Helle Simonsen is a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 curler. She plays third for Lene Nielsen

Lene Nielsen

Lene Nielsen is a Danish curler.Nielsen played in her first international events in 2004, as an alternate for the Madeleine Dupont rink. Even though she was an alternate, she played many games. At the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships, the team finished 6th and at the 2004 Ford World Women's...

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

Denise Dupont

Denise Dupont is a Danish curler. She throws third rocks for the Danish national team, skipped by Angelina Jensen....

. 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

2004 World Junior Curling Championships

The 2004 World Junior Curling Championships were held in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada from 2004-03-20 to 2004-03-28. The venue was the Colisée de Trois-Rivières.-Men's:-Playoffs:-Women's:-Playoffs:...

, when Simonsen played second for the rink (now skipped by Madeleine Dupont

Madeleine Dupont

Madeleine Dupont is a Danish curler from Hvidovre. She won the Frances Brodie Award in 2004...

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

2004 Ford World Women's Curling Championship

-Draw 2:April 17, 2004 18:30-Draw 3:April 18, 2004 12:00-Draw 4:4/18/2004 20:00-Draw 5:April 19, 2004 14:00-Draw 6:April 20, 2004 08:30-Draw 7:April 20, 2004 19:00-Draw 8:April 21, 2004 14:00...

 where they placed 8th and the 2004 European Curling Championships

2004 European Curling Championships

The 2004 European Curling Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from December 4 to 11.-Final round robin standings:-Draw 1:December 4th, 14:00-Draw 2:December 5th, 8:00-Draw 3:December 5th, 16:00-Draw 4:...

 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

2006 World Junior Curling Championships

The 2006 World Junior Curling Championships were held March 11–19, 2006 in Jeonju, South Korea.-Men's:-Playoffs:-Women's:-Playoffs:...

 and the 2007 European Curling Championships

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 entering the final....

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

2010 European Curling Championships

Gold Medal GameSaturday, December 11, 16:00Bronze Medal GameSaturday, December 11, 8:00-Group B:16 men's berths were qualified for Group B, including the teams advancing from Group C and the teams relegated from last year's A Group...

. They represented Denmark at the 2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship

2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship

-Draw 2:Saturday, March 19, 9:00am-Draw 3:Saturday, March 19, 2:00pm-Draw 4:Sunday, March 20, 2:00pm-Draw 5:Sunday, March 20, 7:00pm-Draw 6:Monday, March 21, 9:00am-Draw 7:Monday, March 21, 2:00pm...

where they played in their home country.