Helene Olafsen

Helene Olafsen

Personal information
Born	21 February 1990 Oslo
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in) (2014)[1]
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Snowboard cross
Medal record Representing  Norway Women's Snowboarding FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009 Gangwon Snowboard Cross 2007 Arosa Snowboard Cross 2013 Stoneham Snowboard Cross X Games Medal Record 2009 Aspen Snowboard Cross 2010 Aspen Snowboard Cross 2014 Aspen Snowboard Cross

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

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.^[2]

References

• X Games bio
• Helene Olafsen at the International Ski Federation

1. Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 96.
2. Ladies' Snowboard Cross – Final results

Helene Olafsen (leading), Alexandra Jekova, Tanja Frieden, Nelly Moenne Loccoz. Telluride, 19.12.2009, Quarter Final