In 1906, Martin Madshus started manufacturing skis in a barn located in Vardal, Norway.
In 1928 Madshus won its first Olympic medal, to date, no other ski manufacture has won medals in as many different Olympic cities. Increased demand for Madshus skis, led the company to move to the 1994 Olympic city of Gjøvik. A fire there in 1936, forced the company to relocate to Lillehammer.
One year after the 1972 Sapporo Olympics, Madshus relocated to its present home town of Biri, just 20 km south of Lillehammer. K2 Corp., saw great possibilities in Madshus, and acquare the ski manufacture in 1988. 2006 marks Madshus 100th anniversary, making it the Worlds Oldest Ski Company - nordic skis.
It is many years of ski manufacturing knowledge, Olympic medals from such great athletes like, Simon Slåttvik (1952), Håkon Brusveen (1960) and Thomas Alsgaard (1994, 1998, 2002) and Katerina Neumannova (2002) that has made Madshus the second largest ski manufacture in the world. Madshus looks forward to success at the Torino Olympics, and will present the Nordic world with its best ski, boot and binding program ever. Madshus - “The Cross Country Ski Company since 1906!”
Madshus history by year:
1906 Established in Vardal/Gjøvik
1936 The first glued sandwich skis
1972 Moved to Biri
1974 Fibre glass ski production
1976 Moelven Industries bought the factory
1979 Introducing doublebox consept
1987 Madshus bought Landsem
1988 K2 bought Madshus from Moelven
1989 First alpine ski production since 1964
1993 Introducing Cap skis
1994 2 gold medals in Lillehammer Olympic Winter games
1995 Madshus skis sold to 17 countries
1997 Madshus no. 2 worldwide in XC sales
1998 Nagano Olympic Winter Games gave 4 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze
1998 The alpine ski manufacturing stops. The volume of XC skis are increasing
1998 Alsgaard and Engen Vik winners of World Cup total in cross country and nordic combined
1999 World Ch.ships in Austria gave Madshus skiers 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze medals
2000 Introducing new race skating ski with sidecut and 3- dimensional top surface
2000 Manufacturing of K2 Kick Boards
2001 Introducing a new classic racing ski - 3D shaped
2002 Introducing MultiGripVario
2003 Introducing Easy Pick System
2004 WC results: No 1 - 63 times, no 2 - 39 times, no 3 - 40 times
2005 World Championship Biathlon and Cross C - 11 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze
2006 100 years Anniversary - launch of anniversary book: "Setting First Tracks"
2006 Torino Olympic 50 medals on Madshus ski and ski boots
2007 World Championship Antholz 51 medals on Madshus ski, ski boots and poles
2007 Total World Cup Winners: Michael Greis GER - Biathlon, Hannu Manninen FIN - Nordic Combined and Jerry Ahrlin SWE - Worldloppet
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