Kaat Van Daele

{{short description|Belgian figure skater (born 1989)}}

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Kaat Van Daele

|image= 2012 European FSC Kaat Van Daele.jpg

|caption= Van Daele at the 2012 European Championships

|fullname=

|altname=

|country= Belgium

|formercountry=

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1989|8|24|df=yes}}

|birth_place= Ghent, Belgium

|hometown=

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|height= {{height|m=1.59}}

|coach= Karel Fajfr

|formercoach= Vera Vandercaveye, Silvie de Rijke, Katrien Pauwels

|choreographer= Rostislav Sinicyn

|formerchoreographer= Vera Vandecaveye, Adam Solya

|skating club= Heuvelkouter Liederke

|former skating club =

|currenttraininglocations = Oberstdorf

|formertraininglocations = Liedekerke
Deurne
Hasselt

|beganskating = 1997

|retired =

|worldranking=

|pbrankings =

|combined total= 130.00

|combined date= 2013 Europeans

|SP score= 47.87

|SP date= 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy

|FS score= 82.82

|FS date= 2013 Europeans

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Kaat Van Daele (born 24 August 1989) is a Belgian figure skater. She is a two-time Belgian national champion and has qualified twice for the free skate at the European Championships.

Career

Van Daele began skating when she was 6 or 7 years old. She finished second at Belgian Nationals several times before winning her first title in 2013. That same season, she finished 18th at the European Championships and competed at her first World Championships, where she placed 28th.

In the 2013–14 season, Van Daele won her second national title and placed 20th at the European Championships.

Programs

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! Season

! Short program

! Free skating

2013–2014

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2011–2013

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  • Exogenesis Symphony
    by Muse

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Competitive highlights

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colspan=10 align=center | Results
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | International
Event

! 2005–06

! 2006–07

! 2007–08

! 2008–09

! 2009–10

! 2010–11

! 2011–12

! 2012–13

! 2013–14

align=left | Worlds28th28th
align=left | Europeans26th18th20th
align=left | Bavarian Open11th21st13th
align=left | Challenge Cup15th J.7th
align=left | Cup of Nice14th J.21st29th
align=left | Gardena14th
align=left | Hellmut Seibt9th
align=left | Ice Challenge18th
align=left | Istanbul Cup4th
align=left | Lombardia8th
align=left | Mont Blanc10th
align=left | Nebelhorn22nd
align=left | NRW Trophy7th J.16th16th7th
align=left | Ondrej Nepela10th13th
align=left | Printemps4th5th
align=left | Warsaw Cup13th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | International: Junior
align=left | JGP Belarus25th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | National
align=left | Belgian Champ.7th J.bgcolor=silver | 2nd J.bgcolor=silver | 2nd J.bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1st
colspan=10 align=center | J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

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{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00009067.htm | title = Competition Results: Kaat VAN DAELE | publisher = International Skating Union }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009067.htm | title = Kaat VAN DAELE: 2011/2012 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120125203351/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009067.htm | archivedate = 25 January 2012 }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009067.htm | title = Kaat VAN DAELE: 2012/2013 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130925185007/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009067.htm | archivedate = 25 September 2013 }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009067.htm | title = Kaat VAN DAELE: 2013/2014 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140201191006/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009067.htm | archivedate = 1 February 2014 }}

{{cite news | url = http://www.absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2014kaatvandaele | title = Kaat van Daele: "Not even an hour has passed that I didn't train with passion." | first = Mireille | last = Geurts | work = Absolute Skating | date = 14 January 2014 }}

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