Norwegian biathlete (born 1990)
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Marte_Olsbu_R%C3%B8iseland.jpg/220px-Marte_Olsbu_R%C3%B8iseland.jpg) Marte Olsbu Røiseland at the World Cup in Östersund 2019 |
Personal information |
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Birth name | Marte Olsbu |
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Nationality | Norwegian |
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Born | (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990 (age 33) Arendal, Norway |
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Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
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Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
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Professional information |
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Sport | Biathlon |
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Club | Froland |
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World Cup debut | 2012 |
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Olympic Games |
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Teams | 2 (2018, 2022) |
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Medals | 7 (3 gold) |
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World Championships |
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Teams | 7 (2015–2023) |
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Medals | 17 (13 gold) |
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World Cup |
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Seasons | 11 (2012/13–2022/23) |
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All races | 261 |
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Individual victories | 17 |
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All victories | 38 |
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Individual podiums | 38 |
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All podiums | 70 |
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Overall titles | 1 (2021–22) |
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Discipline titles | 2: 1 Sprint (2021–22) 1 Pursuit (2021–22) |
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Updated on 17 February 2023 |
Marte Olsbu Røiseland (born 7 December 1990) is a former Norwegian biathlete and 3 time Winter Olympic gold medalist. In addition, she won two Olympic silver medals and two bronze medals. Her world championships achievements include winning two gold medals and eleven relay victories. She won the overall Biathlon World Cup in 2022.
Personal life
Olsbu Røiseland was born on 7 December 1990. She is married to Sverre Olsbu Røiseland.[1] They have a son Tobias, born on 19 November 2023.
She resides in Froland, Norway.
Career
Olsbu Røiseland has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since the 2012–13 World Cup season and has represented Norway at several Biathlon World Championships. During the Biathlon World Championships 2016 in Oslo, she won a bronze medal in the mixed relay and raced the final leg when Norway won the gold in the relay. At the Biathlon World Championships 2020 in Antholz, she became the first biathlete to win seven medals at a World Championship with her five gold medals and two bronze medals.[2]
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, she won two silver medals in 7.5 kilometres sprint, and in the mixed relay. She placed fourth in 10 kilometres pursuit and eighth in the 12.5 kilometres mass start, and fourth in the women's relay with the Norwegian team.[3]
At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, she won three gold and two bronze medals, becoming the second biathlete to win a medal in all four individual events at a single Olympics, matching fellow Norwegian great Ole Einar Bjørndalen.[4]
In the season 2021–22, she won the World Cup overall title.[1] She also won the discipline title in sprint and pursuit.
In March 2023, Olsbu Røiseland announced her retirement from active biathlon career after the end of the season 2022–23.[5]
Awards
She won the award L'Équipe Champion of Champions in 2020. She is the first and only biathlete and the first and only Norwegian athlete to win this award.[6]
She was awarded the Holmenkollen Medal in 2022.[7] She also received the Fearnley award in 2022.[8]
Biathlete of the Year 2022 by Forum Nordicum, the organization of journalists covering winter sports [9]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
7 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
World Championships
17 medals (13 gold, 4 bronze)
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
World Cup
Season | Age | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start |
Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position |
2012–13 | 22 | 13 | 81st | 13 | 51st | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | — |
2013–14 | 23 | 110 | 53rd | 0 | – | 47 | 53rd | 63 | 42nd | 0 | — |
2014–15 | 24 | 143 | 44th | 0 | – | 70 | 44th | 73 | 29th | 0 | — |
2015–16 | 25 | 352 | 22nd | 8 | 56th | 139 | 22nd | 141 | 19th | 64 | 25th |
2016–17 | 26 | 551 | 12th | 37 | 29th | 172 | 14th | 236 | 7th | 106 | 16th |
2017–18 | 27 | 450 | 14th | 46 | 14th | 115 | 21st | 131 | 14th | 158 | 8th |
2018–19 | 28 | 855 | 4th | 67 | 12th | 326 | 3rd | 312 | 2nd | 161 | 4th |
2019–20 | 29 | 597 | 5th | 99 | 6th | 248 | 4th | 104 | 8th | 146 | 8th |
2020–21 | 30 | 963 | 2nd | 28 | 31 | 319 | 2nd | 319 | 2nd | 175 | 4th |
2021–22 | 31 | 957 | 1st | 31 | 21 | 412 | 1st | 380 | 1st | 134 | 4th |
2022–23 | 32 | 502 | 15th | 34 | 24th | 174 | 14th | 169 | 11th | 125 | 9th |
Individual victories
19 victories (8 Sp, 9 Pu, 2 MS)
No. | Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
1 | 2018–19 | 21 December 2018 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
2 | 22 December 2018 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
3 | 14 February 2019 | Soldier Hollow, United States | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
4 | 2019–20 | 9 January 2020 | Oberhof, Germany | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
5 | 14 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva, Italy | 7.5 km Sprint | World Championships |
6 | 23 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva, Italy | 12.5 km Mass Start | World Championships |
7 | 2020–21 | 13 December 2020 | Hochfilzen, Austria | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
8 | 21 December 2020 | Hochfilzen, Austria | 12.5 km Mass Start | World Cup |
9 | 20 March 2021 | Östersund, Sweden | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
10 | 2021–22 | 4 December 2021 | Östersund, Sweden | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
11 | 12 December 2021 | Hochfilzen, Austria | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
12 | 16 December 2021 | Le Grand-Bornand, France | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
13 | 7 January 2022 | Oberhof, Germany | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
14 | 9 January 2022 | Oberhof, Germany | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
15 | 16 January 2022 | Ruhpolding, Germany | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
16 | 11 February 2022 | Beijing, China | 7.5 km Sprint | Winter Olympic Games |
17 | 13 February 2022 | Beijing, China | 10 km Pursuit | Winter Olympic Games |
18 | 2022–23 | 3 March 2023 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
19 | 4 March 2023 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
References
- ^ a b Bolme, Magne; Askheim, Svein. "Marte Olsbu Røiseland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Marte Olsbu". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Marte Olsbu". olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "France's Justine Braisaz-Bouchet wins Olympic gold in women's biathlon". ESPN. Associated Press. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "NRK erfarer: Marte Olsbu Røiseland legger opp" (in Norwegian). nrk.no. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Champion des championnes Monde 2020 : Marte Olsbu Roeiseland (numéro 1), l'éloge de la patience". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn. "Holmenkollmedaljen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Fearnleys olympiske ærespris". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Biatletin Marte Olsbu Roiseland Nimmt Forum-Nordicum-Pokal Entgegen". forum-nordicum.info. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
External links
- Marte Olsbu Røiseland at IBU
- Marte Olsbu Røiseland at FIS (cross-country)
- Marte Olsbu Røiseland at Olympics.com
- Marte Olsbu Røiseland at Olympedia
- Marte Olsbu Røiseland at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
Olympic champions in women's biathlon – 7.5 km sprint
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Olympic champions in women's biathlon – 10 km pursuit |
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2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km | |
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4 × 6 km | |
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World champions in women's biathlon – 7.5 km sprint |
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5 km | |
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7.5 km | |
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World champions in women's biathlon – 12.5 km mass start |
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World champions in women's biathlon – 4 × 6 km relay |
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3 × 5 km | - 1984:
(Venera Chernyshova, Liudmila Zabolotnaya, Kaija Parve) - 1985:
(Venera Chernyshova, Elena Golovina, Kaija Parve) - 1986:
(Kaija Parve, Nadiya Billova, Venera Chernyshova) - 1987:
(Venera Chernyshova, Elena Golovina, Kaija Parve) - 1988:
(Venera Chernyshova, Elena Golovina, Kaija Parve) |
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3 × 7.5 km | |
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4 × 7.5 km | - 1993:
(Jana Kulhavá, Jiřina Adamičková, Iveta Knížková, Eva Háková) - 1995:
(Uschi Disl, Antje Harvey, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Petra Behle) - 1996:
(Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katrin Apel, Petra Behle) - 1997:
(Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katrin Apel, Petra Behle) - 1999:
(Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katrin Apel, Martina Zellner) - 2000:
(Olga Pyleva, Svetlana Tchernousova, Galina Kukleva, Albina Akhatova) - 2001:
(Olga Pyleva, Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, Galina Kukleva, Svetlana Ishmouratova) |
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4 × 6 km | - 2003:
(Albina Akhatova, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Galina Kukleva, Svetlana Tchernousova) - 2004:
(Linda Tjørhom, Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen, Gunn Margit Andreassen, Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée) - 2005:
(Olga Pyleva, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, Olga Zaitseva) - 2007:
(Martina Glagow, Andrea Henkel, Magdalena Neuner, Kati Wilhelm) - 2008:
(Martina Glagow, Andrea Henkel, Magdalena Neuner, Kati Wilhelm) - 2009:
(Svetlana Sleptsova, Anna Boulygina, Olga Medvedtseva, Olga Zaitseva) - 2011:
(Andrea Henkel, Miriam Gössner, Tina Bachmann, Magdalena Neuner) - 2012:
(Tina Bachmann, Magdalena Neuner, Miriam Gössner, Andrea Henkel) - 2013:
(Hilde Fenne, Ann Kristin Flatland, Synnøve Solemdal, Tora Berger) - 2015:
(Franziska Hildebrand, Franziska Preuß, Vanessa Hinz, Laura Dahlmeier) - 2016:
(Synnøve Solemdal, Fanny Horn Birkeland, Tiril Eckhoff, Marte Olsbu) - 2017:
(Vanessa Hinz, Maren Hammerschmidt, Franziska Hildebrand, Laura Dahlmeier) - 2019:
(Synnøve Solemdal, Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, Tiril Eckhoff, Marte Olsbu Røiseland) - 2020:
(Synnøve Solemdal, Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, Tiril Eckhoff, Marte Olsbu Røiseland) - 2021:
(Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, Tiril Eckhoff, Ida Lien, Marte Olsbu Røiseland) - 2023:
(Samuela Comola, Dorothea Wierer, Hannah Auchentaller, Lisa Vittozzi) - 2024:
(Lou Jeanmonnot, Sophie Chauveau, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, Julia Simon) |
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World champions in biathlon – 4 × 7.5 km mixed relay |
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4 × 7.5 km | |
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2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km | - 2007:
(Helena Jonsson, Anna Carin Olofsson, Björn Ferry, Carl Johan Bergman) - 2008:
(Sabrina Buchholz, Magdalena Neuner, Andreas Birnbacher, Michael Greis) - 2009:
(Marie-Laure Brunet, Sylvie Becaert, Vincent Defrasne, Simon Fourcade) - 2010:
(Simone Hauswald, Magdalena Neuner, Simon Schempp, Arnd Peiffer) - 2011:
(Tora Berger, Ann Kristin Aafedt Flatland, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Tarjei Bø) - 2012:
(Tora Berger, Synnøve Solemdal, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Emil Hegle Svendsen) - 2013:
(Tora Berger, Synnøve Solemdal, Tarjei Bø, Emil Hegle Svendsen) - 2015:
(Veronika Vítková, Gabriela Soukalová, Michal Šlesingr, Ondřej Moravec) - 2016:
(Anaïs Bescond, Marie Dorin Habert, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Martin Fourcade) - 2017:
(Vanessa Hinz, Laura Dahlmeier, Arnd Peiffer, Simon Schempp) - 2019:
(Marte Olsbu Røiseland, Tiril Eckhoff, Johannes Thingnes Bø, Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen) |
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4 × 6 km | |
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World champions in biathlon – 1 × 6 km + 1 × 7.5 km single mixed relay |
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1 × 6 km + 1 × 7.5 km | |
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Until 1900 | |
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1900–1950 | - 1901: Aksel Refstad (NOR)
- 1903: Karl Hovelsen (NOR)
- 1904: Harald Smith (NOR)
- 1905: Jonas Holmen (NOR)
- 1907: Per Bakken
- 1908: Einar Kristiansen (NOR)
- 1909: Thorvald Hansen
- 1910: Lauritz Bergendahl
- 1911: Otto Tangen (NOR), Knut Holst (NOR)
- 1912: Olav Bjaaland (NOR)
- 1914: Johan Kristoffersen (NOR)
- 1915: Sverre Østbye (NOR)
- 1916: Lars Høgvold (NOR)
- 1918: Hassa Horn (NOR), Jørgen Hansen (NOR)
- 1919: Thorleif Haug (NOR), Otto Aasen (NOR)
- 1923: Thoralf Strømstad (NOR)
- 1924: Harald Økern (NOR), Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR)
- 1925: Einar Landvik (NOR)
- 1926: Jacob Tullin Thams
- 1927: Hagbart Haakonsen (NOR), Einar Lindboe (NOR)
- 1928: Torjus Hemmestveit (NOR), Mikkjel Hemmestveit (NOR)
- 1931: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR), Ole Stenen (NOR)
- 1934: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR)
- 1935: Arne Rustadstuen (NOR)
- 1937: Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR), Birger Ruud (NOR), Martin P. Vangsli (NOR)
- 1938: Reidar Andersen (NOR), Johan R. Henriksen (NOR)
- 1939: Sven Selånger (SWE), Lars Bergendahl (NOR), Trygve Brodahl (NOR)
- 1940: Oscar Gjøslien (NOR), Annar Ryen (NOR)
- 1947: Elling Rønes (NOR)
- 1948: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR)
- 1949: Sigmund Ruud (NOR)
- 1950: Olav Økern (NOR)
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1951–2000 | - 1951: Simon Slåttvik (NOR)
- 1952: Stein Eriksen (NOR), Torbjørn Falkanger (NOR), Heikki Hasu (FIN), Nils Karlsson (SWE)
- 1953: Magnar Estenstad (NOR)
- 1954: Martin Stokken (NOR)
- 1955: Haakon VII (NOR), Hallgeir Brenden (NOR), Veikko Hakulinen (FIN), Sverre Stenersen (NOR)
- 1956: Borghild Niskin (NOR), Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR), Arne Hoel (NOR)
- 1957: Eero Kolehmainen (FIN)
- 1958: Inger Bjørnbakken (NOR), Håkon Brusveen (NOR)
- 1959: Gunder Gundersen (NOR)
- 1960: Helmut Recknagel (GDR), Sixten Jernberg (SWE), Sverre Stensheim (NOR), Tormod Knutsen (NOR)
- 1961: Harald Grønningen (NOR)
- 1962: Toralf Engan (NOR)
- 1963: Alevtina Kolchina (URS), Pavel Kolchin (URS), Astrid Sandvik (NOR), Torbjørn Yggeseth (NOR)
- 1964: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN), Eero Mäntyranta (FIN), Georg Thoma (FRG), Halvor Næs (NOR)
- 1965: Arto Tiainen (FIN), Bengt Eriksson (SWE), Arne Larsen (NOR)
- 1967: Toini Gustafsson (SWE), Ole Ellefsæter (NOR)
- 1968: Olav V (NOR), Assar Rönnlund (SWE), Gjermund Eggen (NOR), Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
- 1969: Odd Martinsen (NOR)
- 1970: Pål Tyldum (NOR)
- 1971: Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN), Berit Mørdre (NOR), Reidar Hjermstad (NOR)
- 1972: Rauno Miettinen (FIN), Magne Myrmo (NOR)
- 1973: Einar Bergsland (NOR), Ingolf Mork (NOR), Franz Keller (FRG)
- 1974: Juha Mieto (FIN)
- 1975: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR), Oddvar Brå (NOR), Ivar Formo (NOR)
- 1976: Ulrich Wehling (GDR)
- 1977: Helena Takalo (FIN), Hilkka Kuntola (FIN), Walter Steiner (SUI)
- 1979: Ingemar Stenmark (SWE), Erik Håker (NOR), Raisa Smetanina (URS)
- 1980: Thomas Wassberg (SWE)
- 1981: Johan Sætre (NOR)
- 1983: Berit Aunli (NOR), Tom Sandberg (NOR)
- 1984: Lars Erik Eriksen (NOR), Jakob Vaage (NOR), Armin Kogler (AUT)
- 1985: Anette Bøe (NOR), Per Bergerud (NOR), Gunde Svan (SWE)
- 1986: Brit Pettersen (NOR)
- 1987: Matti Nykänen (FIN), Hermann Weinbuch (FRG)
- 1989: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN)
- 1991: Vegard Ulvang (NOR), Trond Einar Elden (NOR), Ernst Vettori (AUT), Jens Weißflog (GER)
- 1992: Yelena Välbe (RUS)
- 1993: Emil Kvanlid (NOR)
- 1994: Lyubov Yegorova (RUS), Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ), Espen Bredesen (NOR)
- 1995: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN)
- 1996: Manuela Di Centa (ITA)
- 1997: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR), Stefania Belmondo (ITA), Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)
- 1998: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR), Larisa Lazutina (RUS), Alexey Prokurorov (RUS), Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN)
- 1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
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Since 2001 | - 2001: Adam Małysz (POL), Bente Skari (NOR), Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)
- 2003: Felix Gottwald (AUT), Ronny Ackermann (GER)
- 2004: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS)
- 2005: Andrus Veerpalu (EST)
- 2007: Frode Estil (NOR), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR), Harald V (NOR), Sonja (NOR), Simon Ammann (SUI)
- 2010: Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
- 2011: Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), Michael Greis (GER), Andrea Henkel (GER), Janne Ahonen (FIN)
- 2012: Magdalena Neuner (GER), Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR)
- 2013: Tora Berger (NOR), Martin Fourcade (FRA), Therese Johaug (NOR), Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
- 2014: Magnus Moan (NOR), Eric Frenzel (GER), Thomas Morgenstern (AUT), Darya Domracheva (BLR)
- 2015: Eldar Rønning (NOR), Anders Bardal (NOR), Anette Sagen (NOR), Kamil Stoch (POL)
- 2016: Noriaki Kasai (JPN), Tarjei Bø (NOR)
- 2017: Marie Dorin Habert (FRA), Sara Takanashi (JPN)
- 2018: Charlotte Kalla (SWE), Princess Astrid (NOR), Hannu Manninen (FIN), Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN)
- 2021: Maren Lundby (NOR), Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR), Dario Cologna (SWI), Johannes Rydzek (GER)
- 2022: Tiril Eckhoff (NOR), Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR), Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR), Jørgen Graabak (NOR)
- 2023: Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR), Stefan Kraft (AUT)
- 2024: Jessie Diggins (USA), Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR)
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Male and female awards separated | |
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