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Norwegian cross-country skier

Berit Aunli Berit Aunli in March, 1981 Personal information Born (1956-06-09) 9 June 1956 (age 70) Stjørdal Municipality, Norway Spouse Ove Aunli ​ (m. 1979)​ Sport Country Norway Sport Skiing Club Strindheim IL World Cup career Seasons 5 – (1982, 1984–1987) Indiv. starts 26 Indiv. podiums 10 Indiv. wins 4 Team starts 6 Team podiums 6 Team wins 4 Overall titles 1 – (1982) Updated on 5 January 2019

**Berit Kristine Aunli** (née **Kvello**; born 9 June 1956) is a [Norwegian](/source/Norwegians) former [cross-country skier](/source/Cross-country_skiing_(sport)). She is a World (1982) and Olympic (1984) champion and won a total of 15 Norwegian titles (1977—1982).

## Personal life

Aunli has five siblings.[1] Her father, [Kristen Kvello](/source/Kristen_Kvello), was a Norwegian cross-country skiing champion and a former national coach.[2]

She was inspired by fellow cross-country skier [Berit Mørdre](/source/Berit_M%C3%B8rdre) and marathon runner [Grete Waitz](/source/Grete_Waitz).[1] She met her future husband, [Ove Aunli](/source/Ove_Aunli), while skiing when she was 15. They married in 1979 and have a son, Odd.[1][3] A statue of the two of them was erected in [Kyrksæterøra](/source/Kyrks%C3%A6ter%C3%B8ra) in June 2023.[3]

## Career

Aunli began training seriously in 1975 and competed in her first senior season in 1976, when she was 18.[1] At the [1976 Winter Olympics](/source/1976_Winter_Olympics), she placed 17th in [the women's 5 km](/source/Cross-country_skiing_at_the_1976_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_5_kilometre) and 18th in [the women's 10 km](/source/Cross-country_skiing_at_the_1976_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_10_kilometre).[2]

At the [1978 World Championships](/source/FIS_Nordic_World_Ski_Championships_1978), she placed 6th in both the 10 km and 20 km events, the best result of the Norwegian women.[2][4] She became pregnant that year, and her husband received death threats as he was viewed as "ruining" her promising career. Aunli's pregnancy ended in a miscarriage, which she found mentally difficult.[1]

She won her first international championship medal as a member of the Norwegian team that won the bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay at the [1980 Winter Olympics](/source/1980_Winter_Olympics). However, she performed much more poorly in her individual events (13th and 18th place) due to illness, and she was criticized for this in Norwegian newspapers.[1]

Aunli had originally intended to retire after the 1980 Olympics, but she continued to compete after being disappointed in her performance there.[1] Her real international breakthrough came at the [1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships](/source/1982_FIS_Nordic_World_Ski_Championships), where her father was an announcer. She won three gold medals in the 5 km, 10 km and 4 × 5 km relay races, in addition to a silver medal in the 20 km classic, where she was beaten by [Raisa Smetanina](/source/Raisa_Smetanina) by 3.4 seconds.[3][5] She also became the first winner of an official [Cross-Country World Cup](/source/FIS_Cross-Country_World_Cup) after her overall victory in the [1981–82 FIS Cross-Country World Cup](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_FIS_Cross-Country_World_Cup).[5]

She took the 1983 season off as she wanted a break from competing and to have a child. Six weeks after giving birth to her son, she began skiing again.[1] That year, she was awarded the [Holmenkollen medal](/source/Holmenkollen_medal) (shared with [Tom Sandberg](/source/Tom_Sandberg)).[6]

At the [1984 Winter Olympics](/source/Cross-country_skiing_at_the_1984_Winter_Olympics) in [Sarajevo](/source/Sarajevo), she won two medals: gold in the 4 × 5 km relay and silver in 5 km.[2]

She won a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay at the [1985 World Championships](/source/1985_FIS_Nordic_World_Ski_Championships).[7] In her individual events, she finished twice in 4th place and once in 6th.[1] That year, she was awarded *[Morgenbladet's](/source/Morgenbladet)* gold medal.[3]

Over her career, she won a total of 15 Norwegian Championships titles, 11 individual and 4 relays. She represented the club [Strindheim IL](/source/Strindheim_IL).[3]

Aunli was critical of media coverage of skiers during her career. She felt the press criticism of the older Norwegian women who competed with her at the 1976 Olympics, who did not have as good of results as the Soviet and Finnish skiers, was unduly harsh. She also thought that Norwegians did not take women's cross-country skiing seriously until the early 1980s, when they were highly successful at the [World Championships](/source/FIS_Nordic_World_Ski_Championships). In a 1986 interview, she recalled examples of a race being advertised as starting when the men's event began, after all the women had competed, as well as letters to the editor in [Adresseavisen](/source/Adresseavisen) in 1980 debating whether women should compete at all. Aunli also said that girls had received less support from the [Norwegian Ski Federation](/source/Norwegian_Ski_Federation) than boys, though she added, "Today we are treated equally".[1]

## Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the [International Ski Federation (FIS)](/source/International_Ski_Federation).[8]

### Olympic Games

- 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Year Age 5 km 10 km 20 km 4 × 5 km relay 1976 19 17 18 —N/a 5 1980 23 14 13 —N/a Bronze 1984 27 Silver 4 — Gold

### World Championships

- 5 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver)

Year Age 5 km 10 km 20 km 4 × 5 km relay 1978 21 7 6 6 5 1980 23 —N/a —N/a 7 —N/a 1982 25 Gold Gold Silver Gold 1985 28 4 6 4 Silver

### World Cup

#### Season standings

Season Age Overall 1982 26 1984 28 7 1985 29 14 1986 30 15 1987 31 41

#### Individual podiums

- 4 victories

- 10 podiums

No. Season Date Location Race Level Place 1 1981–82 15 January 1982 La Bresse, France 5 km Individual World Cup 2nd 2 19 February 1982 Oslo, Norway 10 km Individual World Championships[1] 1st 3 22 February 1982 5 km Individual World Championships[1] 1st 4 26 February 1982 5 km Individual World Championships[1] 2nd 5 6 March 1982 Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual World Cup 2nd 6 28 March 1982 Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia 10 km Individual World Cup 2nd 7 13 April 1982 Kiruna, Sweden 5 km Individual World Cup 2nd 8 1983–84 12 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 5 km Individual Olympic Games[1] 2nd 9 3 March 1984 Lahti, Finland 5 km Individual World Cup 1st 10 1984–85 18 December 1984 Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual World Cup 1st

#### Team podiums

- 4 victories

- 6 podiums

No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates 1 1981–82 24 February 1982 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay World Championships[1] 1st Bøe / Nybråten / Pettersen 2 1983–84 15 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 4 × 5 km Relay Olympic Games[1] 1st Nybråten / Jahren / Pettersen 3 1984–85 22 February 1985 Seefeld, Austria 4 × 5 km Relay World Championships[1] 2nd Bøe / Jahren / Nykkelmo 4 17 March 1985 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay World Cup 1st Nykkelmo / Jahren / Bøe 5 1985–86 1 March 1986 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 1st Pettersen / Pedersen / Jahren 6 13 March 1986 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Dahlmo / Skeime / Jahren

**Note:** 1 Until the [1999 World Championships](/source/FIS_Nordic_World_Ski_Championships_1999) and the [1994 Winter Olympics](/source/Cross-country_skiing_at_the_1994_Winter_Olympics), World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:0_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-:0_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-:0_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-:0_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-:0_1-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-:0_1-9) Kirkebøen, Stein Erik (1986). "Bernit Aunli: Jen tene skulle bare holde kjeft og være glad til" [Bernit Aunli: The girls should just shut up and be happy]. [*Idrettsjenter : veien til topps*](https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009070201083?page=111) [*Sports girls: the road to the top*] (in Norwegian). Oslo: [Universitetsforlaget](/source/Universitetsforlaget). pp. 111–120. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [8200357570](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/8200357570).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:1_2-3) ["Berit Aunli-Kvello"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200417111038/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/au/berit-aunli-kvello-1.html). *sports-reference.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/au/berit-aunli-kvello-1.html) on 17 April 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:2_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:2_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:2_3-4) Andersen, Espen (25 March 2025), ["Berit Aunli"](https://snl.no/Berit_Aunli), *Store norske leksikon* (in Norwegian), retrieved 11 April 2025

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Lahti (FIN) - Event Details - Cross-Country"](https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/event-details.html?sectorcode=CC&eventid=4876&seasoncode=1978). *[International Ski and Snowboard Federation](/source/International_Ski_and_Snowboard_Federation)*. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:3_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:3_5-1) ["Oslo (NOR) - Event Details - Cross-Country"](https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/event-details.html?sectorcode=CC&eventid=4884&seasoncode=1982). *[International Ski and Snowboard Federation](/source/International_Ski_and_Snowboard_Federation)*. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn (17 March 2025), ["Holmenkollmedaljen"](https://snl.no/Holmenkollmedaljen) [Holmenkoll Medal], *Store norske leksikon* (in Norwegian), retrieved 11 April 2025

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Cross-Country Results - Seefeld (AUT) 1984/1985"](https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=1882). *[International Ski and Snowboard Federation](/source/International_Ski_and_Snowboard_Federation)*. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FISprofile_8-0)** ["AUNLI KVELLO Berit"](https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=2171&type=st-WC). *[International Ski and Snowboard Federation](/source/International_Ski_and_Snowboard_Federation)*. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

## External links

- [Berit Aunli Kvello](https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=CC&competitorid=2171) at the [International Ski and Snowboard Federation](/source/International_Ski_and_Snowboard_Federation)

v t e Olympic champions in women's 4 × 7.5 km cross-country relay 3 × 5 km 1956: Polkunen, Hietamies, Rantanen (FIN) 1960: Johansson, Strandberg, Edström-Ruthström (SWE) 1964: Kolchina, Mekshilo, Boyarskikh (URS) 1968: Aufles, Enger-Damon, Mørdre (NOR) 1972: Mukhachyova, Olyunina, Kulakova (URS) 4 × 5 km 1976: Baldycheva, Amosova, Smetanina, Kulakova (URS) 1980: Rostock, Anding, Hesse, Petzold (GDR) 1984: Nybråten, Jahren, Pettersen, Aunli (NOR) 1988: Nageykina, Gavrylyuk, Tikhonova, Reztsova (URS) 1992: Välbe, Smetanina, Lazutina, Yegorova (EUN) 1994: Välbe, Lazutina, Gavrylyuk, Yegorova (RUS) 1998: Gavrylyuk, Danilova, Välbe, Lazutina (RUS) 2002: Henkel, Bauer, Künzel, Sachenbacher (GER) 2006: Baranova-Masalkina, Kurkina, Chepalova, Medvedeva (RUS) 2010: Skofterud, Johaug, Størmer Steira, Bjørgen (NOR) 2014: Ingemarsdotter, Wikén, Haag, Kalla (SWE) 2018: Østberg, Jacobsen, Haga, Bjørgen (NOR) 2022: Stupak, Nepryayeva, Sorina, Stepanova (ROC) 4 × 7.5 km 2026: Fosnæs, Slind, Simpson-Larsen, Weng (NOR)

v t e World champions in women's 5 km cross-country skiing 1962: Alevtina Kolchina (URS) 1966: Alevtina Kolchina (URS) 1970: Galina Kulakova (URS) 1974: Galina Kulakova (URS) 1978: Helena Takalo (FIN) 1982: Berit Aunli (NOR) 1985: Anette Bøe (NOR) 1987: Marjo Matikainen (FIN) 1991: Trude Dybendahl (NOR) 1993: Larisa Lazutina (RUS) 1995: Larisa Lazutina (RUS) 1997: Yelena Välbe (RUS) 1999: Bente Martinsen (NOR)

v t e World champions in women's 10 km cross-country skiing 1954: Lyubov Kozyreva (URS) 1958: Alevtina Kolchina (URS) 1962: Alevtina Kolchina (URS) 1966: Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS) 1970: Alevtina Olyunina (URS) 1974: Galina Kulakova (URS) 1978: Zinaida Amosova (URS) 1982: Berit Aunli (NOR) 1985: Anette Bøe (NOR) 1987: Anne Jahren (NOR) 1989 classical: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) 1989 freestyle: Yelena Välbe (URS) 1991: Yelena Välbe (URS) 2001: Bente Skari (NOR) 2003: Bente Skari (NOR) 2005: Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) 2007: Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) 2009: Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) 2011: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2013: Therese Johaug (NOR) 2015: Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 2017: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2019: Therese Johaug (NOR) 2021: Therese Johaug (NOR) 2023: Jessie Diggins (USA) 2025: Ebba Andersson (SWE)

v t e World champions in women's cross-country skiing 3/4 × 5/7.5 km relay 3 × 5 km 1954: Lyubov Kozyreva, Margarita Maslennikova, Valentina Tsaryova, 1958: Radya Yeroshina, Alevtina Kolchina, Lyubov Kozyreva 1962: Lyubov Baranova, Maria Gusakova, Alevtina Kolchina 1966: Klavdiya Boyarskikh, Rita Achkina, Alevtina Kolchina 1970: Nina Baldycheva, Galina Kulakova, Alevtina Olyunina 4 × 5 km 1974: Nina Baldycheva, Nina Selyunina, Raisa Smetanina, Galina Kulakova 1978: Taina Impiö, Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen, Hilkka Riihivuori, Helena Takalo 1982: Anette Bøe, Inger Helene Nybråten, Berit Aunli, Brit Pettersen 1985: Tamara Tikhonova, Raisa Smetanina, Liliya Vasilchenko, Anfisa Romanova 1987: Antonina Ordina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Larisa Ptistyna, Anfisa Reztsova 1989: Pirkko Määttä, Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Jaana Savolainen, Marjo Matikainen 1991: Lyubov Yegorova, Raisa Smetanina, Tamara Tikhonova, Yelena Välbe 1993: Yelena Välbe, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Lyubov Yegorova 1995: Olga Danilova, Yelena Välbe, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrylyuk 1997: Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Yelena Välbe 1999: Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Anfisa Reztsova, Nina Gavrylyuk 2001: Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Yuliya Chepalova, Nina Gavrylyuk 2003: Manuela Henkel, Viola Bauer, Claudia Künzel, Evi Sachenbacher 2005: Vibeke Skofterud, Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, Kristin Størmer Steira, Marit Bjørgen 2007: Virpi Kuitunen, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Riitta-Liisa Roponen, Pirjo Manninen 2009: Pirjo Muranen, Virpi Kuitunen, Riitta-Liisa Roponen, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 2011: Vibeke Skofterud, Therese Johaug, Kristin Størmer Steira, Marit Bjørgen 2013: Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug, Kristin Størmer Steira, Marit Bjørgen 2015: Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Marit Bjørgen 2017: Maiken Caspersen Falla, Heidi Weng, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Marit Bjørgen 2019: Ebba Andersson, Frida Karlsson, Charlotte Kalla, Stina Nilsson 2021: Tiril Udnes Weng, Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug, Helene Marie Fossesholm 2023: Tiril Udnes Weng, Astrid Øyre Slind, Ingvild Flugstad Østberg, Anne Kjersti Kalvå 4 × 7.5 km 2025: Emma Ribom, Frida Karlsson, Ebba Andersson, Jonna Sundling

v t e Cross-country skiing World Cup champions – women's overall 1979: Galina Kulakova 1980: not disputed 1981: Raisa Smetanina 1982: Berit Aunli 1983: Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen 1984: Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen 1985: Anette Bøe 1986: Marjo Matikainen 1987: Marjo Matikainen 1988: Marjo Matikainen 1989: Yelena Välbe 1990: Larisa Lazutina 1991: Yelena Välbe 1992: Yelena Välbe 1993: Lyubov Yegorova 1994: Manuela Di Centa 1995: Yelena Välbe 1996: Manuela Di Centa 1997: Yelena Välbe 1998: Larisa Lazutina 1999: Bente Skari 2000: Bente Skari 2001: Yuliya Chepalova 2002: Bente Skari 2003: Bente Skari 2004: Gabriella Paruzzi 2005: Marit Bjørgen 2006: Marit Bjørgen 2007: Virpi Kuitunen 2008: Virpi Kuitunen 2009: Justyna Kowalczyk 2010: Justyna Kowalczyk 2011: Justyna Kowalczyk 2012: Marit Bjørgen 2013: Justyna Kowalczyk 2014: Therese Johaug 2015: Marit Bjørgen 2016: Therese Johaug 2017: Heidi Weng 2018: Heidi Weng 2019: Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 2020: Therese Johaug 2021: Jessie Diggins 2022: Natalya Nepryaeva 2023: Tiril Udnes Weng 2024: Jessie Diggins 2025: Jessie Diggins

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 (NOR) 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 (SUI), 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), Jarl Magnus Riiber (NOR) 2025: Iivo Niskanen (FIN), Peter Prevc (SLO), Akito Watabe (JPN), Dorothea Wierer (ITA), Quentin Fillon Maillet (FRA) 2026: Heidi Weng (NOR), Ebba Andersson (SWE), Federico Pellegrino (ITA), Ryōyū Kobayashi (JPN), Nils-Erik Ulset (NOR), Franziska Preuß (GER)

Preceded by Tom Lund Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year 1982 Succeeded by Grete Waitz

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