Four years later, in Nagano won Van de Bunt no gold medal, but a silver and bronze. Unimaginable, n

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Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima flew during their honeymoon at the Paralympic Games in Salt Lake City to see how Marjorie van de Bunt won a gold medal. nex mall The Winter nex mall Gold series with the Olympic Stadium and NRC.nl. nex mall
Marjorie Bunt closed at the Winter Games in 2002 her sporting career with four medals. On the previous two Paralympic Winter Games, she had already won six. This total of ten Paralympic medals is still the entire harvest Netherlands. Van de Bunt so the only Dutch Paralympic skier ever, who has won awards.
In 1994 she was in Lillehammer part in her first Winter Games - about 400 miles from her former residence in Norway. It won four medals: bronze three times in cross country and a gold in the biathlon. This Dutch successes in the snow were sixteen years before the gold medal Nicolien Sauerbreij.
Just before the Paralympic Winter Games began, Van de Bunt still considered himself an able-bodied sport star - not only. "Gee, I did not even know that Marjorie was handicapped," said her sister when she learned in 1993 that Van de Bunt would do at the European Championships for disabled skiers with. Her left arm is three inches shorter due to a medical error. At the age of five Van de Bunt broke her elbow, and put a too tight cast some pinched nerves. "I've learned to live with, because you're small and do not know better." It did not stop her Dutch youth champion in the able-bodied skiers. "I look so easy inrolde, nex mall is because the others had just as much experience as I do. That's just the problem nex mall in the Netherlands. A true cross country tradition, we do not have here. "That proved, because internationally they always ended with the last.
In 1993, Van de Bunt switched to the disabled and won suddenly everything - even internationally. The following year she prevailed in the snow - please note the Winter Games in Norway. nex mall Van de Bunt commented afterwards: "Since I won gold, I am also a bit of their Norwegian When I was honored for the gold medal, I had gained a Norwegian hat They found that Norwegians beautifully..."
Four years later, in Nagano won Van de Bunt no gold medal, but a silver and bronze. Unimaginable, nex mall because she was on maternity leave! "I got the baby five weeks earlier than planned. The delivery was calculated in January, but it was December. '
During the Winter nex mall Olympics in Japan, she was a sight: "I was even a guest on a television program. The people were very excited. Thousands of spectators crowded the stands. And the tickets were really not cheap. "Among the spectators sat include Erica Terpstra, whose enthusiastic applause from the Bunt for two medals wore. Four years later, she was even higher visit.
The 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City were the last for Van de Bunt. She spoke with Dominique Weesie, who was still brave wrote pieces for The Telegraph: "After twenty years, that's enough, I've barely seen my brood last year and my work, I did not appear for almost a year." They hoped to win, which already succeeded nex mall on the first day a gold medal. Then three silver paste.
Totally special was that Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima their honeymoon entered into in Salt Lake City, especially for Van de Bunt. The royal couple nex mall had this on his itinerary was last overhauled. It was also been an idea of Jan Rijpstra, nex mall then VVD MP. Willem-Alexander and Máxima also attended as the opening ceremony. Netherlands where the late officially fail at the Winter Games in Sotjsi our country was twelve years ago by the Crown Prince and his wife.
Willem-Alexander had not come for nothing, because Van de Bunt won gold. During the medal ceremony, he congratulated her with a beautiful speech, in which he underlined the importance of the Paralympic Games. To top it off, slid the newlywed couple nex mall to a dinner with the Dutch Paralympic team. Van de Bunt was a worthy conclusion to her impressive career, but some other athletes were hit by completely confused. nex mall The alpine skiers nex mall Kjeld Point and Martijn Wiseman was disappointing in this Winter Olympics, where they usually always most reason for the podium.
The only thing missing nex mall is Van de Bunt that its performance will be judged just as her fellow champions at the Winter Olympics. nex mall NRC.nl, the Olympic Stadium and Sports history