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Curler Denise Dupont made her Olympic debut 20 years ago and is now at the Milano/Cortina Winter Games for the fifth time—something no other Danish athlete has achieved.

Denise Dupont was shadowed by security guards when she made her Olympic debut in 2006

Denise Dupont served as Denmark’s flag bearer at Friday night’s opening ceremony in Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Dolomites. Foto: Jennifer Lorenzini/Ritzau Scanpix
Denise Dupont served as Denmark’s flag bearer at Friday night’s opening ceremony in Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Dolomites. Foto: Jennifer Lorenzini/Ritzau Scanpix
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We start this article with a quiz. What do swimmers Jeanette Ottesen and Mette Jacobsen, as well as equestrian Anne van Olst, have in common with curler Denise Dupont? They are the only female Danish athletes to have participated in the Olympic Games five times, and in Dupont’s case, she is the only Danish athlete to have competed in the Winter Olympics five times.

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