World champion Irene Schouten: ‘I would never have believed anyone who had said this beforehand’ | Ice skating

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Dream season for 29-year-old virtuoso

HAMAR – Irene Schouten wouldn’t be Irene Schouten if she didn’t start to openly analyze where she could have done better immediately after winning her all-round world title. In fact, she was generally not satisfied with her races that she had completed on Sunday. It says a lot about the mentality of the 29-year-old virtuoso, who added a wonderful chapter to a season that was unreal for her in Hamar, Norway.

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