Helene Marie Fossesholm (born 31 May 2001) is a Norwegian
cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
who competes for Eiker Skiklubb. She has won a total of three gold medals at the
FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships is an annual nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The Junior World Championships was started in 1977 and was first hosted in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland. The Juni ...
, and won her first podium in the World Cup, finishing second in
Rukatunturi
Rukatunturi ( fi, Ruka) is a high fell and a ski resort in Kuusamo, Finland. Apart from downhill skiing, there are over 500 km of cross-country skiing tracks. Also snowmobiles can be rented to enjoy some of the area's 600 km of snow ...
, Finland, in November 2020. Besides skiing she has also competed in
mountain bike racing
Mountain bike racing (shortened MTB or ATB racing) is the competitive cycle sport discipline of mountain biking held on off-road terrain. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) recognised the discipline relatively late in 1990, when it sanctioned ...
and has a bronze medal from the junior cross-country race at the
2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
The 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships was held in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, from August 28 to September 1, 2019. This was the 30th edition of the most prestigious mountain bike UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, event on the calendar, ...
.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
World Championships
* 1 medal – (1 gold)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
* 2 podiums – (1 , 1 )
Team podiums
* 1 victory – (1 )
* 2 podiums – (2 )
References
External links
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2001 births
Living people
Norwegian female cross-country skiers
People from Øvre Eiker
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway
Sportspeople from Viken (county)
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