Lisa Bunschoten Explained

Lisa Bunschoten
Nationality:Dutch
Birth Date:23 November 1995
Birth Place:Utrecht, Netherlands

Lisa Bunschoten (born 23 November 1995) is a Dutch para-snowboarder. She won a silver and a bronze medal in snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[1]

Life and career

Bunschoten was born with fibula aplasia. She competed at the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, and won the 2015/16 overall World Cup title in banked slalom.[2] Para-snowboarder Bibian Mentel coached Bunschoten early in her career.[3]

She won the gold medal in the women's dual banked slalom SB-LL2 event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[4] [5] She also won the gold medal in the women's snowboard cross SB-LL2 event.[6] [7] Bunschoten and Renske van Beek also won the silver medal in the women's team event.[8]

Bunschoten and Chris Vos were the flagbearers for the Netherlands during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China.[9] [10] Bunschoten missed out on winning a medal in the women's snowboard cross SB-LL2 event after a collision with eventual bronze medalist Brenna Huckaby of the United States.[11] [12] She also competed in the women's banked slalom SB-LL2 event.[12]

Personal life

She is in a relationship with snowboarder Chris Vos.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bibian Mentel-Spee takes Paralympic gold two months after cancer surgery . Belam . Martin . 2018-03-12 . the Guardian . en . 2018-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180322104223/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/mar/12/bibian-mentel-spee-takes-paralympic-gold-two-months-after-cancer-surgery . March 22, 2018 . live.
  2. Web site: Snowboard Athlete Profile: Lisa BUNSCHOTEN - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. en. 2018-03-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180314104447/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/snowboard/athlete-profile-n3090441-lisa-bunschoten.htm. March 14, 2018. live.
  3. News: 7 March 2022 . Voor het eerst in Peking paralympisch snowboarden zonder pionier Mentel . nl . NOS . 7 March 2022.
  4. News: 14 January 2022. Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight world title. Paralympic.org. 15 January 2022.
  5. News: Houston. Michael. 14 January 2022. United States win three snowboard golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 15 January 2022.
  6. News: 21 January 2022. Canada's Tyler Turner beats 'best of the best' for first World Championships gold. 21 January 2022.
  7. News: Burke. Patrick. 21 January 2022. Pedersen clinches third gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer. InsideTheGames.biz. 21 January 2022.
  8. News: 22 January 2022. 'O Canada' rings out twice as country's riders sweep team events. Paralympic.org. 22 January 2022.
  9. News: 3 February 2022. Lisa Bunschoten en Chris Vos vlaggendragers TeamNL bij opening Paralympische Spelen. nl. NOC*NSF. 6 February 2022.
  10. News: 3 February 2022. Snowboarders Bunschoten en Vos vlaggendragers bij opening Paralympics. nl. NU.nl. 6 February 2022.
  11. News: Burke. Patrick. 7 March 2022. Hernandez takes snowboard cross gold at Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics. InsideTheGames.biz. 7 March 2022.
  12. Web site: Snowboarding Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220312054847/https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/paralympic-games/static/pwg2022/pdf/PWG2022/SBD/PWG2022_SBD_B99_SBD-------------------------------.pdf . 12 March 2022 . 12 March 2022 . 2022 Winter Paralympics.
  13. News: 26 February 2022 . Lisa Bunschoten grateful to be flying the flag with boyfriend Vos at Beijing 2022 . Paralympic.org . 26 February 2022.

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