birth_place skip medaltemplates lead alternate birth_date second third article_title name
hvidovre , denmark lene nielsen curling maria poulsen mette de neergaard 7 september 1984 jeanne ellegaard '' ` helle simonsen '' ' helle simonsen -lrb- curler -rrb-
 helle simonsen
helle simonsen -lrb- curler -rrb-

helle simonsen -lrb- born september 7 , 1984 in hvidovre -rrb- is a danish curler .
she plays third for lene nielsen .
in 2001 , she represented denmark for the first time , playing third for denise dupont .
the team qualified for the 2001 world junior curling championships , where they finished 9th .
the did not manage to qualify again until the 2004 world junior curling championships , when simonsen played second for the rink -lrb- now skipped by madeleine dupont .
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 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 and the 2007 european curling championships .
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 where they played in their home country .
