Oscar Mathisen Award

Since 1959, the Oscar Mathisen Award (also known as the Oscar Mathisen Memorial Award, the Oscar Mathisen Memorial Trophy, and sometimes the Skating Oscar) is awarded annually for outstanding speed skating performance of the season. The award was introduced by Oslo Skøiteklub (Oslo Skating Club, OSK) to commemorate the legendary Norwegian speed skater Oscar Mathisen (1888–1954).

Until 1967, speed skaters could not win the award more than once and until 1987, women were not eligible to win the award.

The winner is awarded a miniature of the statue of Oscar Mathisen created by the sculptor Arne Durban. The statue is placed outside Frogner Stadium in Oslo, the venue of many of Oscar Mathisen's most memorable victories.

Oscar Mathisen Award winners
YearWinnerNationality
1959Knut Johannesen Norway
1960Boris Stenin Soviet Union
1961Henk van der Grift Netherlands
1962Jonny Nilsson Sweden
1963Nils Aaness Norway
1964Ants Antson Soviet Union
1965Per Ivar Moe Norway
1966Kees Verkerk Netherlands
1967Kees Verkerk Netherlands
1968Fred Anton Maier Norway
1969Dag Fornæss Norway
1970Ard Schenk Netherlands
1971Ard Schenk Netherlands
1972Ard Schenk Netherlands
1973Göran Claeson Sweden
1974Sten Stensen Norway
1975Yevgeny Kulikov Soviet Union
1976Sten Stensen Norway
1977Eric Heiden United States
1978Eric Heiden United States
1979Eric Heiden United States
1980Eric Heiden United States
1981Amund Sjøbrend Norway
1982Tomas Gustafson Sweden
1983Rolf Falk-Larssen Norway
1984Gaétan Boucher Canada
1985Hein Vergeer Netherlands
1986Geir Karlstad Norway
1987Nikolay Gulyayev Soviet Union
1988Tomas Gustafson Sweden
1989Leo Visser Netherlands
1990Johann Olav Koss Norway
1991Johann Olav Koss Norway
1992Bonnie Blair United States
1993Falko Zandstra Netherlands
1994Johann Olav Koss Norway
1995Gunda Niemann Germany
1996Gunda Niemann Germany
1997Gunda Niemann Germany
1998Ådne Søndrål Norway
1999Rintje Ritsma Netherlands
2000Gianni Romme Netherlands
2001Hiroyasu Shimizu Japan
2002Jochem Uytdehaage Netherlands
2003Anni Friesinger Germany
2004Chad Hedrick United States
2005Shani Davis United States
2006Cindy Klassen[1] Canada
2007Sven Kramer[2] Netherlands
2008Jeremy Wotherspoon Canada
2009Shani Davis[3] United States
2010Martina Sáblíková[4] Czech Republic
2011Bob de Jong[5] Netherlands
2012Christine Nesbitt[6] Canada
2013Ireen Wüst Netherlands
2014Jorrit Bergsma Netherlands
2015Brittany Bowe[7] United States
2016Ted-Jan Bloemen Canada
2017Sven Kramer Netherlands
2018Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen Norway

References

  1. ↑ http://www.skoytesport.no/filarkiv/artikler/2006/oscar_2006-05-15.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.skoytesport.no/filarkiv/artikler/2007/oscar_2007-04-24.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.skoytesport.no/filarkiv/artikler/2009/oscar_2009-05-19.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.volkskrant.nl/sport/article1364737.ece/Sablikova_krijgt_eervolle_prijs
  5. ↑ http://nos.nl/artikel/242903-de-jong-krijgt-schaatsoscar.html
  6. ↑ http://www.speedskating.ca/nesbitt-winner-2012-oscar-award
  7. ↑ "Brittany Bowe wins the 2015 Oscar Award". US Speedskating. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
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