Monique van der Velden

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Monique van der Velden
Personal information
Country represented Netherlands
Born c. 1973–74
Former coach Corrie Broweleit

Monique van der Velden (born c. 1973–74)[1] is a Dutch former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time Dutch national champion (1993–95)[2] 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.[3] She was coached by Corrie Broweleit.[4]

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.[5] She married Coppens on 20 September 2014.[6] They have two children, Beau (born in 2008) and Nora (born in December 2009).[5]

Competitive highlights

International
Event 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
Worlds 35th 30th
Europeans 35th 22nd
Junior Worlds FNR
National[2]
Dutch Champ. 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 1st
FNR: Did not reach free skate

References

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