Monique van der Velden

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

Monique van der Velden (born 1973)[1][2] is a Dutch former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time Dutch national champion (1993–95)[3] and reached the free skate at the 1995 European Championships in Dortmund, Germany.

Van der Velden is from Badhoevedorp.[1] She began skating at age nine.[4] She was coached by Corrie Broweleit.[5]

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.[6] She married Coppens on 20 September 2014.[7] They have two children, Beau (born in February 2008) and Nora (born in December 2009).[6]

Competitive highlights

International
Event 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
Worlds35th30th
Europeans35th22nd
Junior WorldsFNR
National[3]
Dutch Champ.2nd3rd1st1st1st
FNR: Did not reach free skate

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ Van der Velden at hollandmeetserb.nl
  3. 1 2 "Historie" (PDF). Schaatsen.nl. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "De coaches". ketnet.be. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bonaly verlengt abonnement op Europese titel". de Volkskrant. 6 February 1995.
  6. 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.
  7. ↑ "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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