Xandra VELZEBOER
NetherlandsEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
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 Short Track Speed Skating |
Women's 500m | 16 | |
| Women's 1000m | 5 | ||
| Women's 1500m | 5 | ||
| Women's 3000m Relay | 1 |
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| Mixed Team Relay | 4 |
Schedule
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
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| After Heat 6 | Capital Indoor Stadium |
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| After Quarterfinal 1 | Capital Indoor Stadium |
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| After Quarterfinal 1 | Capital Indoor Stadium |
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| After Heat 2 | Capital Indoor Stadium |
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| Capital Indoor Stadium |
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| After Semifinal 1 | Capital Indoor Stadium |
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| Capital Indoor Stadium |
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| Capital Indoor Stadium |
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| After Quarterfinal 2 | Capital Indoor Stadium |
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| After Semifinal 2 | Capital Indoor Stadium |
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| Capital Indoor Stadium |
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Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Women's 3000m Relay | 2021 | Dordrecht, NED |
| 3 | Women's 1500m | 2021 | Dordrecht, NED |
| 6 | Women's Overall | 2021 | Dordrecht, NED |
| 7 | Women's 500m | 2021 | Dordrecht, NED |
| 11 | Women's 1000m | 2021 | Dordrecht, NED |
| PEN | Women's 3000m Superfinal | 2021 | Dordrecht, NED |
| European Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 2 | Women's 3000m Relay | 2021 | Gdansk, POL |
| 3 | Women's 500m | 2021 | Gdansk, POL |
| 4 | Women's 3000m Superfinal | 2021 | Gdansk, POL |
| 6 | Women's 1500m | 2021 | Gdansk, POL |
| 6 | Women's Overall | 2021 | Gdansk, POL |
| 9 | Women's 1000m | 2021 | Gdansk, POL |
| World Junior Championships | |||
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| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Women's 500m | 2020 | Bormio, ITA |
| 1 | Women's 3000m Relay | 2020 | Bormio, ITA |
| 2 | Women's 500m | 2019 | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| 3 | Women's 500m | 2018 | Tomaszow Mazowiecki, POL |
| 4 | Women's 1500m Superfinal | 2018 | Tomaszow Mazowiecki, POL |
| 5 | Women's 3000m Relay | 2018 | Tomaszow Mazowiecki, POL |
| 5 | Women's Overall | 2018 | Tomaszow Mazowiecki, POL |
| 6 | Women's 1000m | 2020 | Bormio, ITA |
| 7 | Women's 1500m | 2019 | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| 8 | Women's 3000m Relay | 2019 | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| 9 | Women's 1500m | 2020 | Bormio, ITA |
| 25 | Women's 1000m | 2019 | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| 30 | Women's 1500m | 2018 | Tomaszow Mazowiecki, POL |
| 33 | Women's 1000m | 2018 | Tomaszow Mazowiecki, POL |
| World Cup | |||
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| Season | Women's 500m | Women's 1000m | Women's 1500m |
| 2021/22 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 2019/20 | 23 | 31 | 36 |
| 2018/19 | 43 | ||
Xannie, Xan, Kleine Smurf (Little Smurf)
Drawing
Athlete, Student
Life Science and Technology - University of Groningen (NED)
Father, Marc. Younger sister, Michelle.
Dutch, English
STB Schaats Team Brabant
National: Jeroen Otter (NED)
Father Marc Velzeboer (Short track): Finished 10th in the 1000m at the Albertville 1992 Olympic Winter Games. Relay silver medallist at the 1997 World Championships in Malmo.
Sister Michelle Velzeboer (Short track): Youth Olympic Games silver medallist in 2020 (500m), and finishing seventh in the 1000m and mixed relay.
...More in "Other Information"
2018 World Cup in Calgary (500m - 17th)
2018
Began skating at age eight at the Sportium ice rink in Den Bosch. (isu.org)
"I used to do inline skating and I enjoyed doing it but at some point I chose short track. Speed skating is so boring. It is really all about that the fastest time. Short track is about passing, tactics. That is just a lot more fun to do." (isu.org)
"I hope to improve every year, so I can participate in World Cups and the Olympic Games. And yes, I would like to win medals there too." (schaatsen.nl, 15 Sep 2018)
Five training sessions on ice and five strength sessions off ice per week. (isu.org)
Short track skater Suzanne Schulting (NED), PyeongChang 2018 Olympic gold medallist and seven-time world champion. "Being on a team with someone like that is more of a pleasure than a burden. It is wonderful to be on the track every day with the best short track star in the world. She makes me better in every way. If I can keep up with her at top speed in training or give her a hard time, that can only mean one thing. What I'm doing at that moment is really good. It really helps to get better when you have someone in front of you who is so good." (trouw.nl, 22 Jan 2021)
Dutch short track coaches Wilma Boomstra, Niels Kerstholt and Bas van Weerden. (schaatsen.nl, 15 Sep 2018)
"In short track the technique is never perfect, there is always room for improvement. It has simply been taught to me that you should never sit back and be lazy and satisfied." (trouw.nl, 22 Jan 2021)
Royal Dutch Skating Federation Talent of the Season (2018)
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- Gold
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- Gold Medal Event
