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| Full name | Kevin Van der Perren | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Belgium |
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| Born | 6 August 1982 Ninove |
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Silvie De Rijcke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Yuri Bureiko Vera Vandecaveye Nikolai Morozov L. van Troyen H. Beelaert |
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| Choreographer | Yuri Bureiko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | KSC Heuvelkouter, Liedekerke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World standing | 10 (As of 21 November 2011[update])[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season's bests | 18 (2010–2011)[2] 17 (2009–2010)[3] 12 (2008–2009)[4] |
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| Combined total | 219.36 2009 Europeans |
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| Short program | 75.80 2009 Europeans |
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| Free skate | 145.78 2008 Worlds |
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Kevin van der Perren (born 6 August 1982 in Ninove, Belgium) is a Belgian figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2009 European bronze medalist, a three-time Grand Prix medalist, and a seven-time (2000–2004, 2007, 2011) Belgian national champion. Van der Perren was the flagbearer for Belgium at the 2006 and the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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[edit] Career
Van der Perren first dreamed of being a figure skater after a traveling ice show came to his town to perform. Although his parents wanted him to play soccer and he was teased by his classmates at school, he refused to give up his dream of being an elite figure skater.
At the 2002 World Junior Championships, in which van der Perren won the silver medal, he was the first skater to land a three jump combination consisting of triple salchow-triple toe loop-triple loop. He included this combination in his free program until the end of the 2003-2004 season. In November 2005, he sustained a back injury.[5]
A hip injury he suffered after the 2006 Winter Olympics forced him to withdraw from the 2006 World Championships. Van der Perren considered not going to the 2007 European Championships, but in the end he participated and finished on the podium, after edging Sergei Davydov by 0.07 for the bronze. This made him the first Belgian singles skater to win a medal at Europeans since 1947.[6] He missed the 2007 World Championships after re-injuring his back a week before the event when he slipped on back crossovers and fell into a barrier.[5] He trained in Belgium and also Coventry, England, due to ice being expensive in his native country.[5]
In the 2007-2008 season, Van der Perren was assigned to the 2007 Skate Canada and the 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard as his Grand Prix events. He finished second at Skate Canada, where he won the free skate, and fourth at Trophee Eric Bompard, qualifying him for the Grand Prix Final. He then finished 6th at the Grand Prix Final and 5th at Europeans. At the 2008 Worlds, Van der Perren finished 9th in the SP and 3rd in the LP for 6th place overall. He underwent hip surgery shortly afterward.[7] He returned to competition at the start of the 2008-2009 season. After being forced to withdraw from two events, he finished 5th at the 2008 Cup of Russia. Despite skating with a painful hip injury, van der Perren won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Championships, his second medal at Europeans.[8]
Van der Perren struggled in the 2009-10 season, finishing a disappointing 11th at the Europeans and 17th at his third Olympic games. At the 2010 World Championships, he finished 8th after a strong free skate in which he landed a quadruple toe loop-triple toe loop-triple toe loop combination being the first skater ever to have done this in competition. Van der Perren later said that he had never done this combination followed by a triple axel in practice, and that he had skated in honor of his grandfather, who died the night before the free skate.[9]
Although he had considered retirement following the 2009-2010 season,[7] van der Perren decided to continue through the 2011 European Championships,[10] where he finished 4th. He decided to change coaches from Yuri Bureiko to Sylvie De Rijcke and continue on.[7] He competed at the 2011 World Championships, where he finished in 17th place.
Van der Perren continued his competitive career in 2010-11. He won the silver medal at the 2011 Skate America after finishing first in the free skating, equaling his best showing on the Grand Prix circuit.[11] It was the third Grand Prix medal of his career. He intends for the 2012 European Championships to be his final event.[7]
[edit] Jumping ability
Van der Perren is the first Belgian skater to land a quadruple jump (toe-loop) in competition, and the first skater ever to have done a quadruple toe loop-triple toe loop-triple toe loop combination in competition. At the 2005 World Figure Skating Championships, he completed a triple flip-triple toe loop-triple loop combination in his free program, although he touched down with his hand on the final jump. Van der Perren landed this combination again at the 2008 Worlds, this time cleanly.[12]
[edit] Personal life
Van der Perren is married to British skater Jenna McCorkell.[13][14]
[edit] Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2011–2012 | Quidam from "Cirque du Soleil" |
The Man in the Iron Mask (soundtrack) by Nick Glennie-Smith |
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| 2010–2011 | Art of War by Vanessa-Mae |
Reflection of Earth | Fairytale by Alexander Rybak |
| 2009–2010 | Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest by Hans Zimmer Reflections of Earth by Gavin Greenaway |
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| 2008–2009 | Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky |
Heroes by Safri Duo |
Heroes by Safri Duo |
| 2007–2008 | Heartbeat by Safri Duo Xotica by Rene Dupere |
Heroes by Safri Duo Lawrence of Arabia Soundtrack by Maurice Jarre |
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| 2006–2007 | Adagio in G minor by Tomaso Albinoni |
Reflections of Earth by Gavin Greenaway Pirates of the Caribbean by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer |
El Tango de Roxanne from Moulin Rouge! by Mariano Mores performed by Ewan McGregor |
| 2005–2006 | Computer Game:Samba-Adagio by Safri Duo |
Pirates of the Caribbean by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer |
Fever & Sway by Michael Bublé |
[edit] Competitive highlights
| Event | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 12th | 9th | 17th | |||||||||||
| World Championships | 31st | 33rd | 14th | 19th | 14th | 8th | 6th | 14th | 8th | 17th | ||||
| European Championships | 28th | 23rd | 13th | 10th | 11th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 11th | 4th | WD | |
| World Junior Championships | 26th | 16th | 2nd | |||||||||||
| Belgian Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||
| Grand Prix Final | 4th | 6th | ||||||||||||
| Cup of Russia | 6th | 5th | ||||||||||||
| Skate Canada | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 11th | 8th | |||||||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 2nd | 4th | ||||||||||||
| Skate America | 4th | 4th | 6th | 2nd | ||||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 5th | 6th | 8th | |||||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 4th | 3rd | WD | 12th | ||||||||||
| Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 6th | 9th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | |||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 15th | WD | 5th | |||||||||||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 2nd | |||||||||||||
| NRW Trophy | 1st | 3rd | ||||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 3rd | |||||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands | 13th | 1st | ||||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic | 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Norway | 11th | |||||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Japan | 14th | |||||||||||||
| Gardena Spring Trophy | 9th J. |
- J = Junior level; WD = Withdrawn
[edit] References
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Men". International Skating Union. June 16, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsmen.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Men". International Skating Union. April 28, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Men". International Skating Union. March 25, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009 : Men". International Skating Union. April 18, 2009. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2008-09/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ a b c Mittan, Barry (November 27, 2007). "Belgium’s Best". SkateToday. http://www.skatetoday.com/2007/11/27/belgiums-best/. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ "2007 European Figure Skating Championships: Men’s Highlights". GoldenSkate. January 21, 2007. http://www.goldenskate.com/2007/01/2007-european-figure-skating-championships-mens-highlights/. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- ^ a b c d Rutherford, Lynn (October 23, 2011). "Rink Notes: Van der Perren a retiring sort". Icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111023&content_id=25762674&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ^ "ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2009 - Helsinki (FIN)". International Skating Union. January 22, 2009. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-293319-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (March 25, 2010). "Takahashi becomes first Japanese man to win World title". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/2010/03/takahashi-becomes-first-japanese-man-to-win-world-title/. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (January 29, 2011). "Amodio wins European title in his debut". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/2011/01/amodio-wins-european-title-in-his-debut/. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ^ "Brezina wins Skate America men's title". The Associated Press (CBC). October 22, 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/figureskating/story/2011/10/22/sp-skate-america-men-brezina.html. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2008". International Skating Union. March 22, 2008. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-283685-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- ^ "Ice skating champ ties the knot". newsletter.co.uk. May 19, 2008. http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/Ice-skating-champ-ties-the.4095908.jp. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ Geurts, Mireille (2010). "Jenna McCorkell and Kevin Van Der Perren’s bumpy ride through the season". AbsoluteSkating.com. http://absoluteskating.com/articles/2010kevjen-season.html. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
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