Holmenkollen 50 km

The Holmenkollen 50 km is an annual cross-country skiing race held at Holmenkollen National Arena in Oslo, Norway. The competition is part of the Holmenkollen Ski Festival. The 50 km distance is raced by men only as the women's equivalent is a 30 km race.

Holmenkollen 50 km
Frequencyannually
VenueHolmenkollen National Arena
Location(s)Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway
Inaugurated1898
ActivityCross-country skiing
Organised byHolmenkollen Ski Festival
Lauritz Bergendahl won the 50 km five times (1910, 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1915).
Photo: Gabrielsen, ca. 1910 (Oslo Museum / Digitalt Museum)
Oscar Gjøslien photographed during his 50 km winning race in the 1935 edition.
Photo: S. Gran (Oslo Museum / Digitalt Museum)

History

The first 50 km race in Oslo was planned to be part of Husebyrennet i 1887, but was first held in 1888. Torjus Hemmestveit won the inaugural 50 km race. 17 skiers started the race, 12 finished. The course consisted of two laps of 25 km and started at the velodrome at Majorstuen.

The next long-distance race, a 30 km, was planned to be part of Holmenkollrennene in 1898, but was cancelled due to lack of snow. 30 km races were held in 1900 and 1901, and the winners of these races are widely recognised as Holmenkollen 50 km winners. Also the winner of the 1907 edition is recognised as a winner, even though the course length was only 40 km. The first Holmenkollen 50 km race was held in 1902. The course consisted of two laps of 25 kilometres, both started and finished at Frognerseteren. For safety reasons, all skiers had to stop for a five-minute rest. These required pauses was only mandatory in the 1902 edition.

In 1905, the 50 km race was again cancelled due to lack of snow. Holmenkollrennene (later known as Holmenkollen Ski Festival) were in 1909 a part of a common arrangement with the first Norwegian Championships in cross-country skiing, and since a 30 km race was held at Lillehammer in these championships, the 50 km race in Holmenkollen was not held. The first foreign competitors at the Holmenkollen 50 km were a number of Swedes participating in 1903. The first non-Norwegian to win the race was Finnish skier Anton Collin in 1922. Tapani Niku, also from Finland, finished in second place.

In 1925 was the 50 km cancelled due to lack of snow in the days before Holmenkollrennene. Holmenkollrennene was threatened by lack of snow also in 1932, but was held two weeks after schedule. Holmenkollrennene, including the 50 km were not held during the Second World War.

Oslo arranged the World Championships in 1930, 1966, 1982 and 2011. In all the World Championships held in Oslo, the Holmenkollen 50 km was arranged as a part of the World Championships. In 1952, a separate 50 km race was held two weeks after the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. The individual races in the 1982 World Championships were a part of the 1981–82 Cross-Country World Cup, the first official World Cup season, and the Holmenkollen 50 km race has since been a part of the World Cup, with the exception in 1985 when the 50 km did not have World Cup status. The cross-country skiing events at the 2011 World Championships were not part of the World Cup, unlike the 1982 World Championships.

In the 1985–86 season, cross-country skiing started to distinguish techniques and arrange separate races in classic style and freestyle (skating). The 50 km in Holmenkollen has since been arranged in both techniques. Lack of snow hindered the Holmenkollrennene again in 1990 and 1992, which caused the 50 km to be moved to Vang. Lillehammer hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics, and no 50 km race was held in Holmenkollen that year. The Holmenkollen National Arena was reconstructed in 2009 to prepare for the 2011 World Championships and the 50 km was therefore replaced by a World Cup race in Trondheim. Since 2010, the Holmenkollen 50 km has been competed with a mass start.

Records

Lauritz Bergendahl has the three biggest winning margins in the Holmenkollen 50 km. In 1914, he won by 22 minutes 39 seconds down to Elling Rønes. The following year, Bergendahl skied 21 minutes 36 seconds faster than second-placed Embret Mellesmo. He won by 17 minutes and 15 seconds down to Truls Braathen in 1912. The smallest winning margin from races held with individual start are the two seconds between winner Veikko Hakulinen and Pavel Kolchin in 1955. In mass starts, where the winning margins often are small, the smallest winning margin is a photo finish in 2015 where Sjur Røthe won ahead of Dario Cologna even though they finished in the same time.[1]

The longest winning time for 50 km in Holmenkollen is 5 hours 33 minutes 37 seconds, when Elling Rønes won in 1906. The shortest winning time is Sjur Røthe's time in 2015: 1:54.44,9.

Alexander Bolshunov is the youngest winner of the race, aged 22 years and 68 days when winning the 2019 edition.[2]

Thorleif Haug has the most victories with six; in 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923 and 1924. Lauritz Bergendahl won five times; in 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1915. Elling Rønes won four times; 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1916. After the Second World War, five skiers have won three times each: Veikko Hakulinen won in 1952 (Olympic Games), 1953 and 1955, Sverre Stensheim won in 1959, 1960 and 1961, Oddvar Brå won in 1975, 1979 and 1981, Thomas Wassberg won in 1980, 1982 and 1987, and Vegard Ulvang won in 1989, 1991 and 1992.

Multiple winners
Thorleif Haug won the 50 km a record six times (1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923 og 1924).
Veikko Hakulinen is the first non-Norwegian to win the 50 km three times.

The following skiers have won the Holmenkollen 50 km at least twice.

Multiple winners of the Holmenkollen 50 km
Skier Total Editions
 Thorleif Haug (NOR) 6 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924
 Lauritz Bergendahl (NOR) 5 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915
 Elling Rønes (NOR) 4 1906, 1907, 1908, 1916
 Oddvar Brå (NOR) 3 1975, 1979, 1981
 Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) 3 1952, 1953, 1955
 Sverre Stensheim (NOR) 3 1959, 1960, 1961
 Vegard Ulvang (NOR) 3 1989, 1991, 1992
 Thomas Wassberg (SWE) 3 1980, 1982, 1987
 Alexander Bolshunov (RUS) 2 2019, 2020
 Paul Braaten (NOR) 2 1900, 1901
 Gerhard Grimmer (GDR) 2 1970, 1971
 Karl Hovelsen (NOR) 2 1902, 1903
 Nils Karlsson (SWE) 2 1947, 1951
 Petter Northug (NOR) 2 2010, 2011
 Alexey Prokurorov (RUS) 2 1993, 1998
 Assar Rönnlund (SWE) 2 1962, 1968
 Anders Södergren (SWE) 2 2006, 2008
 Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) 2 2016, 2017
 Gunde Svan (SWE) 2 1986, 1990
 Arto Tiainen (FIN) 2 1964, 1965
 Pål Tyldum (NOR) 2 1969, 1972
 Sven Utterström (SWE) 2 1929, 1930
 Andrus Veerpalu (EST) 2 2003, 2005

Results

The distance is 50 km unless otherwise noted. The 1888 50 km race was a part of Husebyrennet, but is included in this list for completeness reasons.

Date Course / technique Winner Second Third Type
7 February 1888 Torjus Hemmestveit Peder Eliassen Nils Kamphaug Husebyrennet
1898 30 km Cancelled due to lack of snow Holmenkollrennene
7 February 1900 30 km Paul Braaten Gustav Bye Johs. Bentzen Holmenkollrennene
6 February 1901 30 km Paul Braaten Halvard Hansen Thorvald Moestue Holmenkollrennene
5 February 1902 Karl Hovelsen Paul Braaten Halvard Hansen Holmenkollrennene
4 February 1903 55 km[3] Karl Hovelsen Per Andreassen Karl Sonerud Holmenkollrennene, the Nordic Games
10 February 1904 Per Bakken Per Andreassen Otto Rønningen Holmenkollrennene
1905 Cancelled due to lack of snow Holmenkollrennene
8 March 1906 Elling Rønes Helenus Bakken Per Bakken Holmenkollrennene
28 February 1907 40 km Elling Rønes Jens Skjærbæk Andreas Udbye Holmenkollrennene
20. February 1908 47.8 km Elling Rønes Olav Bjaaland Jens Skjærbæk Holmenkollrennene
1909 Not held Holmenkollrennene
17 February 1910 Lauritz Bergendahl Truls Braathen Arne Hallén Holmenkollrennene
2 March 1911 Truls Braathen Embret Mellesmo Elling Rønes Holmenkollrennene
29 February 1912 Lauritz Bergendahl Truls Braathen Andreas Vesterhaug Holmenkollrennene
27 February 1913 Lauritz Bergendahl Johan Kristoffersen Embret Mellesmo Holmenkollrennene
26 February 1914 Lauritz Bergendahl Elling Rønes Anders Brännkärr Holmenkollrennene
25 February 1915 Lauritz Bergendahl Embret Mellesmo Anders Brännkärr Holmenkollrennene
24 February 1916 Elling Rønes Ingvar Langlien Johan Skjærbæk Holmenkollrennene
22 February 1917 Ingvar Langlien Elling Rønes Amund Vanvik Holmenkollrennene
21 February 1918 Thorleif Haug G. Johanson Henning Isaksson Holmenkollrennene
27 February 1919 Thorleif Haug Ingvar Langlien Henning Isaksson Holmenkollrennene
19 February 1920 Thorleif Haug Johan Grøttumsbråten Torkel Persson Holmenkollrennene
17 February 1921 Thorleif Haug Thoralf Strømstad Johan Grøttumsbråten Holmenkollrennene
23 February 1922 Anton Collin Tapani Niku Hagbart Haakonsen Holmenkollrennene
22 February 1923 Thorleif Haug Harald Økern Thoralf Strømstad Holmenkollrennene
21 February 1924 Thorleif Haug Ole Hegge Jon Mårdalen Holmenkollrennene
1925 Cancelled due to lack of snow Holmenkollrennene
24 February 1926 Olav Kjelbotn Ole Hegge Ole Stenen Holmenkollrennene
2 March 1927 Henry Gjøslien Ole Hegge Lars Lørdahl Holmenkollrennene
29 February 1928 Martti Lappalainen Kristian Hovde Hagbart Haakonsen Holmenkollrennene
27 February 1929 Sven Utterström Arne Rustadstuen Per-Erik Hedlund Holmenkollrennene
3 March 1930 Sven Utterström Arne Rustadstuen Adiel Paananen 1930 World Championships
25 February 1931 Ole Stenen Kolbjørn Sevre Oscar Aas Haugen Holmenkollrennene
15 March 1932 Gjermund Muruåsen Olav Lian Oscar Gjøslien Holmenkollrennene
1 March 1933 Sigurd Vestad Annar Ryen Konrad Nordfjellmark Holmenkollrennene
5 March 1934 Kalle Heikkinen Lars Bergendahl Trygve Brodahl Holmenkollrennene
27 February 1935 Oscar Gjøslien John Johnsen Per Samuelshaug Holmenkollrennene
26 February 1936 Per Sætermyrmoen Andreas Hverven Valmari Toikka[4] Holmenkollrennene
24 February 1937 Per Samuelshaug Nils Englund Oscar Gjøslien Holmenkollrennene
7 March 1938 Pekka Niemi Pekka Vanninen Oscar Gjøslien Holmenkollrennene
6 March 1939 Sven Edin Lars Bergendahl Mauritz Brännström Holmenkollrennene
28 February 1940 Lars Bergendahl Annar Ryen Arthur Häggblad Holmenkollrennene
1941–1945 Not held due to World War II Holmenkollrennene
27 February 1946 Arve Ulseth Thorleif Vangen Leif Haugen Holmenkollrennene
26 February 1947 Nils Karlsson Arthur Herrdin Martin Jære Holmenkollrennene
3 March 1948 Harald Eriksson Hallvard Eggset Lennart Berg Holmenkollrennene
2 March 1949 Nils Östensson Sigvard Jonsson Harald Maartmann Holmenkollrennene
1 March 1950 Anders Törnqvist Harald Maartmann Gunnar Karlsson Holmenkollrennene
24 February 1951 Nils Karlsson Eero Kolehmainen Magnar Estenstad Holmenkollrennene
20 February 1952 Veikko Hakulinen Eero Kolehmainen Magnar Estenstad 1952 Winter Olympics
8 March 1952 Magnar Estenstad Edvin Landsem Harald Maartmann Holmenkollrennet
28 February 1953 Veikko Hakulinen Martti Lautala Arvo Viitanen Holmenkollrennet
6 March 1954 Martin Stokken Sixten Jernberg Eero Kolehmainen Holmenkollrennet
5 March 1955 Veikko Hakulinen Pavel Kolchin Viktor Baranov Holmenkollrennet
25 February 1956 Arvo Viitanen Hallgeir Brenden Erling Bjørn Holmenkollrennet
2 March 1957 Eero Kolehmainen Veikko Hakulinen Martin Stokken Holmenkollrennet
15 March 1958 Pavel Kolchin Eljas Koistinen Hallgeir Brenden Holmenkollrennet
7 March 1959 Sverre Stensheim Eero Kolehmainen Veikko Räsänen Holmenkollrennet
19 March 1960 Sverre Stensheim Oddmund Jensen Ingmund Holtås Holmenkollrennet
11 March 1961 Sverre Stensheim Hallgeir Brenden Sture Grahn Holmenkollrennet
17 March 1962 Assar Rönnlund Reidar Hjermstad Raimo Hämälainen Holmenkollrennet
16 March 1963 Ragnar Persson Einar Østby Ole Ellefsæter Holmenkollrennet
14 March 1964 Arto Tiainen Sixten Jernberg Gjermund Eggen Holmenkollrennet
13 March 1965 Arto Tiainen Ole Ellefsæter Raimo Hämälainen Holmenkollrennet
26 February 1966 Gjermund Eggen Arto Tiainen Eero Mäntyranta 1966 World Championships
4 March 1967 Ole Ellefsæter Arto Tiainen Odd Martinsen Holmenkollrennene
16 March 1968 Assar Rönnlund Pål Tyldum Gjermund Eggen Holmenkollrennene
15 March 1969 Pål Tyldum Johs. Harviken Magne Myrmo Holmenkollrennene
14 March 1970 Gerhard Grimmer Pål Tyldum Hannu Taipale Holmenkollrennene
13 March 1971 Gerhard Grimmer Lars-Arne Bölling Lennart Pettersson Holmenkollrennene
11 March 1972 Pål Tyldum Lars-Arne Bölling Ole Ellefsæter Holmenkollrennene
17 March 1973 Juha Mieto Oddvar Brå Pål Tyldum Holmenkollrennene
9 March 1974 Magne Myrmo Ivar Formo Juha Mieto Holmenkollrennene
8 March 1975 Oddvar Brå Ivar Formo Magne Myrmo Holmenkollrennene
13 March 1976 Sven-Åke Lundbäck Juha Mieto Arto Koivisto Holmenkollrennene
12 March 1977 Thomas Magnuson Ivar Formo Juha Mieto Holmenkollrennene
11 March 1978 Matti Pitkänen Magne Myrmo Juhani Repo Holmenkollrennene
10 March 1979 Oddvar Brå Per Knut Aaland Thomas Wassberg Holmenkollrennene
15 March 1980 Thomas Wassberg Per Knut Aaland Jan Lindvall Holmenkollrennene
14 March 1981 Oddvar Brå Alexander Zavyalov Ove Aunli Holmenkollrennene
27 February 1982 Thomas Wassberg Yuriy Burlakov Lars Erik Eriksen 1982 World Championships/World Cup
12 March 1983 Asko Autio Per Knut Aaland Gunde Svan World Cup
10 March 1984 Tor Håkon Holte Vladimir Sakhnov Gunde Svan World Cup
16 March 1985 Geir Holte Arild Monsen Per Knut Aaland Holmenkollrennene[5]
15 March 1986 Classic Gunde Svan Torgny Mogren Vegard Ulvang World Cup
21 March 1987 Classic Thomas Wassberg Per Knut Aaland Thomas Eriksson World Cup
19 March 1988 Freestyle Pierre Harvey Silvano Barco Maurilio De Zolt World Cup
4 March 1989 Freestyle Vegard Ulvang Holger Bauroth Torgny Mogren World Cup
17 March 1990 Freestyle Gunde Svan Torgny Mogren Alfred Runggaldier World Cup, held at Vang
16 March 1991 Classic Vegard Ulvang Harri Kirvesniemi Sture Sivertsen World Cup
14 March 1992 Classic Vegard Ulvang Mikhail Botvinov Luboš Buchta World Cup, held at Vang
13 March 1993 Classic Alexey Prokurorov Gudmund Skjeldal Sture Sivertsen World Cup
1994 Not held (1994 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer)
11 February 1995 Classic Vladimir Smirnov Alexey Prokurorov Mikhail Botvinov World Cup
16 March 1996 Classic Erling Jevne Krister Sørgård Anders Bergström World Cup
15 March 1997 Freestyle Pietro Piller Cottrer Tor-Arne Hetland Bjørn Dæhlie World Cup
14 March 1998 Classic Alexey Prokurorov Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Bjørn Dæhlie World Cup
20 March 1999 Freestyle Mikhail Botvinov Bjørn Dæhlie Christian Hoffmann World Cup
11 March 2000 Classic Harri Kirvesniemi Mikhail Ivanov Mikhail Botvinov World Cup
10 March 2001 Classic Per Elofsson Anders Aukland Frode Estil World Cup
16 March 2002 Freestyle Thomas Alsgaard Kristen Skjeldal Pietro Piller Cottrer World Cup
8 March 2003 Classic Andrus Veerpalu Anders Aukland Andrey Noutrikhin World Cup
28 February 2004 Freestyle René Sommerfeldt Fulvio Valbusa Lukáš Bauer World Cup
12 March 2005 Classic Andrus Veerpalu Jens Filbrich Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset World Cup
11 March 2006 Freestyle Anders Södergren Giorgio Di Centa Tom Reichelt World Cup
17 March 2007 Classic Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Tobias Angerer Frode Estil World Cup
8 March 2008 Freestyle Anders Södergren Lukáš Bauer Remo Fischer World Cup
2009 Not held, reconstruction of the Holmenkollen National Arena
13 March 2010 Freestyle, mass start Petter Northug Pietro Piller Cottrer Vincent Vittoz World Cup
6. March 2011 Freestyle, mass start Petter Northug Maxim Vylegzhanin Tord Asle Gjerdalen 2011 World Championships
10 March 2012 Classic, mass start Eldar Rønning Dario Cologna Martin Johnsrud Sundby World Cup
16 March 2013 Freestyle, mass start Alexander Legkov Martin Johnsrud Sundby Ilia Chernousov World Cup
8 March 2014 Classic, mass start Daniel Rickardsson Martin Johnsrud Sundby Alexander Legkov World Cup
14 March 2015 Freestyle, mass start Sjur Røthe Dario Cologna Martin Johnsrud Sundby World Cup
6 February 2016 Classic, mass start Martin Johnsrud Sundby Niklas Dyrhaug Maxim Vylegzhanin World Cup
11 March 2017 Classic, mass start Martin Johnsrud Sundby Iivo Niskanen Alexander Bessmertnykh World Cup
10 March 2018 Freestyle, mass start Dario Cologna Martin Johnsrud Sundby Maxim Vylegzhanin World Cup
9 March 2019 Classic, mass start Alexander Bolshunov Maxim Vylegzhanin Andrey Larkov World Cup
8 March 2020 Classic, mass start Alexander Bolshunov Simen Hegstad Krüger Emil Iversen World Cup
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See also

Sources
  • Jakob Vaage, Tom Kristensen: Holmenkollen – Historien og resultatene. De norske Bokklubbene, Stabekk 1992. ISBN 82-525-1678-5 (p. 191-205 og 247-259, digitalised by Nasjonalbiblioteket)
  • Foreningen til Ski-Idrættens Fremme gjennem 50 år 1883-1933. Dybwad, Oslo 1933 (s. 32-34, 52, 54-86, 236-238, digitalised by Nasjonalbiblioteket)
  • Erling Ranheim (red.): Norske skiløpere - Skihistorisk oppslagsverk i 5 bind - Østlandet Sør. Skiforlaget - Erling Ranheim, Oslo 1956 (p. 38-39 og 120, digitalised by Nasjonalbiblioteket)
  • FIS: Resultater (accessed 15 March 2015)

References
  1. "NRK: – Oi! Var jeg først, eller?". www.nrk.no. NRK. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. "Clean sweep! - Russian skiers oust Norwegian hosts to claim all podium places in World Cup marathon". www.rt.com. RT. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. The Minneapolis journal: Big Carnival of Winter Sports at Holmenkollen - Results of the Events (p. 15, 21 February 1903, archived at Library of Congress)
  4. From different sources referred to as Toikka, A. Toikka and V. Toikka, probably Valmari Toikka
  5. 50 km did not have World Cup status this year
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