Kristin Fridtun

Kristin Fridtun (born 9 November 1987) is a Norwegian writer, author and former ski jumper who represented Elverum Hopp.

Kristin Fridtun

Biography

Fridtun grew up in Elverum.[1] She has two national bronze medals, on snow and artificial (unofficial), from 2003. In the unofficial women's class at the Junior World Championships in Stryn in 2004, she was on the Norwegian team which won the team competition, and she finished 11th in the individual rankings. At the Women's Ski Jumping Week in 2004, she finished joint 17th. In March 2006, she took part in two round of the Continental Cup in Vikersund normal hill and Våler in Hedmark, her 24th and 23rd places gave her 49th place overall for the 2005/06 season.

Fridtun lives in Bergen. She has a master's degree in Norse philology from NTNU, and is a columnist in the Nynorsk newspaper Dag og Tid.

Fridtun identifies as gay and as a transperson.[2]

Bibliography
  • Norsk etymologisk oppkok – Du veit ikkje kva du snakkar om. Published 2012
  • Nynorsk for dumskallar. Published 2013
  • Kjønn og ukjønn, prose, Published 2015

References
  1. Normannsen, Sølvi Waterloo (2 November 2010). "Veien til nynorsk går nå via iTunes". universitetsavisa.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ALEXANDERSEN, FRIDA (21 March 2012). "Kjønnsrollespill | Under Dusken". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

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