 March 2010 Holmenkollen will host a FIS Nordic World Cup event.
