Carlijn Schoutens
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 Carlijn Schoutens at World Cup in Hamar, Norway in February 2019. | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 12, 1994 Trenton, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Tom Cushman | ||||||||||||||
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Carlijn Schoutens (born December 12, 1994)[1][2] is a Dutch-American speed skater who qualified for the U.S. team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the women's 3000 meter event, the women’s 5000 meter event and the Ladies Team Pursuit.[3]
Schoutens was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to Dutch parents who were living abroad.[4][5] When she was 7 months old her family returned to the Netherlands and she grew up in the town of Heemstede.[2] She started speedskating in Haarlem and participated in the Dutch national all-around speed skating championships in 2012/2013 as well as Junior National Championships, where she won multiple medals. Holding two passports, she moved to Salt Lake City after contacting Matt Kooreman, a US Speedskating coach, where she elected to compete for the United States over the Netherlands. Carlijn studies medicine remotely at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.[3]
