Oscar Mathisen Memorial Trophy
In 1959 the Oscar Mathisen Memorial Trophy , also known as the Ice Oscar , was donated. It is awarded in the form of a statue in memory of the legendary speed skater Oscar Mathisen from the Oslo Skoiteklubb .
The winner will be based on the results in international events Olympic Games , World Championships, European Championships, when they are in the evaluation period, the World Cup , all other international races on Norwegian soil and sometimes all international matches elected with Norwegian participation.
Until 1967, the prize could only be given once to one athlete, which is why some outstanding achievements had to remain unappreciated. Women were not allowed to be elected until 1987. The record winner is Eric Heiden , who won four times in a row from 1977 to 1980, ahead of Ard Schenk (1970 to 1972), Johann Olav Koss (1990, 1991, 1994) and Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann as the best woman (1995 to 1997).
Award winners
- 1959: Knut Johannesen
- 1960: Boris Stenin
- 1961: Henk van der Grift
- 1962: Jonny Nilsson
- 1963: Nils Egil Aaness
- 1964: Ants Antson
- 1965: Per Ivar Moe
- 1966: Kees Verkerk
- 1967: Kees Verkerk
- 1968: Fred Anton Maier
- 1969: Dag Fornæss
- 1970: Ard Schenk
- 1971: Ard Schenk
- 1972: Ard Schenk
- 1973: Göran Claeson
- 1974: Sten Stensen
- 1975: Yevgeny Kulikov
- 1976: Sten Stensen
- 1977: Eric Heiden
- 1978: Eric Heiden
- 1979: Eric Heiden
- 1980: Eric Heiden
- 1981: Amund Sjøbrend
- 1982: Tomas Gustafson
- 1983: Rolf Falk-Larssen
- 1984: Gaétan Boucher
- 1985: Hein Vergeer
- 1986: Geir Karlstad
- 1987: Nikolai Gulyayev
- 1988: Tomas Gustafson
- 1989: Leo Visser
- 1990: Johann Olav Koss
- 1991: Johann Olav Koss
- 1992: Bonnie Blair
- 1993: Falko Zandstra
- 1994: Johann Olav Koss
- 1995: Gunda Niemann
- 1996: Gunda Niemann
- 1997: Gunda Niemann
- 1998: Ådne Søndrål
- 1999: Rintje Ritsma
- 2000: Gianni Romme
- 2001: Hiroyasu Shimizu
- 2002: Jochem Uytdehaage
- 2003: Anni Friesinger
- 2004: Chad Hedrick
- 2005: Shani Davis
- 2006: Cindy Klassen
- 2007: Sven Kramer
- 2008: Jeremy Wotherspoon
- 2009: Shani Davis
- 2010: Martina Sáblíková
- 2011: Bob de Jong
- 2012: Christine Nesbitt
- 2013: Ireen Wüst
- 2014: Jorrit Bergsma
- 2015: Brittany Bowe
- 2016: Ted-Jan Bloemen
- 2017: Sven Kramer
- 2018: Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen
- 2019: Kjeld Nuis
Nations ranking
space | country | Victories |
---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands | 18th |
2 | Norway | 15th |
3 | United States | 9 |
4th | Canada | 5 |
5 | Germany | 4th |
Sweden | 4th | |
Soviet Union | 4th | |
8th | Japan | 1 |
Czech Republic | 1 |
Web links
- Oscar winner at skateresults.com