# Helene Olafsen > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Helene_Olafsen > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Helene_Olafsen.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Olafsen > Source revision: 1313588375 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Norwegian former snowboarder}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = File:Ludvig Daae and Helene Olafsen Signing Feb 2022 (cropped).jpg | headercolor = #99bdcc | full_name = Helene Hokholt Olafsen | name = Helene Olafsen | country = {{NOR}} | sport = [Snowboard cross](/source/Snowboard_cross) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|2|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Oslo](/source/Oslo), Norway | height = 168 cm (2014){{cite book |title=Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014 |year=2014 |publisher=Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |location=Norway |page=96 |url=http://www.olympiatoppen.no/om_olympiatoppen/aktuelt/media41483.media}} | weight = | pb = | website = | worldcup = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [snowboarding](/source/snowboarding) }} {{MedalCountry | {{NOR}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [World Championships](/source/FIS_Snowboarding_World_Championships) }} {{MedalGold | [2009 Gangwon](/source/FIS_Snowboarding_World_Championships_2009) | Snowboard Cross }} {{MedalBronze | [2007 Arosa](/source/FIS_Snowboarding_World_Championships_2007) | Snowboard Cross }} {{MedalBronze | [2013 Stoneham](/source/FIS_Snowboarding_World_Championships_2013) | [Snowboard Cross](/source/FIS_Snowboarding_World_Championships_2013_%E2%80%93_Women's_snowboard_cross) }} {{MedalCompetition | [Winter X Games](/source/Winter_X_Games) }} {{MedalSilver | [2009 Aspen](/source/Winter_X_Games_XIII) | Snowboard Cross }} {{MedalSilver | [2010 Aspen](/source/Winter_X_Games_XIV) | Snowboard Cross }} {{MedalBronze | [2014 Aspen](/source/Winter_X_Games_XVIII) | Snowboard Cross }} | show-medals = yes }} [[File:LG Snowboard FIS World Cup (5435318599).jpg|thumb|300px|Helene Olafsen (leading), [Alexandra Jekova](/source/Alexandra_Jekova), [Tanja Frieden](/source/Tanja_Frieden), [Nelly Moenne Loccoz](/source/Nelly_Moenne_Loccoz). Telluride, 19 December 2009, Quarter Final]] '''Helene Hokholt Olafsen''' (born 21 February 1990) is a Norwegian [television presenter](/source/television_presenter) and former [snowboarder](/source/Snowboarding). She placed tenth overall in the [2007-08 Snowboarding World Cup](/source/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](/source/Winter_X_Games_XI). 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](/source/Anders_Jacobsen_(ski_jumper)) in the eighth season of ''Mesternes Mester,'' an [NRK](/source/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](/source/Skal_vi_danse%3F),'' the Norwegian version of ''[Dancing with the Stars](/source/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](/source/%3Ano%3ANorges_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](/source/Slalom_skiing) 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](/source/TV_2_(Norway))|last=Eliassen|first=Heather Ørbeck|language=no|date=22 November 2021|access-date=4 December 2021}} The song reached number one in [Norway](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Ma%C3%ABlle_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}} In April 2025, they got married.{{Cite web |last=AS |first=TV 2 |date=2025-04-24 |title=Helene Olafsen har giftet seg |url=https://www.tv2.no/underholdning/helene-olafsen-har-giftet-seg/17675686/ |access-date=2025-06-26 |website=TV 2 |language=nb-NO}} They have two children, a son and a daughter, born in March 2020 and March 2022 respectively.{{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== {{reflist}} ==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}} {{Footer World Champions SB Snowboard Cross Women}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Olafsen, Helene}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Norwegian female snowboarders Category:People from Nordre Follo 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 {{Norway-snowboarding-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Helene Olafsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Olafsen) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Olafsen?action=history)). 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