Helene Olafsen

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| full_name = Helene Hokholt Olafsen

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| birth_place = Oslo, Norway

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Helene Hokholt Olafsen (born 21 February 1990) is a Norwegian television presenter and former snowboarder.

She placed tenth overall in the 2007-08 Snowboarding World Cup, and fifth in her special event boardercross, where she collected 3570 of her total 4160 points. She took her first victory in a World Cup event in March 2007, and finished fifth at the 2007 Winter X Games. She announced her retirement from snowboarding in 2016.{{Cite web |last=AS |first=TV 2 |date=2016-08-24 |title=Snowboard-utøver Helene Olafsen legger opp |url=https://www.tv2.no/sport/vintersport/snowboard-utover-helene-olafsen-legger-opp/8542202/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=TV 2 |language=nb-NO}}

Television appearances

In 2017, Olafsen finished as runner-up against Anders Jacobsen in the eighth season of Mesternes Mester, an NRK series in which former competitive Norwegian athletes compete in various exercises with the aim of being crowned the "Master of Masters".{{Cite web |date=2017-03-18 |title=Vinneren av "Mesternes mester": – Jeg blødde på leggene etterpå |url=https://www.vg.no/i/7a1lw |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=www.vg.no |language=nb}} Later that year, she won the 13th season of Skal vi danse, the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars, alongside professional dancer Jørgen Nilsen. The pair defeated actor Cengiz Al and Mai Mentzoni in the final.{{Cite web |last=AS |first=TV 2 |date=2017-11-18 |title=Helene Olafsen (27) er vinneren av Skal vi Danse: - Jeg klarer ikke å forstå det! |url=https://www.tv2.no/underholdning/helene-olafsen-27-er-vinneren-av-skal-vi-danse-jeg-klarer-ikke-a-forsta-det/9498829/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=TV 2 |language=nb-NO}} In 2021, she participated on Norges nye megahit, a series where celebrities compete against each other to create a hit song. Olafsen sang "Ludvig Daae", named after a real man who owned a slalom centre and had "strong opinions about behavior on the slalom slope".{{cite web|url=https://www.tv2.no/a/14375646/|title=Låten om ildsjelden har blitt en megahit|publisher=TV 2|last=Eliassen|first=Heather Ørbeck|language=no|date=22 November 2021|access-date=4 December 2021}} The song reached number one in Norway in December 2021.{{cite web|url=https://topplista.no/charts/singles/2021-w48/|title=VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-48|publisher=VG-lista|access-date=4 December 2021}} Ahead of the 2022 Skal vi danse: All Stars season, Olafsen was announced as the new presenter, joining Anders Hoff who had held the position since the 13th season.{{Cite web |last=AS |first=TV 2 |date=2022-08-09 |title=Helene Olafsen blir programleder for "Skal vi danse: all stars" |url=https://www.tv2.no/underholdning/skal-vi-danse/helene-olafsen-blir-programleder-for-skal-vi-danse-all-stars/14992773/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=TV 2 |language=nb-NO}}

2010 Olympics

Olafsen progressed all the way to the big final of Snowboard Cross at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished fourth. Canada's Maëlle Ricker went on to win the gold medal for the host country.{{Cite web |url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-snowboard/schedule-and-results/ladies-snowboard-cross-finals_sbw490100aj.html |title=Ladies' Snowboard Cross – Final results |access-date=18 February 2010 |archive-date=15 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415200028/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-snowboard/schedule-and-results/ladies-snowboard-cross-finals_sbw490100aj.html |url-status=dead }}

Personal life

Olafsen has been in a relationship with Skal vi danse professional dancer and former winning dance partner Jørgen Nilsen since 2017. The couple announced their engagement in 2019.{{Cite web |last=Monsen |first=Rikke |date=2019-11-01 |title=Helene Olafsen forlovet: Hyller kjæresten Jørgen Nilsen med én setning |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/12-95-3423872151 |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Nettavisen |language=no}} They have two children.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-14 |title=Slik løser de tidsklemma |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/kjendis/slik-loser-de-tidsklemma/80048617 |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=dagbladet.no |language=no}}

References

External links

[http://expn.go.com/expn/athletes/bio?id=42372 X Games bio]
{{FIS snowboarder|119779}}
{{Olympics.com profile|helene-olafsen}}
{{SR/Olympics profile|ol/helene-olafsen-1}}

Category:1990 births

Category:Living people

Category:Norwegian female snowboarders

Category:People from Oppegård

Category:Sportspeople from Akershus

Category:Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Category:Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic snowboarders for Norway

Category:X Games competitors

Category:21st-century Norwegian sportswomen