A l’occasion de notre questionnaire posé aux grands champions étrangers, www.ski-nordique.net publiera exceptionnellement les réponses en anglais avec si besoin une traduction Française.
Name ? First name ? Age ? Size ? Weight ?
Helena Ekholm, soon 27 years, 173 cm, 60 kg
Where do you live ?
Östersund, Sweden
The top of your season ?
World Championship-gold in individual
The flop of your season ?
The sprint in Holmenkollen
Who are your sponsors ?
Fischer, Leki, XL-Bygg, Fiskarhedenvillan, Fjällbrynt, Sollefteå kommun, Internetmedia, Hello Sweden
The best race of your life ?
The individual in Khanty Mansisyk on the WCH 2011.
Your main character trait ?
Disciplined and stubborn , (disciplinée et têtue)
Your major flaw ?
Hard to get satisfied, (jamais satisfaite)
Your motto ? (ta devise)
What doesn't kill makes you stronger ! (Ce qui ne tue pas te rend plus forte)
Your biggest fear ? (Ta plus grande peur)
Snakes and heights (Les serpents et la hauteur)
What would you like to change in your physique ?
I would like some more confidence. (Je souhaiterais avoir plus confiance en moi)
What would you like to change in your sport ?
Harder punishment for those you get caught in doping controls. (punitions plus sévères pour les dopes)
How many true friends ?
Enough (assez)
With whom you will never go on vacation ?
Wolfgang Pichler, he would talk me to death ! (visiblement Helena ne regrette pas son ex-entraineur qui l’aura tant de fois fait souffrir, mais au fond d’elle-même elle sait ce qu’elle lui doit)
Your last three SMS sent? and received ?
Wrote to my sister Jenny, got one back and wrote her again.
Your favorite sportsman or sportswoman (any sport) ?
Usain Bolt and Carolina Klüft
The last movie you saw at the cinema ?
It was so long ago that I don't remember.
The music you love ?
Nothing special
What is a perfect saturday night for you ?
Good food, some wine, some candy and my husband. (bonne nourriture, bon vin, des sucreries et mon mari )
Your favorite hobbies ?
Home decorating and spending times with family and friends.
The dish that you love to cook ?
I don't love to cook but I love to eat my husband’s risotto with a nice piece of elkmeat (un risotto avec de la viande de wapiti)
What is the perfect and ideal gift for you ?
Take me to a nice restaurant and give me a pair of shoes
What is perfect happiness ?
To sleep long in the morning
Your last vacation ?
Mexico in april
Your first car ?
An audi that i called "Pärlan" (the pearl)
Your life after your sports career ?
Hopefully still a lot of fun
What are your goals for next season ?
To win the overall world cup and to take two medals at the world championship
Last question : Are you able to write something in french for the fans of www.ski-nordique.net ?
No, I don't know any french at all...