| Monique van der Velden | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 1973 Badhoevedorp |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Netherlands |
Monique van der Velden (born 1973)[2][3] is a Dutch former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time Dutch national champion (1993–95)[4] and reached the free skate at the 1995 European Championships in Dortmund, Germany.
Van der Velden is from Badhoevedorp.[2] She began skating at age nine.[5] She was coached by Corrie Broweleit.[6]
In 2006, she was paired with a Belgian TV presenter, Staf Coppens, on Dancing on Ice (Netherlands and Belgium). The two were named as the champions.[7] She married Coppens on 20 September 2014.[8] They have two children, Beau (born in February 2008) and Nora (born in December 2009).[7]
Competitive highlights
| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 |
| Worlds | 35th | 30th | |||
| Europeans | 35th | 22nd | |||
| Junior Worlds | FNR | ||||
| National[4] | |||||
| Dutch Champ. | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| FNR: Did not reach free skate | |||||
References
- ↑ KNSB (23 February 2020). "Basic Novice Pairs". CHALLENGE CUP 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- 1 2 "Zes Nederlanders naar EK kunstrijden" [Six Dutch competitors at the European Figure Skating Championships]. Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (in Dutch). Leidsch Dagblad. 16 January 1995. p. 21.
- ↑ Van der Velden at hollandmeetserb.nl
- 1 2 "Historie" (PDF). Schaatsen.nl. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "De coaches". ketnet.be. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "Bonaly verlengt abonnement op Europese titel". de Volkskrant. 6 February 1995.
- 1 2 Vanhooren, Eric (18 March 2010). "Staf Coppens & Monique van der Velden zijn superblije ouders uitkijkend naar "Energia"!". mediawatchers.be. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "Staf Coppens getrouwd" [Staf Coppens is married] (in Dutch). showbizzsite.be. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
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