John Arvid Skistad (born 25 April 1968) is a retired Norwegian football defender.
Playing several seasons for Lørenskog, he joined Stabæk ahead of the 1992 season. He stayed for 11 seasons, playing 239 games in league, cup and European competitions. In 2003 he played for Moss, came out of retirement to play for Skeid in 2005, and then lowly SkÃÂ¥rer from Lørenskog in 2006.