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Noriaki Kasai
Noriaki Kasai
	Kasai in Bischofshofen, 2017
Born	6 June 1972 (age 52); Shimokawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Ski club	Tsuchiya Home Ski Team
Personal best	241.5 m (792 ft); Vikersund, 19 March 2017
World Cup career
Seasons	1988–89 to 1993–94; 1995–96 to 2019–20; 2022–23 to present;
Indiv. starts	578
Indiv. podiums	63
Indiv. wins	17
Team starts	73
Team podiums	19
Team wins	3
Nordic titles	1 (1999)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
World Championships
Men's ski flying
World Championships
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Noriaki Kasai (葛西紀明, Kasai Noriaki, born 6 June 1972) is a Japanese ski jumper. His career achievements include a gold medal at the 1992 Ski Flying World Championships, winning the 1999 Nordic Tournament, individual silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and two individual bronze medals at the 2003 Ski Jumping World Championships.

During his career, Kasai has broken numerous ski jumping records. In 2016, he was honoured with two Guinness World Records certificates for the most individual World Cup starts, not only in ski jumping, but in all World Cup disciplines organized by the International Ski Federation. At World Cup level, Kasai competed for a total of 33 seasons between 1988–89 and 2023–24.

Career

1988: World Cup debut

Kasai made his World Cup debut on 17 December 1988 in Sapporo, Japan, at the age of 16, reaching 31st place. A year later he performed in his first Nordic World Championships in Lahti, Finland.

1992: World champion

He won his first and to date only major championship at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1992 in Harrachov, Czechoslovakia. He won after a second day of competition which was cancelled after strong winds and a crash of Christof Duffner. At that time he was among the world's top jumpers, known for his extraordinary style, holding his body almost flat between his skis.

1994: Olympic team medal

In 1994, he was a member of the Japanese national team that won a silver medal in the team large hill and finished fifth in the individual large hill at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. After breaking his shoulder he missed the entire 1994–95 season.

1999: Nordic Tournament

In 1999, Kasai won the ski jumping competition at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival and Nordic Tournament overall title. He collected a total of seven medals at the Nordic World Championships, including two silver (team large hill in 1999 and 2003) and five bronze medals (individual normal hill and individual large hill in 2003, team large hill in 2007 and 2009, and mixed team normal hill in 2015). At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished eighth on the large hill and 17th on the normal hill.

2014: Oldest Olympic medalist

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi he competed in a record seventh Olympics and took the silver medal in the large hill individual and the bronze in team large hill, becoming the oldest ski jumper ever to take a medal at the winter Olympics.^[2]

On 29 November 2014, Kasai became the oldest World Cup winner when he shared the victory with Simon Ammann in Ruka, Finland.^[3]

On 22 February 2015, Kasai won the bronze medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in mixed team event and became the oldest medalist at the Nordic World Ski Championships. He performed for a record twelfth time in the competition.

2016: 500th World Cup start

On 4 March 2016, Kasai was on a World Cup podium in Wisła at the age of 43 years and 272 days, which is a record for the oldest contestant to mount the podium in ski jumping history.^[4] On 17 March 2016, he made his 500th individual start in the World Cup.^[5]

2018 Olympics

Kasai finished 21st in the normal hill event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.^[6]

Records

During his career, Kasai broke numerous ski jumping records and age milestones. He is the oldest athlete to ever perform in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup and holds the record for the most appearances in the competition, with a total of 578 individual starts in 33 seasons between 1988–89 and 2023–24.^[7]^[8] Kasai also holds a record number of appearances in ski jumping at the Winter Olympics (21 starts), FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (42 starts), and FIS Ski Flying World Championships (13 starts).^[9]^[10]^[11] In 2016, he was awarded with two Guinness World Records certificates for "the most appearances in FIS Nordic World Ski Championships by an individual ski jumper" and "the most individual starts in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competitions".^[12] In November 2014, Kasai became the oldest individual World Cup event winner, aged 42 years and 5 months.^[3]^[13] He is also the oldest competitor to make a World Cup podium, aged 44 years and 9 months.^[14]

Kasai is the first athlete in history to participate at eight Winter Olympics (between 1992 and 2018).^[15] At the 2014 Winter Olympics, he became the oldest Olympic medalist in ski jumping after winning a silver medal aged 41 years and 254 days.^[2]

Personal life

On 30 January 2016 his wife gave birth to their daughter named Rino.^[16]^[17]

Major tournament results

Olympics

Year	Place	NH	LH	Team LH
1992	Albertville	31	26	4
1994	Lillehammer	5	14
1998	Nagano	7	—	—
2002	Salt Lake City	49	41	—
2006	Turin	20	12	6
2010	Vancouver	17	8	5
2014	Sochi	8
2018	Pyeongchang	21	33	6

FIS World Nordic Ski Championships

Year	Place	NH	LH	Team NH	Team LH	Mixed NH
1989	Lahti	54	57	N/A	15	N/A
1991	Val di Fiemme	—	36		11
1993	Falun	10	7		5
1995	Thunder Bay	did not qualify
1997	Trondheim	did not qualify
1999	Ramsau	5	10	N/A		N/A
2001	Lahti	8	19	4	4
2003	Val di Fiemme			N/A
2005	Oberstdorf	21	36	9	10
2007	Sapporo	34	24	N/A
2009	Liberec	30	32	N/A
2011	Oslo	26	24	5	6
2013	Val di Fiemme	35	22	N/A	5	—
2015	Falun	35	11		4
2017	Lahti	28	32		7	—

Ski Flying World Championships

Year	Place	Individual	Team
1990	Vikersund	23	N/A
1992	Harrachov
1994	Planica	19
1996	Bad Mitterndorf	24
1998	Oberstdorf	—
2000	Vikersund	5
2002	Harrachov	—
2004	Planica	24	5
2006	Bad Mitterndorf	—	—
2008	Oberstdorf	35	7
2010	Planica	12	—
2012	Vikersund	—	—
2014	Harrachov	4	—
2016	Bad Mitterndorf	5	—
2018	Oberstdorf	25	—

World Cup

Standings

Season	Overall	4H	SF	RA	NT^[18]	JP
1988–89	—	—	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1989–90	24	19	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1990–91	—	73	—	N/A	N/A	N/A
1991–92	9	—	7	N/A	N/A	N/A
1992–93			—	N/A	N/A	N/A
1993–94	6	4	19	N/A	N/A	N/A
1995–96	36	10	26	N/A	N/A	36
1996–97	17	24	23	N/A	11	15
1997–98	10	24	13	N/A	4	10
1998–99				N/A		4
1999–00	15	20	10	N/A	9	14
2000–01	4	12	8	N/A	23	N/A
2001–02	23	31	N/A	N/A	28	N/A
2002–03	13	23	N/A	N/A	6	N/A
2003–04	8	8	N/A	N/A	10	N/A
2004–05	16	11	N/A	N/A	26	N/A
2005–06	21	9	N/A	N/A	15	N/A
2006–07	26	34	N/A	N/A	20	N/A
2007–08	34	34	N/A	N/A	31	N/A
2008–09	15	13	20	N/A	13	N/A
2009–10	17	11	—	N/A	8	N/A
2010–11	25	31	31	N/A	N/A	N/A
2011–12	51	33	45	N/A	N/A	N/A
2012–13	24	42	17	N/A	N/A	N/A
2013–14	5	5		N/A	N/A	N/A
2014–15	6	4	4	N/A	N/A	N/A
2015–16	8	7	5	N/A	N/A	N/A
2016–17	15	29	4	8	N/A	N/A
2017–18	26	40	9	24	N/A	N/A
2018–19	37	42	26	42	N/A	N/A
2019–20	—	—	—	—	N/A	N/A
2022–23	—	—	—	—	N/A	N/A
2023–24	58	—	38	45	N/A	N/A

Individual wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	1991–92	22 March 1992	Harrachov (SF-WCS)	Čerťák K180	FH
2	1992–93	1 January 1993	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Große Olympiaschanze K107	LH
3		23 January 1993	Predazzo	Trampolino dal Ben K120	LH
4		6 March 1993	Lahti	Salpausselkä K90	NH
5	1993–94	9 January 1994	Murau	Hans-Walland Großschanze K120	LH
6	1997–98	22 March 1998	Planica	Bloudkova velikanka K120	LH
7	1998–99	3 January 1999	Innsbruck	Bergiselschanze K120	LH
8		29 January 1999	Willingen	Mühlenkopfschanze K120	LH
9		31 January 1999	Willingen	Mühlenkopfschanze K120	LH
10		9 March 1999	Trondheim	Granåsen K120	LH
11		14 March 1999	Oslo	Holmenkollbakken K115	LH
12		21 March 1999	Planica	Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185	FH
13	2000–01	1 January 2001	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Große Olympiaschanze K115	LH
14	2002–03	9 February 2003	Willingen	Mühlenkopfschanze K120	LH
15	2003–04	28 February 2004	Park City	Utah Olympic Park K120	LH
16	2013–14	11 January 2014	Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf	Kulm HS200	FH
17	2014–15	29 November 2014	Kuusamo	Rukatunturi HS142	LH

Individual starts

Kasai was three times on the starting list but did not start, at Bischofshofen in 1997, Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1998, and Lahti in 2014.

winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q): did not start (DNS)
Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	Points

1988–89																																	0
1988–89	–	–	–	–	31	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–													0

1989–90																																	43
1989–90	27	18	9	7	20	40	26	15	16	30	–	–	–	18	26	51	7	24	7	10	14	28	50	22	68								43

1990–91																																	0
1990–91	47	39	53	51	61	36	47	57	q	q	18	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–											0

1991–92																																	115
1991–92	11	13	11	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	6	2	6	60	13	1	7												115

1992–93																																	172
1992–93	34	7	21	14	43	3	1	3	2	1	–	–	1	4	4	4	27																172

1993–94																																	562
1993–94	15	5	31	12	27	14	13	3	2	1	–	–	6	5	3	17	19	45	10														562

1995–96																																	132
1995–96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	37	14	12	9	17	–	–	52	35	–	–	21	22	17	18	28	q	–	–	–	–					132

1996–97																																	351
1996–97	15	25	7	23	6	18	31	20	12	DNS	–	–	16	21	2	18	15	33	11	41	27	27	12	20	q								351

1997–98																																	720
1997–98	3	7	7	17	10	4	7	6	DNS	25	30	–	–	–	–	–	37	14	3	5	17	8	16	2	30	4	1						720

1998–99																																	1,598
1998–99	5	37	5	6	3	12	13	2	3	3	1	4	3	3	5	11	6	12	1	1	–	3	5	1	4	1	4	3	1				1,598

1999–00																																	436
1999–00	5	13	5	17	16	34	14	47	18	13	17	44	11	8	29	11	31	22	30	–	42	8	18	7	17	5							436

2000–01																																	728
2000–01	48	2	18	2	1	3	44	7	11	18	4	10	4	7	4	18	6	8	44	19	18												728

2001–02																																	219
2001–02	19	23	25	21	7	25	30	–	–	q	37	28	20	15	–	–	8	3	–	22	25	28											219

2002–03																																	548
2002–03	12	22	11	9	19	17	20	17	21	22	13	39	–	–	–	9	10	22	10	10	12	1	5	6	16	36	7						548

2003–04																																	631
2003–04	12	18	21	6	10	5	6	6	11	–	–	–	–	49	8	2	3	15	1	9	11	16	16										631

2004–05																																	416
2004–05	6	6	14	9	11	5	10	25	15	15	20	10	13	34	22	–	–	–	–	9	7	18	25	29	27	31	39	31					416

2005–06																																	249
2005–06	q	41	32	21	38	39	19	13	12	9	11	24	4	–	–	21	19	19	13	14	31	28											249

2006–07																																	182
2006–07	50	–	–	–	–	q	3	28	42	–	–	–	–	33	15	17	15	19	36	9	12	37	28	24									182

2007–08																																	122
2007–08	11	15	17	26	11	–	–	q	25	39	30	q	q	–	–	–	25	42	25	19	34	27	35	35	27	q	32						122

2008–09																																	409
2008–09	47	33	q	29	6	q	19	17	16	6	19	–	–	–	–	9	12	–	3	21	–	34	5	9	6	28	7						409

2009–10																																	344
2009–10	10	49	30	13	15	35	13	13	9	19	–	–	6	2	–	–	–	–	–	11	16	9	19										344

2010–11																																	197
2010–11	24	16	27	29	35	29	46	22	21	22	–	–	–	11	14	27	25	5	25	DQ	18	25	20	25	q	–							197

2011–12																																	45
2011–12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	35	29	36	56	–	–	–	–	15	33	42	q	32	29	24	24	23	28	–							45

2012–13																																	328
2012–13	19	10	7	20	30	25	24	q	41	34	23	–	–	11	19	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	19	12	12	4	4						328

2013–14																																	1,062
2013–14	27	5	10	4	6	3	–	–	6	6	7	5	1	3	–	–	3	6	4	4	3	DNS	9	8	3	4	6	5					1,062

2014–15																																	1,137
2014–15	6	3	1	11	17	–	–	–	–	8	8	3	2	5	8	9	6	8	9	9	5	11	3	5	5	13	10	4	2	5	8		1,137

2015–16																																	909
2015–16	5	30	17	–	–	3	10	5	12	7	9	–	–	4	3	3	3	7	10	7	16	14	10	7	3	12	6	7	4				909

2016–17																																	401
2016–17	18	24	26	32	33	21	21	31	37	10	14	17	17	23	37	14	12	35	50	21	35	13	15	2	4	3							401

2017–18																																	164
2017–18	31	q	–	–	10	42	48	46	q	18	48	5	24	–	–	q	30	18	46	10	11	22											164

2018–19																																	88
2018–19	q	38	38	35	34	49	30	q	32	32	32	44	40	33	32	7	29	21	11	46	40	36	28	36	q	q	19	–					88

2019–20																																	0
2019–20	q	q	q	45	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	q	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–						0

2022–23																																	0
2022–23	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	q	q	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0

2023–24																																	10
2023–24	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	30	43	–	–	38	28	47	q	49	39	27	–	29	–	10

References

^ ^a ^b "Noriaki Kasai – Player Profile – Ski Jumping". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Soczi 2014: Noriaki Kasai wyskakał srebro dla chorej siostry". PolskieRadio.pl (in Polish). 16 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b R. K. (10 March 2016). "500? Lepo, toda 6 je moja srečna številka. Grem na 600!" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ "SKI FLYING INDIVIDUAL – PLANICA, 17–20 MARCH 2016" (PDF). fis-ski.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
^ "Kasai places sixth in 500th World Cup event". The Japan Times. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
^ "Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang (KOR)". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^ "KASAI Noriaki – Athlete Information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ "KASAI Noriaki – All appearances". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ "KASAI Noriaki – Olympic Winter Games". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ "KASAI Noriaki – World Ski Championships". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ "KASAI Noriaki – FIS Ski Flying World Championships". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ Rachel Swatman (31 January 2016). "Japanese athlete Noriaki Kasai accepts record certificates at FIS Ski Jumping World Cup". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ "SKI JUMPING/ Kasai rewrites record book for oldest winner". The Asahi Shimbun. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014.
^ "Stoch wins ski jump WCup round, Kasai beats own age record". SI.com. Vikersund. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ Lutz, Rachel (8 February 2018). "Noriaki Kasai sets record with 8th Winter Olympics appearance". OlympicTalk. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ "Noriaki Kasai został ojcem!". skijumping.pl (in Polish). 31 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
^ Da. B. (2 February 2016). "Noriaki Kasai postal očka". zurnal24.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 11 February 2019.
^ "Skoki narciarskie – Turniej Skandynawski (Archiwum wyników)". Skokinarciarskie.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 March 2021.

External links

Noriaki Kasai at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Noriaki Kasai at Olympics.com
Noriaki Kasai at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Olympic Games
Preceded by Ayumi Ogasawara	Flagbearer for Japan 2018 Pyeongchang (with Sara Takanashi)	Succeeded by Akito Watabe Arisa Go

[eurosport-1] "Noriaki Kasai – Player Profile – Ski Jumping". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[oldestolympics-2] "Soczi 2014: Noriaki Kasai wyskakał srebro dla chorej siostry". PolskieRadio.pl (in Polish). 16 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[oldestwinnerwc-3] R. K. (10 March 2016). "500? Lepo, toda 6 je moja srečna številka. Grem na 600!" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[4] "SKI FLYING INDIVIDUAL – PLANICA, 17–20 MARCH 2016" (PDF). fis-ski.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

[5] "Kasai places sixth in 500th World Cup event". The Japan Times. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

[6] "Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang (KOR)". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[7] "KASAI Noriaki – Athlete Information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[8] "KASAI Noriaki – All appearances". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[9] "KASAI Noriaki – Olympic Winter Games". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[10] "KASAI Noriaki – World Ski Championships". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[11] "KASAI Noriaki – FIS Ski Flying World Championships". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[12] Rachel Swatman (31 January 2016). "Japanese athlete Noriaki Kasai accepts record certificates at FIS Ski Jumping World Cup". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[13] "SKI JUMPING/ Kasai rewrites record book for oldest winner". The Asahi Shimbun. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014.

[14] "Stoch wins ski jump WCup round, Kasai beats own age record". SI.com. Vikersund. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[15] Lutz, Rachel (8 February 2018). "Noriaki Kasai sets record with 8th Winter Olympics appearance". OlympicTalk. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[16] "Noriaki Kasai został ojcem!". skijumping.pl (in Polish). 31 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

[17] Da. B. (2 February 2016). "Noriaki Kasai postal očka". zurnal24.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 11 February 2019.

[18] "Skoki narciarskie – Turniej Skandynawski (Archiwum wyników)". Skokinarciarskie.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 March 2021.

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v t e Holmenkollen Medal
Until 1900	1895: Viktor Thorn (NOR) 1897: Asbjørn Nilssen (NOR) 1899: Paul Braaten (NOR), Robert Pehrson (NOR)
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)
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)
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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