Marion Krijgsman

Marion Krijgsman (born 8 March 1973) is a Dutch former competitive figure skater. She is the 1999 Crystal Skate of Romania bronze medalist and a four-time Dutch national champion. She competed at ten ISU Championships, achieving her best result, 17th, at the 1991 and 1999 Europeans.

Marion Krijgsman
Personal information
Country representedNetherlands
Born8 March 1973
Haarlem, Netherlands
Home townLeek, Groningen
Retired2001

Personal life

Krijgsman was born on 8 March 1973 in Haarlem.[1] During her skating career, she resided in Leek, Groningen.[2][3]

Career

Krijgsman ranked 19th at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She placed 17th at her first major senior international, the 1991 European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

In the 1991–92 season, Krijgsman was training 20 hours a week, of which 18 hours was spent on the ice.[4] She finished 22nd at the 1992 Europeans in Lausanne, Switzerland; 22nd at the 1993 Europeans in Helsinki, Finland; 22nd at the 1998 European Championships in Milan, Italy; and 17th at the 1999 European Championships in Prague, Czech Republic. She won four national titles.[2][3][5]

As of October 2016, Krijgsman is a skating coach at Deventer IJsclub in Deventer, Netherlands.[6] She is also an ISU technical specialist.[7]

Results
International
Event 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01
Worlds21st29th33rd30th
Europeans17th22nd22nd22nd17th
Crystal Skate3rd
Finlandia11th11th
Nebelhorn20th18th
Piruetten10th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds19th
National
Dutch Champ.3rd2nd2nd1st1st2nd2nd1st1st2nd2nd

References
  1. "Marion Krijgsman". Figure Skating Corner.
  2. "Kunstrijdster Krijgsman mag bij EK op stage" [Figure skater Krijgsman will compete at European Championships]. ANP (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. 5 January 1998.
  3. Prillevitz, Paul (4 January 1999). "Kunstrijder Lim voor Nederlandse begrippen uitzonderlijk talent/Veterane Marion Krijgsman prolongeert titel" [Figure skater Lim an exceptional talent / Veteran Marion Krijgsman remains champion]. Trouw (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 October 2016.
  4. Wittenberg, Dick (25 November 1991). "Nederlands kunstrijden: pirouette in vicieuze cirkel" [Dutch skating: Spinning in a vicious circle]. NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 October 2016.
  5. "Nederlandse Kampioenschappen Kunstrijden Dames" [Dutch Championships: Ladies] (in Dutch). KNSB. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    • "Alternate link". schaatsen.nl. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Trainers afdeling kunstrijden" [Figure skating coaches]. Deventer IJsclub (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 October 2016.
  7. "Communication No. 2027: List of Referees, Judges, Technical Controllers, Technical Specialists, Data & Replay Operators season 2016/17 for Single & Pair Skating, Ice Dance and Synchronized Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. 6 October 2016. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2016.
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