Karen Venhuizen (born 4 April 1984) is a Dutch former competitive figure skater. She is the 2003 Triglav Trophy champion, the 2007 International Challenge Cup champion, and a nine-time (2000–08) Dutch national champion. She qualified for the free skate at seven ISU Championships – two World and five European Championships. Her best placement, 14th, came at the 2008 Europeans.
| Karen Venhuizen | |
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 Venhuizen in 2007 | |
| Born | 4 April 1984 |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Skating club | KCG Groningen |
| Began skating | 1989 |
| Retired | 2008 |
Personal life
editVenhuizen was born 4 April 1984 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands.[1] From 2001 to 2003, she suffered from anorexia nervosa.[2][3] After the 2008 European Championships, she was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome.[4][5]
Career
editVenhuizen started skating at the age of five. In the 1999–2000 season, she debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series and then won her first senior national title, earning assignments to her first ISU Championships. In February 2000, she reached the free skate and finished 21st overall at the European Championships in Vienna after placing tenth in her qualifying group, 23rd in the short, and 21st in the free. In March, she competed at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf; she advanced out of her qualifying group but was eliminated after the short program.
Venhuizen made her final junior-level appearances at the start of the 2000–01 season before repeating as the Dutch national senior champion. She qualified for the final segment at both the 2001 European Championships in Bratislava and at the 2001 World Championships in Vancouver.
Venhuizen won gold medals at the 2003 Triglav Trophy in Slovenia and at the 2007 International Challenge Cup in The Hague. Her best ISU Championship result, 14th, came at the 2008 Europeans in Zagreb, Croatia. It was also the highest placement by a Dutch figure skater since Dianne de Leeuw became the European champion in 1976.
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2007–2008 [1] |
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| 2003–2004 [9] |
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| 1999–2000 | unknown |
Results
editGP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[13] | |||||||||||
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| Event | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 |
| Worlds | 22nd | 34th | 24th | ||||||||
| Europeans | 21st | 21st | 28th | 29th | 22nd | 20th | 26th | 14th | |||
| GP NHK Trophy | 10th | ||||||||||
| Challenge Cup | 1st | ||||||||||
| Crystal Skate | 4th | ||||||||||
| Cup of Nice | 4th | 4th | |||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 8th | ||||||||||
| Golden Spin | 14th | 10th | 11th | ||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 16th | ||||||||||
| Nepela Memorial | 7th | 8th | |||||||||
| NRW Trophy | 13th | ||||||||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 16th | 12th | |||||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 1st | ||||||||||
| International: Junior[13] | |||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 29th | ||||||||||
| JGP Netherlands | 13th | ||||||||||
| JGP Poland | 14th | ||||||||||
| JGP Slovenia | 13th | ||||||||||
| JGP Ukraine | 7th | ||||||||||
| Golden Bear | 4th J | ||||||||||
| National[13] | |||||||||||
| Dutch Champ. | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| WD: Withdrew | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Karen VENHUIZEN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011.
- ^ Graat, John (5 January 2004). "Ambitieuze plannen van Karen Venhuizen zijn 'niet irreëel'". Trouw.nl.
- ^ Misset, Robert (22 December 2008). "'Het is doodeng als je verlamd raakt'" ["It's scary when you're paralyzed"]. Volkskrant.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 April 2013.
- ^ Ellenbroek, Ellis (26 April 2008). "'Stoppen is nu nog geen optie'" [Quitting is not an option]. Trouw.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Venhuizen wil niet terugkeren als een recreant" [Venhuizen would not return recreationally]. Trouw.nl (in Dutch). 17 December 2008. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Karen VENHUIZEN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007.
- ^ "Karen VENHUIZEN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2006.
- ^ "Karen VENHUIZEN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005.
- ^ "Karen VENHUIZEN: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 June 2004.
- ^ "Karen VENHUIZEN: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003.
- ^ "Karen VENHUIZEN: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 April 2002.
- ^ "Karen VENHUIZEN: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2001.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Karen VENHUIZEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
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