Monique van der Velden (born 1973)Van der Velden at hollandmeetserb.nl is a Dutch former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time Dutch national champion (1993–95) and reached the free skate at the 1995 European Championships in Dortmund, Germany.
Van der Velden is from Badhoevedorp. She began skating at age nine. She was coached by Corrie Broweleit.
In 2006, she was paired with a Belgian TV presenter, Staf Coppens, on Dancing on Ice (Netherlands and Belgium). The two were named as the champions. She married Coppens on 20 September 2014. They have two children, Beau (born in February 2008) and Nora (born in December 2009).
Competitive highlights International Event 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Worlds 35th 30th Europeans 35th 22nd Junior Worlds FNR National Dutch Champ. 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 1st FNR: Did not reach free skate
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