Women
NED
Janine Smit
NED- Date of birth18 Apr 1991
- Height168 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, Student
- HometownHeerenveen
- Place of birthHeerenveen
- Start skatingShe first tried skating for fun as a small child in Heerenveen, Netherlands. She began competing in speed skating at age 11.
- Club HCH Heerenveen: Netherlands
- HobbiesN/A
- LanguagesDutch, English
- FamilyPartner Jesper Hospes
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Winning bronze in the 500m at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2018)
"Work hard, never give up." (Athlete, 21 Nov 2018)
Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2018)
Her partner Jesper Hospes, and her family. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2018)
In December 2017 she injured her thigh muscle. It took her six months to fully recover from the injury. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2018)
"I wanted to learn how to skate."
