Etiket: Meiners
From descent to retirement: skier Maarten Meiners retires after fifteen years of top sport
From Kazakhstan to Austria and from New Zealand to Japan. Skier Maarten Meiners has made descents all over the world, but after 15 years of top sport he stops. “I’m…
Huizer Maarten Meiners sounds the alarm: “Summer skiing is going to be such a difficult story”
Maarten Meiners from Huizen does not see a bright future for competitive skiing in Europe. The best skier from the Netherlands has to watch passively as global warming means fewer…
Best Dutch performance ever in giant slalom with eighteenth place Meiners
Maarten Meiners can look back on his Olympic debut with satisfaction. The skier from Naarden finished eighteenth in the giant slalom. It was the first time since 1952 that a…
For Maarten Meiners, skiing life really starts at the age of 30
Maarten Meiners in his first run on the slopes.Image AFP Maarten Meiners was not even very happy after his Olympic debut. With an 18th place in the giant slalom, he…
Best Dutch performance in giant slalom ever with eighteenth place Meiners
Maarten Meiners can look back on his Olympic debut with satisfaction. The skier from Naarden finished eighteenth in the giant slalom. It was the first time since 1952 that a…
LIVE | TeamNL is preparing for ‘golden’ chance for short track riders, Meiners 18th in giant slalom | Winter Games | February 4 – 20
Day nine of the Beijing Olympics once again offers the Netherlands opportunities to harvest medals. For example, the short track girls come into action in the final of the relay…
Solid first run Maarten Meiners despite physical malheur and snow storm: ‘That is just very unlucky’ | Olympics
The Dutchman puts down 22nd and thinks he can still improve Maarten Meiners finished outside the top 20 in the first run of the giant slalom at the Olympics. The…
Olympic skier Maarten Meiners: “No one knows the descent in Beijing”
For the first time in 70 years, a Dutch skier is going to the Olympic Games. “I’ve trained hard for this for years. It’s really great that the NOC*NSF has…
Skier Maarten Meiners: “Nobody knows the descent in Beijing”
For the first time in 70 years, a Dutch skier is going to the Olympic Games. “I’ve trained hard for this for years. It’s really great that the NOC-NSF has…
Unique for skier Maarten Meiners: he can go to the Olympics
Naarder Maarten Meiners can call himself an Olympian next month. The skier has been added to the Olympic team by NOC*NSF ‘on the basis of special circumstances’. It has been…