Women
NOR
Julie Nistad Samsonsen
NOR- Date of birth05 Apr 2000
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownBergen
- Place of birthBergen
- Start skating / Club She took up the sport at age nine in Bergen, Norway. / Fana IL: Bergen, NOR
- HobbiesTravel, sports, hiking, spending time with friends and family. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
- LanguagesEnglish, Norwegian, Spanish
- Other nameJules, Jolle (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
- CoachJeremy Wotherspoon [national], CAN
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Don't think, just do it." (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
Canadian speed skater Jeremy Wotherspoon. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
She was troubled by knee problems during the 2021/22 season. In April 2022 she underwent surgery after an MRI showed a fluid-filled cyst had formed in the middle of the patellar tendon in both knees. (fanavarden.no, 13 Aug 2022)
In March 2022 she injured her shoulder. (Instagram profile, 16 Mar 2022)
Her training was disrupted for six weeks between September and October 2018 due to patellar tendinitis in her knee. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
In 2017 she suffered from osteochondritis dissecans in her knee. The condition involves bone damage underneath the cartilage of a joint due to lack of blood flow. She underwent surgery in mid-2017 and was sidelined until January 2018. (Instagram profile, 04 Jan 2021; Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
In March 2022 she injured her shoulder. (Instagram profile, 16 Mar 2022)
Her training was disrupted for six weeks between September and October 2018 due to patellar tendinitis in her knee. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
In 2017 she suffered from osteochondritis dissecans in her knee. The condition involves bone damage underneath the cartilage of a joint due to lack of blood flow. She underwent surgery in mid-2017 and was sidelined until January 2018. (Instagram profile, 04 Jan 2021; Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
To win gold at the Olympic Winter Games and the world championships. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
She was offered the opportunity to train in skating at school.
Jeremy Wotherspoon [national], CAN
