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Date of birth: 06.08.1982 Kevin VAN DER PERREN
BEL
Place of birth: Ninove
Height: 177 cm
Home town: Nederhasselt
Profession: full-time athlete
Hobbies: movies, music
Start sk. / Club: 1991 / KSC Heuvelkouter, Liedekerke
Coach: Silvie De Rijcke
Choreographer: Juri Bureiko
Former Coach: Vera Vandecaveye, Nikolai Morozov, L. van Troyen, H. Beelaert
Practice low season: 21 h / week at Leuven BEL, Conventry GBR
Practice high season: 30 h / week at Liedekerke BEL, Coventry GBR
Music Short Program / Original Dance as of season 2008/2009
Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgski
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2008/2009
Heroes in Action by Safri Duo
Personal Best Total Score219.3622.01.2009 European Championships 2009
Personal Best Score Short Program75.8021.01.2009 European Championships 2009
Personal Best Score Free Skating145.7822.03.2008 World Championships 2008
 
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Olympic Games
World Champ.
European Champ.
Four Continents
World Juniors
National Champ.
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S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice
International CompetitionSeasonPlace
O. Nepela Memorial 2007 Bratislava 2007/2008 1.
Finlandia Trophy 2007 Vantaa 2007/2008 3.
HomeSense Skate Canada 2007 Quebec City 2007/2008 2.
Trophee Eric Bompard 2007 Paris 2007/2008 4.
International CompetitionSeasonPlace
ISU Grand Prix Final 2008 Torino 2007/2008 6.
Cup of Russia 2008 Moscow 2008/2009 6.
NRW Trophy S+P 2008 Dortmund 2008/2009 1.
Int. Challenge Cup The Hague 2008/2009 2.
Van der Perren became the first male skater from Belgium to medal at the European Championships in 50 years when he earned the bronze in 2007. Fernand Leemans had taken the bronze at the 1947 European Championships. Van der Perren was also the first Belgian skater ever to medal at Junior World Championships (silver in 2002). Van der Perren has landed triple-triple-triple combinations in competition. Van der Perren started to skate as a ten-year-old after watching an ice show. At that time, it was his dream to star in the show. Van der Perren underwent hip surgery in April 2008. He got married to single skater Jenna McCorkell (GBR) on May 17, 2008.
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