Helene Hokholt Olafsen (born 21 February 1990) is a Norwegian

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and former

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. 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.

Television appearances

In 2017, Olafsen finished as runner-up against Anders Jacobsen in the eighth season of ''Mesternes Mester,'' an

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series in which former competitive Norwegian athletes compete in various exercises with the aim of being crowned the "Master of Masters". Later that year, she won the 13th season of ''

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,'' the Norwegian version of ''

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'', alongside professional dancer Jørgen Nilsen. The pair defeated actor Cengiz Al and Mai Mentzoni in the final. 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". The song reached number one in

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in 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.

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.

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. They have two children.

References

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X Games bio
* * * 1990 births Living people Norwegian female snowboarders People from Oppegård Sportspeople from Akershus Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic snowboarders for Norway X Games competitors 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen {{Norway-snowboarding-bio-stub