Mariska Huisman Explained

Mariska Huisman
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Birth Date:23 November 1983
Birth Place:Andijk, Netherlands

Mariska Huisman (born 23 November 1983) is a Dutch marathon skater and speed skater. She was the first winner of a mass start worldcup in Astana.At this moment she is the number 2 on the world ranking list.[1]

She won the 2011–12 mass start World Cup with a total of 320 points. She did not start in the 2013 national championship mass start on 30 December 2013 due to the untimely death of her brother Sjoerd Huisman a few hours beforehand. Sjoerd was also a marathon skater and his death was the reason the event was cancelled.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mariska Huisman - Schaatspeloton.nl Marathonschaatsdatabase.
  2. http://www.rtvoost.nl/nieuws/default.aspx?nid=179248 Cancellation of the Mass Start due to death of Sjoerd Huisman