Kirsten Olson

This article is about the skater and actress. For the politician, see Kristin Olsen. For the statistician, see Kristen Olson.

Kirsten Olson
Born	(1991-10-20) October 20, 1991 Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	166 cm (5.45 ft)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Coach	Page Lipe

Kirsten Olson (born October 20, 1991) is an American former figure skater and actress. As an actress, Olson played the role of Nikki Fletcher, the 'Jumping Shrimp,' in the Disney movie Ice Princess (2005). As a figure skater, Olson placed fifth on the novice level at the 2005 United States Figure Skating Championships 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 in 2010 and UW-LaCrosse in 2014.

Competitive highlights

Event	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009
U.S. Championships	5th N.		9th J.	7th J.	13th J.
NACS Kansas City		1st J.
Midwestern Sectionals	2nd N.		3rd J.	2nd J.	3rd J.
Upper Great Lakes Regionals	3rd N.		1st J.	1st J.	3rd J.

• N = Novice level; J = Junior level

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role
2005	Ice Princess	Nikki Fletcher

External links

• Kirsten Olson at the International Skating Union
• USFSA's feature on Ice Princess
• UnseenSkaters Interview
• 2007 Nationals profile
• Tracings.net profile
• Kirsten Olson at IMDb