Jutta Leerdam

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Name of coach	Kosta Poltavets [club], RUS; Jan Bos [club], NED
Training Regime	"I like weight training in the gym. I like lifting and seeing the progression every week. My least favourite training is inline skating. It is not comparable to long track ice skating. I don't like it, but I still do it. Everything I dislike makes me better as well."
When and where did you begin this sport?	She began speed skating at age 11.
Club / Team	Team Worldstream: Netherlands
Reason for choosing this sport	"I played hockey for eight years. I enjoyed it, but I have never been a team player. I regularly had to sit on the reserve bench. The individual aspect of skating appeals to me. It never lies. You have complete control over the end result yourself."

Ambitions	To win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (esquire.com, 05 Jun 2019)
Hobbies	Cooking, spending time with family, travelling, fashion. (ad.nl, 28 Feb 2020; YouTube channel, 26 Nov 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement	Winning gold in the sprint combination at the 2019 National Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (YouTube channel, 26 Nov 2019; telegraaf.nl, 29 Jan 2019)
Famous relatives	Her partner Koen Verweij represented the Netherlands in speed skating at the Olympic Winter Games in 2014 and 2018, winning gold in team pursuit at the 2014 Games in Sochi. (viraaltjes.nl, 28 Nov 2019; the-sports.org, 17 Nov 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 20 Dec 2020)
Injuries	She missed the 2021 World Cup event in Heerenveen, Netherlands, with a bruised foot. (isu.org, 09 Feb 2021; netherlandsnewslive.com, 27 Jan 2021)
Nicknames	Joeta, Juut (ad.nl, 28 Feb 2020; manners.nl, 22 May 2019)
Other information	NAME ORIGIN Her father named her Jutta because he was a fan of German windsurfer Jutta Muller. "I got the name because my dad used to surf. There was a girl who won a lot and her name is Jutta Muller. A lot of male surfers were impressed by her. She was blonde and my dad thought, 'If I have a blonde daughter, I will name her Jutta'." (YouTube channel, 26 Nov 2019) EDUCATION After graduating with a diploma from the Hogeschool Rotterdam, she began studying for a bachelor's degree in marketing and commercial economics from the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, Netherlands. She has also studied at the Johan Cruyff Academy in the Netherlands. "For me it's really important to keep studying. I prefer to study alongside my sport and to use my brain after my sporting career is over. I don't want my world to rely solely on sport. Besides, studying is a nice distraction." (ad.nl, 28 Feb 2020; YouTube channel, 26 Nov 2019; Facebook profile, 05 Jun 2019; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2018)