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Women

Lotte van Beek

flagNED
    • Date of birth09 Dec 1991
    • Height180 CM
    • ProfessionAthlete
    • HometownHeerenveen
    • Place of birthZwolle
    • Start skatingShe got her first skates at age two or three. She first skated on natural ice near her house with her parents and then joined the Deventer IJsclub in the Netherlands at age seven.
    • Club Gewest Fryslan: Netherlands
    • HobbiesHockey, skiing. (lottevanbeek.nl, 21 Feb 2014)
    • LanguagesDutch, English, German
    • CoachN/A
    • Former CoachN/A
    • General Interest
    • Sport Specific Information
    Winning a total of three medals [one gold, one silver and one bronze] at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2018)
    "Every setback is a challenge to overcome." (Athlete, 21 Nov 2018)
    US speed skater Shani Davis. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2018)
    US speed skater Brittany Bowe. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2018)
    She has experienced lung problems caused by asthma during her career. The issue led her to miss the 2020 Dutch Sprint Championships and ended her 2019/20 season early. (rtvoost.nl, 30 Oct 2021; emerce.nl, 14 Jul 2021)

    She tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in her right knee while skiing in April 2014. She had surgery on the injury the following month. (teamcorendon.nl, 29 May 2014; telegraaf.nl, 24 Apr 2014)
    "My parents love skating on natural ice. They wanted to give me the same experience and signed me up with a skating club so I could learn how to do it and join them."