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'

Year	Winner	Nationality
1959	Knut Johannesen
1960	Boris Stenin
1961	Henk van der Grift
1962	Jonny Nilsson
1963	Nils 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	Nikolay 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

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