Nordic skiing

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Nordic skiing is a winter sport that encompasses all types of skiing where the heel of the boot cannot be fixed to the ski. This includes a wide range of ski equipment and techniques such as classic and skate cross country skiing, ski jumping, biathlon, and telemark skiing. It also involves racing.

Nordic skiing Olympic events are Cross country skiing, Ski jumping, Nordic combined, and biathlon. The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a major event of these sports and happens in winter of odd-number years between Winter Olympics.

[edit] Nordic Skiing Triple Crown Winners

Below is a list of Nordic skiiers that have won at the Winter Olympics, FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and Holmenkollen events.

**Men's Nordic combined**
Winner	Country	Winter Olympics	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships	Holmenkollen
Thorleif Haug	Norway	1924	1924	1919, 1920, 1921
Johan Grøttumsbråten	Norway	1928, 1932	1926, 1928, 1931, 1932	1923, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1931
Oddbjørn Hagen	Norway	1936	1934, 1935, 1936	1932, 1934, 1935
Heikki Hasu	Finland	1948	1948, 1950	1953
Simon Slåttvik	Norway	1952	1952	1948, 1950, 1951
Sverre Stenersen	Norway	1956	1954, 1956	1955, 1956, 1959 (Tied with Gunder Gundersen in 1959.)
Georg Thoma	West Germany	1960	1960, 1966	1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
Tormod Knutsen	Norway	1964	1964	1958
Franz Keller	West Germany	1968	1968	1967
Ulrich Wehling	East Germany	1972, 1976, 1980	1972, 1974, 1976, 1980	1975, 1976, 1977
Tom Sandberg	Norway	1984	1982	1974, 1982
Bjarte Engen Vik	Norway	1998	1999, 2001	1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

**Men's ski jump**
Winner	Country	Winter Olympics	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships	Holmenkollen
Birger Ruud	Norway	1932, 1936	1931, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1948	1932
Arnfinn Bergmann	Norway	1952	1952	1952
Antti Hyvarinen	Finland	1956	1956	1956
Helmut Recknagel	East Germany	1960	1960, 1962	1957, 1960
Toralf Engan	Norway	1964	1962, 1964	1962
Vladimir Beloussov	Soviet Union	1968	1968	1968, 1970
Karl Schnabl	Austria	1976	1976	1976
Anton Innauer	Austria	1980	1980	1975
Matti Nykänen	Finland	1984, 1988	1982	1982
Kazuyoshi Funaki	Japan	1998	1999	1997
Simon Ammann	Switzerland	2002	2007	2002, 2007

**Men's 50 km**
Winner	Country	Winter Olympics	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships	Holmenkollen
Thorleif Haug	Norway	1924	1924	1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924
Nils Karlsson	Sweden	1948	1948	1947, 1951
Ole Ellefsæter	Norway	1968	1968	1967
Pål Tyldum	Norway	1972	1972	1969, 1972
Thomas Wassberg	Sweden	1984	1982	1980, 1982, 1987
Gunde Svan	Sweden	1988	1985, 1989	1986, 1990

**Men's 18 km (Length shortened to 15 km in 1950)**
Winner	Country	Winter Olympics	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships	Holmenkollen
Martin Lundstrom	Sweden	1948	1948	1948
Hallgeir Brenden	Norway	1952	1952	1952

**Men's 15 km (Holmenkollen ran 1954-85 and 1994)**
Winner	Country	Winter Olympics	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships	Holmenkollen
Hallgeir Brenden	Norway	1956	1956	1956
Eero Mäntyranta	Finland	1964	1964	1962, 1964, 1968
Harald Grønningen	Norway	1968	1968	1960, 1961
Thomas Wassberg	Sweden	1980	1980	1979, 1985
Gunde Svan	Sweden	1984	1989	1985

**Women's 10 km (Holmenkollen ran 1954-86)**
Winner	Country	Winter Olympics	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships	Holmenkollen
Ljubov Kozyreva	Soviet Union	1956	1954, 1956	1955
Klavdija Bojarskikh	Soviet Union	1964	1964, 1966	1965, 1966
Toini Gustafsson	Sweden	1968	1968	1960, 1967, 1968
Galina Kulakova	Soviet Union	1972	1972, 1974	1970, 1979
Raisa Smetanina	Soviet Union	1976	1976	1975