Lotte Kiærskou (born 23 June 1975) is a Danish former team handball player, and twice Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Kiærskou is openly lesbian. She met fellow handballer Rikke Skov as teammates for Viborg HK, and "never had any thought to keep their relationship secret." They were in a registered partnership as allowed by Danish law. but split in 2011. Lotte, now retired, she works as a teacher in a school in Viborg gave birth to the ex-couple’s two daughters (Caroline in 2006, and Anna in 2008). References External links 1975 births Living people Danish female handball players Olympic gold medalists for Denmark LGBT handball players Danish LGBT sportspeople Danish lesbians Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics People from Frederikshavn Viborg HK players Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Lesbian sportswomen Frederikshavn fI players Sportspeople from the North Jutland Region