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.
Monique van der Velden | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Netherlands |
Born | 1973 Badhoevedorp |
Former coach | Corrie Broweleit |
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]
International | |||||
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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 |