Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| FIS World Championships |
| 13 | Halfpipe | 2013 | Stoneham, QC, CAN |
| 20 | Slopestyle | 2011 | La Molina, ESP |
| 25 | Slopestyle | 2013 | Stoneham, QC, CAN |
| 30 | Big Air | 2011 | La Molina, ESP |
| 52 | Halfpipe | 2011 | La Molina, ESP |
| World Snowboarding Championships |
| 27 | Halfpipe | 2012 | Oslo, NOR |
| FIS World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | HP | BA | AFU | BA/SBS |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 32 | - | 58 | - |
| 2012/2013 | 12 | - | 16 | - |
| 2011/2012 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - |
| 2010/2011 | 10 | - | 8 | 17 |
| Best performance per season in FIS World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | HP | BA | SBS |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 10th | - | - |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 4th | - | 1 x 24th |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 8th | 1 x 1st |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 7th | 1 x 5th | 1 x 15th |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Ten best FIS World Cup performances in current season |
| 10 | Halfpipe | 2013/2014 | Ruka, FIN |
| 25 | Halfpipe | 2013/2014 | Copper Mountain, CO, USA |
| FIS Junior World Championships |
| 2 | Halfpipe | 2012 | Sierra Nevada, ESP |
| 4 | Halfpipe | 2011 | Valmalenco, ITA |
| 4 | Big Air | 2010 | Wanaka, NZL |
| 4 | Slopestyle | 2010 | Wanaka, NZL |
| 5 | Halfpipe | 2010 | Wanaka, NZL |
| 7 | Slopestyle | 2012 | Sierra Nevada, ESP |
| 7 | Slopestyle | 2011 | Valmalenco, ITA |
LegendALL-Overall, PGS-Parallel Giant Slalom, PS-Parallel Slalom, PAR-Parallel Overall, SBX-Snowboard Cross, ASP-Parallel and Snowboard Cross overall ranking, HP-Halfpipe, BA-Big Air, SBS-Slopestyle, AFU-Freestyle overall ranking, BA/SBS-Big Air and Slopestyle overall ranking, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Hobbies: Wakeboarding. (redbull.com, 04 Feb 2013)
- Coach: Jonte Grundelius, Tor Svensson (SWE) (snowboard.nl, 12 Apr 2013)
- Debut: 2007 for Netherlands (fis-ski.com, 17 Apr 2013)
- Occupation: Athlete
- Position Style: Regular (worldsnowboardtour.com, 29 Jan 2013)
- Injuries: In October 2012 he underwent surgery to remove three bone fragments in his ankle. The injury had persistently affected his performances and had stopped him from qualifying for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. ankle injury. He returned to action in January 2013. (spitsnieuws.nl, 15 Mar 2013; haagsetopsport.nl, 20 Feb 2013; tacky.nl, 11 Oct 2012)
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerHe began snowboarding at age 11 at an indoor snow centre near his home in The Hague, Netherlands. (redbull.com, 04 Feb 2013)
Reason for taking up this sportHe quickly realised that the sport was his passion. (redbull.com, 04 Feb 2013)
AmbitionsTo reach the final of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (haagsetopsport.nl, 20 Feb 2013)
Most influential person in careerHis mother. (redbull.com, 04 Feb 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Just chill and enjoy it." (redbull.com, 04 Feb 2013)
AwardsHe was named the 2012 Male Athlete of the Year in The Hague, Netherlands. (omroepwest.nl, 14 Jan 2013)
He was named the 2009 Sporting Talent of the Year in The Hague, Netherlands. (redbull.com, 11 Dec 2009)
GeneralFAVORITE TRICK
In the halfpipe his favourite trick is called a Crippler, while, in slopestyle he prefers a Switch Backside 540. (redbull.com, 17 Feb 2013)
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