Astrid Jansen
| Astrid Jansen in de Wal | |
|---|---|
 Astrid Jansen in de Wal at the 1979 Dutch Figure Skating Championships | |
| Other names | Astrid Shrubb |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Coach | Joan Haanappel Neil Carpenter |
| Retired | c. 1980 |
Astrid Jansen in de Wal, later surname Shrubb,[1] is a Dutch former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time Dutch national champion and competed at five ISU Championships.
Personal life
[edit]Astrid Jansen in de Wal is a dual citizen of Canada and the Netherlands.[2] She is the sister of Canadian soccer player Steve Jansen.[3]
Career
[edit]Early in her career, Jansen trained in Pointe-Claire, Quebec,[4] and at the Hamilton-Stoney Creek Skating Club in Hamilton, Ontario.[5][6] Encouraged by a coach, Neil Carpenter, she decided to represent the Netherlands and moved to that country to train under Joan Haanappel.[2]
Jansen won the first of her three consecutive Dutch national titles in the 1977–78 season.[7] A competitor at five ISU Championships, she finished 17th at the 1978 Europeans in Strasbourg, France; 18th at the 1978 Worlds in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 20th at the 1979 Europeans in Zagreb, Yugoslavia; 23rd at the 1979 Worlds in Vienna, Austria; and 18th at the 1980 Europeans in Gothenburg, Sweden.
After retiring from competition, Jansen became a skating coach with a focus on spins. She joined Yuna Kim's coaching team in 2007.[1][8]
Competitive highlights
[edit]| International | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1977–78 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 |
| World Championships | 18th | 23rd | |
| European Championships | 17th | 20th | 18th |
| National[7] | |||
| Dutch Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nealin, Laurie (December 12, 2007). "Kim set to defend Grand Prix title". IceNetwork.com.
- ^ a b Cruickshank, Alex (August 28, 2007). "Coach takes on challenge". Orillia Packet and Times.
- ^ "Steve Jansen (CAN)". CanadaSoccer.com.
- ^ "LISTE DES CHAMPIONS QUÉBÉCOIS" [List of Quebec champions] (PDF) (in French). Patinage Québec. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ "1975 Western Ontario Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Skate Canada Western Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ Newman, Mark (March 13, 2013). "Celebrating 75 years of skating". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ a b "Nederlandse Kampioenschappen Kunstrijden Dames" [Dutch Championships: Ladies] (in Dutch). KNSB. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)- "Alternate link". schaatsen.nl. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013.
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- "Alternate link". schaatsen.nl. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013.
- ^ Kang, Seung-woo (May 22, 2007). "World Class Coaches Help Kim Yu-na Top World". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016.