Rianne de Vries explained

Rianne de Vries
Nationality:Dutch
Birth Date:14 December 1990
Birth Place:Heerenveen, Netherlands[1]
Height:168 cm
Weight:58 kg
Country:Netherlands
Sport:Short track speed skating
Club:Shorttrack Club Thialf

Rianne de Vries (born 14 December 1990) is a Dutch short track speed skater.

Sporting career

Olympic Games

She was selected for the 3000 metre relay team at the 2014 Winter Olympics but didn't compete. She was also selected for the 3000 metre relay team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, but again did not compete.[2]

World Championships

She competed in the 3000 metre relay event at the 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul, South Korea.[3]

European Championships

De Vries competed at the 2017 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in the 500-metre and 3000 metre relay events, winning a gold and bronze medal respectively.

Personal life

De Vries started speed skating when she was a child and started doing short track speed skating in 2009. In July 2017 she broke her right ankle during a training.

She studies Sport at the CIOS in Heerenveen.

Her partner is short track speed skater Daan Breeuwsma. He competed at the relay event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rianne de Vries . ISU Portal . 10 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Rianne de Vries . Pyeongchang 2018 . 9 February 2018 . 11 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180211071615/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/athlete-profile-n3036038-rianne-de-vries.htm . dead .
  3. Web site: ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships® 2016. shorttrack.sportresult.com . 23 February 2018 .