Monique van der 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
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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]

  1. ^ KNSB (23 February 2020). "Basic Novice Pairs". CHALLENGE CUP 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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  3. ^ Van der Velden at hollandmeetserb.nl
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