Astrid Jansen

Astrid Jansen in de Wal, later surname Shrubb,[1] is a Dutch former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time Dutch national champion and competed at five ISU Championships.

Astrid Jansen in de Wal
Astrid Jansen in de Wal at the 1979 Dutch Figure Skating Championships
Personal information
Alternative namesAstrid Shrubb
Country representedNetherlands
CoachJoan Haanappel
Neil Carpenter
Training locationsNetherlands
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Retiredc. 1980

Personal life

Astrid Jansen in de Wal is a dual citizen of Canada and the Netherlands.[2] She is the sister of Canadian soccer player Steve Jansen.[3]

Career

Early in her career, Jansen trained in Pointe-Claire, Quebec,[4] and at the Hamilton-Stoney Creek Skating Club in Hamilton, Ontario.[5][6] Encouraged by a coach, Neil Carpenter, she decided to represent the Netherlands and moved to that country to train under Joan Haanappel.[2]

Jansen won the first of her three consecutive Dutch national titles in the 1977–78 season.[7] A competitor at five ISU Championships, she finished 17th at the 1978 Europeans in Strasbourg, France; 18th at the 1978 Worlds in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 20th at the 1979 Europeans in Zagreb, Yugoslavia; 23rd at the 1979 Worlds in Vienna, Austria; and 18th at the 1980 Europeans in Gothenburg, Sweden.

After retiring from competition, Jansen became a skating coach with a focus on spins. She joined Yuna Kim's coaching team in 2007.[1][8]

Competitive highlights
International
Event 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
World Championships18th23rd
European Championships17th20th18th
National[7]
Dutch Championships1st1st1st

References
  1. Nealin, Laurie (December 12, 2007). "Kim set to defend Grand Prix title". IceNetwork.com.
  2. Cruickshank, Alex (August 28, 2007). "Coach takes on challenge". Orillia Packet and Times.
  3. "Steve Jansen (CAN)". CanadaSoccer.com.
  4. "LISTE DES CHAMPIONS QUÉBÉCOIS" [List of Quebec champions] (PDF) (in French). Patinage Québec. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  5. "1975 Western Ontario Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Skate Canada Western Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  6. Newman, Mark (March 13, 2013). "Celebrating 75 years of skating". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  7. "Nederlandse Kampioenschappen Kunstrijden Dames" [Dutch Championships: Ladies] (in Dutch). KNSB. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
    • "Alternate link". schaatsen.nl. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  8. Kang, Seung-woo (May 22, 2007). "World Class Coaches Help Kim Yu-na Top World". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016.
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