**February 2012**
Feb
1, At his homecoming from Sheffield, Kevin had his wrist looked
after and it turned out not to be broken after all. He strained one of
the ligaments in the wrist.
He opted not to have it put into a cast for 5 weeks, but for a brace,
so he can keep training. This way he hopes to be ready for the World Championships
in Nice after all.
We will keep you updated.
**January 2012**
28 Jan, Today was the
Free Program in the Men's event of the Europeans. Kevin was in 7th place
after the short program, but unfortunately he fell during a practice and
broke his wrist. Sadly this meant we he had to withdraw. More news/details
will follow later.
We're so sorry Kevin, and wish you a speedy recovery.
****
This week it is time for the European Championships 2012, this time in Sheffield, UK! The short program will be on Thursday and the free program on Saturday.
Kevin has been in good shape up untill now, but now in the past week(s) he has been experiencing some back ache, which required daily phsychotherapy. We hope it is not too bad and wish him lots of strength and good luck!
Kevin will skate in the short program on Thursday at 13.00 local time (14.00 CET) and the long program will start at 11.55 (12.55 CET). A full schedule of all the events and the results can be found on the ISU results page.
The official website for the event is: www.europeans2012.co.uk.
**November 2011**
30 Nov, This
weekend Kevin won his 10th and last Belgian nationals, in Deurne close
to Antwerp. In the SP he completed a quad in combination a his triple
Axel 
and
Lutz, two 4level spins and a 3level stepsequence. This earning him 76.54
points.
In his very passionately skated Free, he again did a Quad and triple Axel,
and adding his trademark 3-3-3 in the second half of the program as well.
Combined with all other elements this got him 138.48 points and with a
total of 215.02 he stayed well in first position ahead of countryman Jorik
Hendrickx.
It was an emotional skate for Kevin and at the end of his program he was
visibly moved:
"I didn't really expect that, having skated Belgian nationals
so many times, but realising in that moment it was my last competition
in Belgium, I had to swallow a bit. That having said, I enjoyed skating
in Deurne, the athmosphere during the Free was great and even though I
wasn't able to do 2 quads in my free, I did execute them cleanly in warmp-up,
so I did show I am able to do them!" laughs Kevin.
Nerves usually affect him a bit more in his own country, feeling pressure
to show all he's capable of, but he managed quite well. And it wasn't
just himself competing, but also his pupils, of which 4 won their disciplines.
Check out
this video about the whole day (in Flemish).
No time to relax after the competition though, Kevin had a training for
Ice Fantillusion the next morning.
On Dec 15 there will be an ice-rink opening in Halle, where the Ice Fantillusion
show team will give a demonstration.
On Dec 17, in Liederkerke you can visit a demo of approximately 60 mins.
This is aimed to be a fundraiser for the big shows, to be held in April.
So if you want to have a little pre-taste of the shows, go and see! It
only costs 7 euro!
Having witnessed the training on Sunday morning, we can
tell you it is worth it. (for tickets, mail:
Marleen Degols)
We've updated the schedule with these data and more.
Last but not least, we had a small exchange
with Lorna Brown,
who is Kevins choreographer this season:
"I am hoping to work with Kevin again before Europeans and would
love to be there if I can. I am really hoping he will win or medal again
as he is a great skater and has great energy and expression. He skates
like a man and has the most powerful jumps in the world"
**October 2011**
30 Oct, This is the week of Skate Canada, only a short week after completing Skate America. Yesterday the men skated their short program. Kevin unfortunately doubled his intended triple Axel and that landed him in 8th place. Today it was free program time. After a very promising start with a beautiful quad toeloop things didn't go that well for Kevin which makes that he stayed in 8th place overall.
In other and more fun news,
the the ticketsale for the Ice Fantillusion shows has started! Already
in his 5th edition, it promises to be a great show! Get your information
here: www.icefantillusion.com
Soon there will be more details available.
About a week ago, Kevin gave an interview to Icenetwork. You can read
that here: Rink
Notes: Van der Perren a retiring sort
22
Oct, The free program has just been concluded and Kevin won the
silver medal. With a clean quad, his trademark 3-3-3 combination and much
more content, he won the free program!
With the lead Michal Brezina had in the short program, he stayed overall
in first place, making Kevin second. Congrats!
22 Oct, Yesterday
Kevin skated his short program at Skate America. With jumpwise a gorgeous
triple Axel, 3flip-3toe and a 3 loop, spinwise one 3 level spin &
two 4 level spins and a 3 level stepsequence he
earned 70.09 points which got him in 4th place.
You can watch his short program
here.
In a few hours he will be skating the free program. Good luck Kevin!
**September 2011**
4 Oct, Last weekend, Kevin
competed at the Ondrej Nepala Memorial in Bratislava and received with
a 3th spot in the short program and a second spot in the free a total
of 211.08 points and the silver medal.
In his free he (amongst other jumps) landed a quad, a triple axel and
his trademark 3-3-3 combination (wow!)
His SP music is Quidam (from "Cirque
du Soleil") and his FP Man in the Iron mask.
Watch the performances: SP
here, and his FP here.
Nice start of the season Kevin!
Now it is onward to Skate America and Skate
Canada.
**April 2011**
28 April, Kevin skated his long program in Moscow and received 128.76 points. This together with the short program gave him a total of 197.10 and he ended in 17th spot.
27 April, A
few hours ago, Kevin skated his short program at the postponed and relocated
World Championships in Moscow.
He attempted a quad toeloop, but unfortunately took a fall on that element.
Triple axel, as well as the 3Flip-3toe combination went well. Combined
with level 3 and 4 on his spins and a level 2 stepsquence he earned himself
68.34 points and that put him in a 15th spot.
For you who missed the performance, you can watch it here:
www.sporza.be
You can also find the SP
of his countryman Jorik Hendrickx there. He got to 22th place and will
join Kevin skating the long program tomorrow.
Good luck!
**March 2011**
Kevin was scheduled to skate in the Worlds Championships in Tokyo which have been postponed until further notice, due to the disasters that have taken place in Japan. A personal message from Kevin:
"Of course it is a shame that the
World Championships have been cancelled. For me personally since I was
in top shape and skating programs with 4toe as well as 4sal in them. In
comparison to what the Japanese people have been through, the cancellation
is only trifle and we all have to respect that.
I hope the country will recover soon. I wish all stricken families a lot
of strength in these difficult times."
**January 2011**
January
30, Kevin skated clean yesterday. His program included the quad
and the triple axel and created a real buzz in the audience. He finished
fourth and with that he reached his goal of becoming top 5.
"After the short program I was even thinking
that a medal could be possible because I missed the third position about
0,15 points."
He revealed that the fans can look forward to something unusual at
the gala:
“ This year I have a very special show-program for the exhibition:
I developed a special glove for real fire."
Teammates Jorik and Ira did a fantastic job as well, ending respectively
in 16th and 7th spot.
Congratulations Belgium!!
***
January 28, Yesterday, in the short program, Kevin skated a blast;
he opened his program with a huge quadruple toe - triple toe combination
that was followed by two further triples.
That made his face light up and he seemed to put all the more energy into
the program, which resulted in an enthusiastic reaction in the audience
and in the third best technical score of the afternoon for Kevin! Overall
he is in 4th place now.
The free program, the finale, will be Saturday. Good luck Kevin!
****
Kevin will be competing in the European Championships, taking place January 24-31 in Bern, Switzerland.
Jenna will of course be accompanying
him, competing for Great Britain, as well as for the second time, Belgian
teammate Jorik Hendrickx and debuting at her first European Championships,
Ira Vannut.
We wish all of you the best of luck!
Check out the official site here: http://www.euroskate2011.com
Photos below were taken at the Ice
Fantillusion shows 2010: Fantasy.
Next shows will not take place in May, but 2,3,4 December 2011.
Do not miss out on them!
