Reina Anema

Club / Team

Team Jumbo-Visma: Netherlands

Famous relatives

Her sisters Maartje and Sieta have both competed in speed skating at junior national level in the Netherlands. (speedskatingresults.com, 21 Oct 2013; schaatspeloton.nl, 21 Oct 2013; frieschdagblad.nl, 14 Mar 2009)

Name of coach

Jac Orie [club], NED

twitter.com/Reiina93

Ambitions

To win gold in the 3000m and 5000m at the Olympic Winter Games. (teamfrysk.nl, 01 Sep 2020)

www.facebook.com/anema.reina

Reason for choosing this sport

She took up the sport because there was natural ice near her house.

Hero / Idol

Canadian speed skater Cindy Klassen. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2018)

When and where did you begin this sport?

She began skating at age eight in Heerenveen, Netherlands.

Other information

CLUB SWITCH In 2021 she moved from Team FrySk to Team Jumbo-Visma, a Dutch commercial club team. During the 2020/21 season she had to seek sponsors and donations because of the lack of funding available from Team FrySk. "It means I can focus entirely on sports, training and skating. I no longer have to worry about other issues. I had been with Team FrySk for four years, and it really felt like a family to me. The bond with Siep [Hoekstra, Team FrySk coach] was also very special. So it's hard to say goodbye. It's very exciting to see what another training programme does. I'm not afraid of it, otherwise I would not have made the move." After two years in the club she says she expects to get into international competitions for the 2023/24 season. “I am very happy that I can continue building for another year. When I joined the team two years ago, I secretly hoped that I would qualify for the Olympic Games. Unfortunately that didn't work. Apparently I needed some more time to get used to a new team. I feel like last season went better than the first year and that's why I'm happy that I can stay another year. The first year it was mainly a matter of collecting data, but in the second year we were able to do much more with it. Together with [coach] Jac [Orie] I have come to the conclusion that we can do even more to make me better. There are no guarantees, but we are doing our very best to achieve that.” (omropfryslan.nl, 07 Apr 2021, 27 Feb 2021; schaatsen.nl, 10 May 2023) FURTHER EDUCATION She has a bachelor's degree in education with a focus on physical education from the Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen in the Netherlands. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2018)