Isabelle van Elst

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Elst, not Elst.
Isabelle van Elst
van Elst in 2016
Personal information
Born (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998
Bennebroek, Netherlands
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing  Belgium
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships
2026 Tomaszow Masowiecki Team pursuit
2026 Tomaszow Masowiecki Team sprint

Isabelle van Elst (born 4 March 1998) is a Belgian speed skater born in the Netherlands. Van Elst was part of the Belgian teams that won two silver medals at the 2026 European Speed Skating Championships. She represents Belgium at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Career

Netherlands

Van Elst was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and a Belgian mother. She started competitive speed skating in Haarlem, the Netherlands.[1] She represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. Between 2017 and 2022 Van Elst participated in the KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships. She was part of the Dutch team preparing for the 2022 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships but at the last moment the coach gave preference to Femke Kok. From that moment, Van Elst decided to represent Belgium.[2][3]

Belgium

Since the 2022-23 season, Van Elst represents Belgium at the World Cup. She holds Belgian records at the 1000 and 1500 metres. She obtained silver medals with the Belgian team at the team pursuit and team sprint events of the 2026 European Championships. Van Elst represents Belgium at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[4]

References

  1. ^ Berit (2023-09-26). "Isabelle van Elst spaart voor Olympische droom in 2026". yvgtf.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  2. ^ Marée, Koen (2025-01-09). "Schaatsster Isabelle van Elst stapte over naar België: 'Besef nu pas hoeveel stress het zoeken naar sponsoren me gaf'". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  3. ^ Huberts, Pim (9 December 2023). "Dit is waarom de Nederlandse Isabelle van Elst voor Belgie schaatst". Sportnieuws.nl. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  4. ^ Vlaanderen, W. E. B. "Isabelle van Elst jaagt haar droom achterna richting Milaan". IJsschaatsen.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-02-09.
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