Kaat Van Daele

Belgian figure skater (born 1989)
1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)Figure skating careerCountryBelgiumCoachKarel FajfrSkating clubHeuvelkouter LiederkeBegan skating1997

Kaat Van Daele (born 24 August 1989) is a Belgian figure skater. She is a two-time Belgian national champion and has qualified twice for the free skate at the European Championships.

Career

Van Daele began skating when she was 6 or 7 years old.[1] She finished second at Belgian Nationals several times before winning her first title in 2013. That same season, she finished 18th at the European Championships and competed at her first World Championships, where she placed 28th.

In the 2013–14 season, Van Daele won her second national title and placed 20th at the European Championships.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2013–2014
[2]
  • Bring Him Home
    by The Piano Guys
  • Morning
    (from Peer Gynt)
    by Edvard Grieg
2011–2013
[3][4]
  • Exogenesis Symphony
    by Muse
  • Born on the 4th of July
    by John Williams

Competitive highlights

Results[5]
International
Event 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Worlds 28th 28th
Europeans 26th 18th 20th
Bavarian Open 11th 21st 13th
Challenge Cup 15th J. 7th
Cup of Nice 14th J. 21st 29th
Gardena 14th
Hellmut Seibt 9th
Ice Challenge 18th
Istanbul Cup 4th
Lombardia 8th
Mont Blanc 10th
Nebelhorn 22nd
NRW Trophy 7th J. 16th 16th 7th
Ondrej Nepela 10th 13th
Printemps 4th 5th
Warsaw Cup 13th
International: Junior
JGP Belarus 25th
National
Belgian Champ. 7th J. 2nd J. 2nd J. 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

  1. ^ Geurts, Mireille (14 January 2014). "Kaat van Daele: "Not even an hour has passed that I didn't train with passion."". Absolute Skating.
  2. ^ "Kaat VAN DAELE: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Kaat VAN DAELE: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Kaat VAN DAELE: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Competition Results: Kaat VAN DAELE". International Skating Union.

External links

Media related to Kaat van Daele at Wikimedia Commons