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

speed skating Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marath ...

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. 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 Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...

*1895–1896 : Peder Bredo Brodersen *1896–1897 : Hans Ditlev Alexander Fabricius *1897–1898 :

*1898–1900 : Henrik Olsen Biørn Homan *1900–1901 :

*1901–1902 : Olaf Norseng *1902–1903 :

*1903–1903 :

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*1903–1904 :

*1904–1906 :

Ivar Hellesnes Ivar (Old Norse ''Ívarr'') is a Scandinavian masculine given name. Another variant of the name is Iver, which is more common in Norway. The Old Norse name has several possible etymologies. In North Germanic phonology, several of the elements c ...

*1906–1907 :

Christopher Fougner Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει ...

*1907–1908 :

*1908–1911 :

Aksel Gresvig Aksel Gresvig OBE (16 August 1876 – 16 December 1958) was a Norwegian track cyclist, sports administrator and businessman. He started a bicycle shop in Oslo in 1901, which later developed into the largest chain of sports shops in Scandinavia. ...

*1911–1915 :

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*1915–1916 :

*1916–1918 :

Andreas Claussen Andreas Claussen (4 July 1883 – 24 October 1957) was a Norwegian barrister, civil servant and politician for the Liberal Party. Early life and career He was born in Trondheim as the son of hotelier Peter Albert Claussen (1854–1920) and Cecili ...

*1918–1919 :

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*1919–1922 :

*1922–1925 :

*1925–1926 :

*1926–1927 : Yngvar Bryn *1927–1929 :

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*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 :

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*1931–1932 :

*1932–1937 :

Gerhard Karlsen Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–19 ...

*1937–1938 : Magnus Johansen *1938–1940 :

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*1940–1940 : Ole Nils Tveter *1940–1945 :

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*1945–1946 : Ole Nils Tveter *1946–1949 :

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*1949–1952 :

*1952–1954 : Harald Halvorsen *1954–1956 : Nils W. Simensen *1956–1961 : Armand Carlsen *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 : Roald Vatn *1966–1969 : Willy Reisvang *1969–1973 : Olaf Poulsen (Norway), Olaf Poulsen *1973–1975 : Kjell Trystad *1975–1977 : Hroar Elvenes *1977–1979 : Martin Holtung *1979–1981 : Børre Rognlien *1981–1985 : Tore Bernt Ramton *1985–1986 : Bjørn Ruud *1986–1990 : Rune Gerhardsen *1990–1997 : Odd Pedersen *1997–1999 : Terje Andersen *1999–2001 : Finn Arne Bakke *2001–2003 : Rune Gerhardsen *2003–2007 : Terje Andersen *2007–2008 : Stein Rohde-Hanssen *2008–2013 : Vibecke Sørensen *2013–2017 : Rune Gerhardsen *2017–present : Mona Adolfsen

References

External links

Official site
Speed skating in Norway Sports organisations of Norway, Skating Sports governing bodies in Norway, Skating 1893 establishments in Norway Organisations based in Oslo National governing bodies for ice skating, Norway Figure skating in Norway Sports organizations established in 1893 National members of the International Skating Union {{Norway-org-stub