Helle Simonsen (born 7 September 1984 in

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) is a

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curler.

Career

In 2001, she represented Denmark for the first time, playing third for

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. The team qualified for the

2001 World Junior Curling Championships The 2001 World Junior Curling Championships were held at The Ice Sheet at Ogden in Ogden, Utah, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primari ...

, where they finished 9th. They did not manage to qualify again until the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships, when Simonsen played second for the rink (now skipped by

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. Denmark finished 6th. That same year, they represented Denmark at the 2004 Ford World Women's Curling Championship where they placed 8th and the

2004 European Curling Championships The 2004 European Curling Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from December 4 to 11. Men's A tournament Final round robin standings Draws =Draw 1= ''December 4th, 14:00'' =Draw 2= ''December 5th, 8:00'' =Draw 3= ''December ...

where they placed 8th as well. Simonsen would then join up with Nielsen. She found some success with her new rink, winning bronze medals at the

2006 World Junior Curling Championships The 2006 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 11 to 19 in Jeonju, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula ...

and the

2007 European Curling Championships The 2007 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Füssen, Germany December 1-8, 2007. Scotland, skipped by David Murdoch, won the gold medal by beating Norway's Thomas Ulsrud 5-3 in the final. Norway had not lost a single game enteri ...

. They did not return to an international event until 2010 when they finished in 5th at the 2010 European Curling Championships. They represented Denmark at the

2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship The 2011 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as Capital One World Women's Curling Championship 2011 for sponsorship reasons) was held in Esbjerg, Denmark at the Granly Hockey Arena from March 19–27, 2011. The Swedish rink skipped by Anett ...

where they played in their home country. In February 2016, it was announced that Simonsen, who suffers from

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, had tested positive for banned substances (5aAdiol and 5bAdiol) she took as a hormonal remedy as a pregnancy aid. As a result, she did not play with her team at the

2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship The 2016 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship presented by Meridian for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 19 to 27 at the Credit Union iPlex in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Team ...

. She was ultimately given a 15 month ban, beginning from the date she tested positive in February 2016.

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