Kirsten Olson (born October 20, 1991) is an American former

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

and

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. As an actress, Olson played the role of Nikki Fletcher, the 'Jumping Shrimp,' in the

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movie ''

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'' (2005). As a figure skater, Olson placed fifth on the novice level at the 2005

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and came in ninth at the junior level at the 2007 Nationals. She represents the Starlight Ice Dance Club in the Twin Cities, Minnesota and is coached by Page Lipe. Though she no longer skates competitively, Olson has been coaching for the last few years. Olson graduated from

Burnsville High School Burnsville High School (BHS) is a four-year public high school in Burnsville, Minnesota, United States. Burnsville is a southern suburb about 15 miles south of Minneapolis. The school is part of Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191, which ...

in 2010 and UW-LaCrosse in 2014.

Competitive highlights

* N = Novice level; J = Junior level

Filmography

References

External links

*
USFSA's feature on Ice Princess

2007 Nationals profile

* American female single skaters American child actresses Living people 1991 births People from Burnsville, Minnesota Sportspeople from Minnesota People from Savage, Minnesota 21st-century American women {{US-figure-skating-bio-stub