The Norwegian Skating Association ( no, Norges Skøyteforbund, NSF) is the main skating authoritative body in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. It oversees

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figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

, short track speed skating on ice, and more recently inline and

roller skating Roller skating is the act of traveling on surfaces with roller skates. It is a recreational activity, a sport, and a form of transportation. Roller rinks and skate parks are built for roller skating, though it also takes place on streets, sid ...

. The Norwegian Skating Association was founded on 27 February 1893 and currently has about 7,000 members. It is a member of the

Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports ( no, Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité; NIF) is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in No ...

, the

International Skating Union The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Net ...

(ISU), and Federation International de Roller Skating (FIRS). The NSA publishes a magazine named ''Skøytesport''.

Past presidents

This is a list of former presidents of the Norwegian Skating Association: *1893–1894 : Hans Ditlev Alexander Fabricius *1894–1895 : Arthur Motzfeldt *1895–1896 : Peder Bredo Brodersen *1896–1897 : Hans Ditlev Alexander Fabricius *1897–1898 : Arthur Motzfeldt *1898–1900 : Henrik Olsen Biørn Homan *1900–1901 : Arthur Motzfeldt *1901–1902 : Olaf Norseng *1902–1903 : Arthur Motzfeldt *1903–1903 :

Karl Ingvar Nandrup Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austria ...

*1903–1904 : Arthur Motzfeldt *1904–1906 : Ivar Hellesnes *1906–1907 : Christopher Fougner *1907–1908 : Arthur Motzfeldt *1908–1911 : Aksel Gresvig *1911–1915 : Ludvig Albert Thue *1915–1916 : Aksel Gresvig *1916–1918 : Andreas Claussen *1918–1919 : Knut Ørn Meinich *1919–1922 : Andreas Claussen *1922–1925 : Knut Ørn Meinich *1925–1926 : Ivar Hellesnes *1926–1927 :

Yngvar Bryn Yngvar Bryn (17 December 1881 – 30 April 1947) was a Norwegian track and field athlete and pairs figure skater who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium. At just ...

*1927–1929 : Anders Melteig *1929–1931 :

Kristian Strøm Kristian Strøm (24 December 1892 – 10 November 1980) was a Norwegian speedskater. He set a world record in 5000 m in 1917, when he improved Oscar Mathisen's previous record in Trondheim. This record lasted four years, until it was beaten by H ...

*1931–1931 : Oskar Viktor Olsen *1931–1932 : Anders Melteig *1932–1937 : Gerhard Karlsen *1937–1938 : Magnus Johansen *1938–1940 : Henning August Olsen *1940–1940 : Ole Nils Tveter *1940–1945 :

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*1945–1946 : Ole Nils Tveter *1946–1949 : Reidar Gudmundsen *1949–1952 : Oskar Viktor Olsen *1952–1954 : Harald Halvorsen *1954–1956 : Nils W. Simensen *1956–1961 :

Armand Carlsen Armand Henning Carlsen (20 October 1905 – 8 May 1969) was a Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics. In 1928 he finished fifth in the 5000 metres event. He also started in the abandoned 10000 metres competition. H ...

*1961–1965 :

Georg Krog Georg Philip Hertzberg Krog (2 July 1915 – 3 August 1991) was a Norwegian Olympic speed skater and lawyer. Early life Krog was born in Bergen, and was a great-grandson of Hans Jensen Krog. Career He received a silver medal at the 1 ...

*1965–1966 :

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*1966–1969 :

Willy Reisvang Willy Reisvang (23 May 1923 – 17 February 2001) was a Norwegian sports official. He chaired the club Oslo SK from 1958 to 1962, 1963 to 1966 and 1972 to 1976. From 1966 to 1969 he was the president of the Norwegian Skating Association. He was a b ...

*1969–1973 :

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*1973–1975 :

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*1975–1977 : Hroar Elvenes *1977–1979 : Martin Holtung *1979–1981 :

Børre Rognlien Børre Rognlien (born 26 December 1944) is a Norwegian sports official and politician for the Conservative Party. He started his career as a journalist and military officer. He is best known for administrating speed skating, and as a politician ...

*1981–1985 :

Tore Bernt Ramton Tore Bernt Ramton (18 October 1945 – 20 September 2010) was a Norwegian sports official. From 1981 to 1985 he was the president of the Norwegian Skating Association. From 1987 he was a referee in speed skating European Championships, World Champ ...

*1985–1986 :

Bjørn Ruud Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less oft ...

*1986–1990 :

Rune Gerhardsen Rune Gerhardsen (13 June 1946 – 4 September 2021) was a Norwegian politician, representing the Norwegian Labour Party, and sports leader at Norwegian Skating Association representing Aktiv SK. Biography Gerhardsen was a son of Werna and ...

*1990–1997 :

Odd Pedersen Odd means unpaired, occasional, strange or unusual, or a person who is viewed as eccentric. Odd may also refer to: Acronym * ODD (Text Encoding Initiative) ("One Document Does it all"), an abstracted literate-programming format for describing X ...

*1997–1999 : Terje Andersen *1999–2001 :

Finn Arne Bakke The word Finn (''pl.'' Finns) usually refers to a member of the majority Balto-Finnic ethnic group of Finland, or to a person from Finland. Finn may also refer to: Places * Finn Lake, Minnesota, United States * Finn Township, Logan County, Nor ...

*2001–2003 :

*2003–2007 : Terje Andersen *2007–2008 : Stein Rohde-Hanssen *2008–2013 : Vibecke Sørensen *2013–2017 :

*2017–present :

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References

External links

Official site
Speed skating in Norway

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1893 establishments in Norway Organisations based in Oslo

Figure skating in Norway Sports organizations established in 1893 National members of the International Skating Union {{Norway-org-stub