Holmenkollen Medal
The Holmenkollen medal is Norwegian skiing's highest award for competitors. It signifies top placings in international championships and other international events, including the Holmenkollen events.
The medal is mostly awarded to skiers in the Nordic events.- 162 medalists total as of 2012.
- Gender: 137 men, 25 women
- Skiing discipline: 63 cross-country skiers, 27 Nordic combined skiers, 26 ski jumpers, 15 multiple Nordic skiing disciplines, 15 Nordic skiers, 5 biathletes and 11 non-Nordic skiers total.
- Nationality: 107 Norwegians, 15 Finns, 11 Germans, 8 Swedes, 8 Russians, 3 Austrians, 2 Japanese, 2 Italians, 2 Swiss, 2 Poles, 1 Kazakh, 1 Estonian and 1 Frenchman.
- Holmenkollen victories: 230.
- Olympic medals : 323, including the medals of Eriksen and Stenmark.
- World championship medals : 451, including the medals of Bjørnbakken, Eriksen, and Stenmark.
- Two uncle-nephew combinations.
- Two sets of brothers.
- One father-daughter combination.
- One father-son-grandson combination
- Five husband-wife teams.
- Three athletes who took the Olympic Oath.
- Five future doping disqualifications, Lazutina - 1998, H. Kirvesniemi - 1998, Chepalova - 2004, Johaug 2013 ).
- One future lighter of the Olympic Flame.
