Stefania Belmondo

Stefania Belmondo
Stefania Belmondo
Country	Italy
Born	13 January 1969; Vinadio, Cuneo, Italy
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Ski club	G.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons	1989–2002
Individual wins	23
Team wins	4
Indiv. podiums	66
Team podiums	27
Indiv. starts	162
Team starts	47
Overall titles	0 – (2nd in 1991, 1992, 1997 & 1999)
Discipline titles	1 – (1 SP: 1997)
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Italy
Olympic Games
World Championships
Junior World Championships

Stefania Belmondo (born 13 January 1969) is an Italian former cross-country skier, two time olympic champion and four time world champion in her career.

Biography

Debut

Belmondo was born in Vinadio, in the province of Cuneo (Piedmont), the daughter of a housewife and an electric company employee. In her career she skied with the G.S. Forestale.

She started to ski at the age of three in the Piedmontese mountains of her native city. She made her debut at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in 1987. The next season she joined the main national team of Italy, and then participated at the 1988 Winter Olympics, held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In 1989, she won a World Cup event for her first time, in Salt Lake City, and ended that season second overall.

Early success, injury, return

At the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, she won a bronze medal in the 15 km trial, and a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay. The 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville brought the first gold medal for Belmondo, in the 30 km specialty. At the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, she won golds in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit and the 30 km, and a silver in the 4 × 5 km relay, before an injury to her right hallux required a surgery, and caused a 4-month absence from competition.

After a second operation, Belmondo participated to the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, gaining just two bronze medals; after this disappointing performance she decided to continue skiing, against the advice of her physician. The 1996–97 season was one of her best since the surgeries, when she won three silver medals (5 km, 15 km, 30 km), all were behind Russian Yelena Välbe though she tied with Välbe in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit event. In the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, she won a third place with the 4 × 5 km relay, and an individual silver in the 30 km. The bronze medal in the relay was remarkable because the Italian team was ninth as Belmondo started the last leg. The 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships saw Stefania Belmondo win two gold medals (5 km + 10 km combined pursuit, 15 km) and a silver (4 × 5 km relay).

In her final year of competition, 2002, she won a gold medal, as well as a silver and a bronze, in the Winter Olympics. She concluded that year's World Cup in third place.

Other career successes

Belmondo also found success at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning the 30 km women's event twice (1997, 2002).
She is the one of only two women to ever win the 30 km Olympic, World Championship, and Holmenkollen events (Norway's Marit Bjørgen is the other.).
Belmondo earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1997 (shared with Bjarte Engen Vik and Bjørn Dæhlie).

1997 World Championships

At the 15 km (9 mi) pursuit event world championships in Trondheim 1997 the organizers had to resort to Photo finish to determine who between Stefania Belmondo and Yelena Välbe had won the race. Eventually the gold medal is awarded to the Russian and the Italian Silver for just 2 cm (0.8 in), [1] both athletes are still credited the same time.[2]

2006 Winter Olympics

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, in her native region of Piedmont, she lit the Olympic Flame at the opening ceremony. During the 2006 Winter Olympics, Belmondo had a series of webpages on the 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games website regarding her reaction and emotions during the games.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

10 medals – (2 gold, 3 silver, 5 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	20 km	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km relay
1988	19	—	19	N/A	N/A	29	N/A	N/A	10
1992	23	4	N/A	5	Silver	N/A	Gold	N/A	Bronze
1994	25	13	N/A	4	Bronze	N/A	—	N/A	Bronze
1998	29	12	N/A	8	5	N/A	Silver	N/A	Bronze
2002	33	N/A	Bronze	Gold	11	N/A	Silver	—	6

World Championships

13 medals – (4 gold, 7 silver, 2 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km classical	10 km freestyle	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km relay
1989	20	N/A	11	10	—	N/A	—	N/A	6
1991	22	10	N/A	7	Bronze	N/A	4	N/A	Silver
1993	24	5	N/A	N/A	6	Gold	Gold	N/A	Silver
1995	26	8	N/A	N/A	12	5	—	N/A	4
1997	28	Silver	N/A	N/A	Silver	Silver	Silver	N/A	4
1999	30	8	N/A	N/A	Gold	Gold	13	N/A	Silver
2001	32	N/A	4	N/A	4	8	CNX^[a]	—	Bronze

a. ¹ Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

Season titles

1 title – (1 sprint)

Season
Season	Discipline
1997	Sprint

Season standings

Season	Age
Season	Age	Overall	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint
1989	20	13	N/A	N/A	N/A
1990	21	8	N/A	N/A	N/A
1991	22		N/A	N/A	N/A
1992	23		N/A	N/A	N/A
1993	24		N/A	N/A	N/A
1994	25	4	N/A	N/A	N/A
1995	26	7	N/A	N/A	N/A
1996	27	6	N/A	N/A	N/A
1997	28			N/A
1998	29			N/A
1999	30			N/A	5
2000	31	6	7		37
2001	32	4	N/A	N/A	7
2002	33		N/A	N/A	NC

Individual podiums

23 victories
66 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1989–90	10 December 1989	Soldier Hollow, United States	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
2	1990–91	8 December 1990	Tauplitzalm, Austria	10 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	1st
3		20 December 1990	Les Saisies, France	5 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	2nd
4		8 February1991	Val di Fiemme, Italy	15 km Individual C	World Championships^[1]	3rd
5	1991–92	7 December 1991	Silver Star, Canada	5 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
6		8 December 1991	Silver Star, Canada	10 km Pursuit C	World Cup	1st
7		8 December 1991	Cogne, Italy	30 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
8		15 February1992	Albertville, France	10 km Pursuit F	Olympic Games^[1]	2nd
9		21 February1992	Albertville, France	30 km Individual F	Olympic Games^[1]	1st
10		1 March 1992	Lahti, Finland	30 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
11		14 March 1992	Vang, Norway	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
12	1992–93	9 January 1993	Ulrichen, Switzerland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
13		16 January 1993	Cogne, Italy	10 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
14		23 February 1993	Falun, Sweden	10 km Pursuit F	World Championships^[1]	1st
15		27 February 1993	Falun, Sweden	30 km Individual F	World Championships^[1]	1st
16		6 March 1993	Lahti, Finland	5 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
17	1993–94	11 December 1993	Santa Caterina, Italy	5 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
18		18 December 1993	Davos, Switzerland	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
19		17 February 1994	Lillehammer, Norway	10 km Pursuit F	Olympic Games^[1]	3rd
20		6 March 1994	Lahti, Finland	30 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
21	1994–95	7 January 1995	Östersund, Sweden	30 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
22	1995–96	29 November 1995	Gällivare, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
23		9 January 1996	Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia	30 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
24		2 February 1996	Seefeld, Austria	5 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
25		2 March 1996	Lahti, Finland	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
26	1996–97	23 November 1996	Kiruna, Sweden	5 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
27		7 December 1996	Davos, Switzerland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
28		14 December 1996	Brusson, Italy	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
29		11 January 1997	Hakuba, Japan	5 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
30		12 January 1997	Hakuba, Japan	10 km Pursuit F	World Cup	1st
31		18 January 1997	Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
32		21 February 1997	Trondheim, Norway	15 km Individual F	World Championships^[1]	2nd
33		23 February 1997	Trondheim, Norway	5 km Individual C	World Championships^[1]	2nd
34		24 February 1997	Trondheim, Norway	10 km Pursuit F	World Championships^[1]	2nd
35		1 March 1997	Trondheim, Norway	30 km Individual C	World Championships^[1]	2nd
36		8 March 1997	Falun, Sweden	5 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
37		15 March 1997	Oslo, Norway	30 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
38	1997–98	16 December 1997	Val di Fiemme, Italy	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
39		4 January 1998	Kavgolovo, Russia	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
40		11 January 1998	Ramsau, Austria	10 km Pursuit F	World Cup	1st
41		7 March 1998	Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
42		11 March 1998	Falun, Sweden	5 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
43	1998–99	28 November 1998	Muonio, Finland	5 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
44		12 January 1999	Nové Město, Czech Republic	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
45		14 February 1999	Seefeld, Austria	5 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
46		19 February 1999	Ramsau, Austria	15 km Individual F	World Championships^[1]	1st
47		23 February 1999	Ramsau, Austria	10 km Pursuit F	World Championships^[1]	1st
48		20 March 1999	Oslo, Norway	30 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
49	1999–00	2 February 2000	Trondheim, Norway	5 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
50		16 February 2000	Ulrichen, Switzerland	5 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
51		20 February 2000	Transjurassienne, France	44 km Mass Start F	World Cup	1st
52		26 February 2000	Falun, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
53		18 March 2000	Bormio, Italy	10 km Pursuit F	World Cup	2nd
54	2000–01	25 November 2000	Beitostølen, Norway	10 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
55		29 November 2000	Beitostølen, Norway	5 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
56		8 December 2000	Santa Caterina, Italy	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
57		29 December 2000	Engelberg, Switzerland	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
58		10 January 2001	Soldier Hollow, United States	5 km + 5 km Pursuit	World Cup	3rd
59		4 March 2001	Kavgolovo, Russia	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
60	2001–02	12 December 2001	Brusson, Italy	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
61		15 December 2001	Davos, Switzerland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
62		22 December 2001	Ramsau, Austria	15 km Mass Start F	World Cup	2nd
63		12 January 2002	Nové Město, Czech Republic	5 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
64		2 March 2002	Lahti, Finland	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
65		9 March 2002	Falun, Sweden	5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	1st
66		16 March 2002	Oslo, Norway	30 km Individual F	World Cup	1st

Team podiums

4 victories – (22 RL, 5 TS)
27 podiums – (24 RL, 4 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	1990–91	15 February 1991	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Championships^[1]	2nd	Vanzetta / Di Centa / Paruzzi
2	1991–92	18 February 1992	Albertville, France	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	Olympic Games^[1]	3rd	Vanzetta / Di Centa / Paruzzi
3	1992–93	26 February 1993	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Championships^[1]	2nd	Vanzetta / Di Centa / Paruzzi
4	1993–94	22 February 1994	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	Olympic Games^[1]	3rd	Vanzetta / Di Centa / Paruzzi
5	1994–95	7 February 1995	Hamar, Norway	4 × 3 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Valbusa / Dal Sasso / Paluselli
6	1995–96	17 December 1995	Santa Caterina, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Paluselli / Paruzzi / Di Centa
7		14 January 1996	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Paluselli / Paruzzi / Di Centa
8		3 February 1996	Seefeld, Austria	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa
9		10 March 1996	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Giacomuzzi / Di Centa / Dal Sasso
10	1996–97	15 December 1996	Brusson, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Paruzzi / Valbusa / Dal Sasso
11		19 January 1997	Lahti, Finland	8 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Valbusa
12		16 March 1997	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Paruzzi / Peyrot / Valbusa
13	1997–98	23 November 1997	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Moroder / Valbusa / Paruzzi
14		7 December 1997	Santa Caterina, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Paruzzi / Moroder / Valbusa
15		14 December 1997	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Paruzzi / Di Centa / Valbusa
16	1998–99	29 November 1998	Muonio, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Moroder / Paruzzi / Valbusa
17		20 December 1998	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Paruzzi / Confortola / Valbusa
18		10 January 1999	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Paruzzi / Confortola / Valbusa
19		26 February 1999	Ramsau, Austria	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Championships^[1]	2nd	Valbusa / Paruzzi / Confortola
20		14 March 1999	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Valbusa / Paruzzi / Confortola
21	1999–00	8 December 1999	Asiago, Italy	Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Moroder
22	1999–00	27 February 2000	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Paruzzi / Valbusa / Confortola
23	2000–01	13 December 2000	Clusone, Italy	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Valbusa
24	2000–01	13 January 2001	Soldier Hollow, United States	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Valbusa / Paruzzi / Paluselli
25	2001–02	16 December 2001	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Paluselli / Paruzzi / Follis
26		2 March 2002	Lahti, Finland	4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Philippot
27		10 March 2002	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Valbusa / Paruzzi / Paluselli

Note: ¹ Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

"Trondheim (NOR) 1997 World Ski Championships - Podium". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
"Trondheim (NOR) 1997 World Ski Championships - Results". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
"BELMONDO Stefania". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

External links

Stefania Belmondo at the International Ski Federation
Stefania Belmondo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Official website
Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
Media related to Stefania Belmondo at Wikimedia Commons

Awards
Preceded by Giovanna Trillini Deborah Compagnoni Valentina Vezzali	Italian Sportswoman of the Year 1993 1999 2002	Succeeded by Manuela Di Centa Valentina Vezzali Valentina Vezzali
Olympic Games
Preceded by Nikolaos Kaklamanakis	Final Olympic torchbearer Torino 2006	Succeeded by Li Ning
Preceded by 1980 USA men's ice hockey team	Final Winter Olympic torchbearer Torino 2006	Succeeded by Catriona Le May Doan, Steve Nash, Nancy Greene and Wayne Gretzky

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[1] "Trondheim (NOR) 1997 World Ski Championships - Podium". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2012.

[2] "Trondheim (NOR) 1997 World Ski Championships - Results". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2012.

[FISprofile-3] "BELMONDO Stefania". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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Olympic champions in women's 20 km and 30 km cross-country skiing
20 km	1984: Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen (FIN) 1988: Tamara Tikhonova (URS)
30 km	1992: Stefania Belmondo (ITA) 1994: Manuela Di Centa (ITA) 1998: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) 2002: Gabriella Paruzzi (ITA) 2006: Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) 2010: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 2014: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2018: Marit Bjørgen (NOR)

World champions in women's cross-country combined/double pursuit
5 km + 10 km combined	1993: Stefania Belmondo (ITA) 1995: Larisa Lazutina (RUS) 1997: Yelena Välbe (RUS) & Stefania Belmondo (ITA) 1999: Stefania Belmondo (ITA)
5 km + 5 km combined	2001: Virpi Kuitunen (FIN)
5 km + 5 km double	2003: Kristina Šmigun (EST)
7.5 km + 7.5 km double	2005: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) 2007: Olga Zavyalova (RUS) 2009: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 2011: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2013: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2015: Therese Johaug (NOR) 2017: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2019: Therese Johaug (NOR)

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)