Bente Kraus

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Club / Team	Eisbaren Juniors Berlin: Germany
Reason for choosing this sport	Her father was a skating coach and her mother was a speed skater in her youth, so Kraus followed their influence. "I had a crazy sports family."
Name of coach	Jan van Veen [national], NED
When and where did you begin this sport?	She took up figure skating at age six and switched to speed skating at age 10.

Most influential person in career	Her father. (Athlete, 28 Jan 2017)
Other information	FAMILY TRAGEDY Her father, who was her personal coach and an instructor at the Eisbaren Berlin club in Germany, passed away suddenly from cancer in 2013. (berliner-kurier.de, 04 Jul 2014; bentekraus.de, 08 Jul 2013)
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs	She always straightens her glasses before a race. (desg.de, 16 Nov 2014)
Ambitions	To compete at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, and to become a primary school teacher. (mediathek.daserste.de, 12 Nov 2016; berliner-kurier.de, 04 Jul 2014)
Injuries	A knee injury meant she missed the 2017 German Championships in Inzell. (bz-berlin.de, 18 Oct 2017)
Memorable sporting achievement	Finishing 11th in both the 3000m and the 5000m at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 28 Jan 2017, 03 Dec 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Train hard, believe in yourself and you can achieve your goals." (Athlete, 28 Jan 2017)
Hero / Idol	German speed skater Claudia Pechstein. (tlz.de, 29 Oct 2016)