Monique van der Velden

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Velden, not Velden.
Monique van der Velden
Monique van der Velden with her kids Nora and Beau, who competed in the Challenge Cup 2020[1]
Born1973
Badhoevedorp
Figure skating career
CountryNetherlands

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

  1. ^ KNSB (23 February 2020). "Basic Novice Pairs". CHALLENGE CUP 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ Van der Velden at hollandmeetserb.nl
  4. ^ a b "Historie" (PDF). Schaatsen.nl. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  5. ^ "De coaches". ketnet.be. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Bonaly verlengt abonnement op Europese titel". de Volkskrant. 6 February 1995.
  7. ^ a b 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.
  8. ^ "Staf Coppens getrouwd" [Staf Coppens is married] (in Dutch). showbizzsite.be. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.