Patrick Roest

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CHANGE OF CLUB In March 2022 he left his club of seven years, Team Jumbo-Visma, and switched to Team Reggeborgh. "I hesitated for a long time and postponed this choice for too long. I found it really difficult to say goodbye to the people at Jumbo-Visma, because I owe them a lot. It hurts to say that I'm going to be their competitor. But in the end I had to choose for myself because I was ready for something different. Working with coach Robin Derks at Reggeborgh suits me very well. I really like his approach. Very personal, actually. After each training session we talk for a while, he asks how I feel and together we look at what can be improved." (nos.nl, 24 Oct 2022; nu.nl, 20 Oct 2022; schaatsen.nl, 10 May 2022, 18 Mar 2022) FARMER He works at his father's farm in Lekkerkerk, Netherlands, and spent much of his time there during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. "As farmers, we live with nature in all seasons and are constantly active in the open air: in winter, ice skating is part of that, I grew up with that. My passion outside speed skating is to go back to my parents' farm and work there and forget about skating and empty my mind for a bit. The farm is where I grew up and it's always been a safe space for me. I recently [speaking in 2020] bought a large piece of grassland for the company, close to our house. A nice investment, which I was able to make thanks to my prize money." (samsungmobilepress.com, 31 Jan 2022; isu.org, 10 Sep 2021; teamjumbovisma.com, 20 Mar 2021; ad.nl, 31 May 2020)

Training Regime	He includes cycling as part of his training but admits that he does not always enjoy it. "I started skating, because I really enjoy skating. Of course biking is an important part of training, but that doesn't mean that I enjoy it. We have to do really long rides."
Club / Team	Team Reggeborgh: Netherlands

Other sports	He has competed in marathon speed skating at national level and in roller speed skating at international level. (proskating.nl, 23 Oct 2014; patrickroest.nl, 01 Sep 2014)
Famous relatives	His older sister Natasja Roest represented the Netherlands in speed skating at the 2013 Winter World University Games in Trentino, Italy. She has also competed in roller speed skating at national level. (patrickroest.nl, 01 Sep 2014; natasjaroest.nl, 02 Jan 2014)
Awards and honours	He was named the 2019 Skater of the Year by the Royal Dutch Ice Skating Association [KNSB]. (knsb.nl, 19 Jun 2020) In March 2014 he was presented with the Van Polanen Certificate by the mayor of Nederlek, Netherlands. The honour was in recognition of the gold medal he won at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Bjugn, Norway. (deweekkrant.nl, 19 Mar 2014)

Name of coach

Gerard van Velde [club], NED; Robin Derks [club]; Rintje Ritsma [national], NED

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Injuries

In September 2017 he broke his left wrist and forearm after colliding with a tractor while training for roller speed skating. (trouw.nl, 11 Mar 2018; nu.nl, 15 Sep 2017)

Reason for choosing this sport	He followed his sister into the sport. "I started skating for fun, in winter, on the water behind my parents' farm. I always enjoyed skating with friends. It was about fun, and as the years went by it got more serious for me."
When and where did you begin this sport?	He began speed skating at age seven in Krimpenerwaard, Netherlands. He then started taking lessons with coach Dave van Dam at the STV Lekstreek skating club at age 10.

Nicknames

Schuimpie [given by his first coach Dave van Dam for being the youngest and thinnest in the group]. (trouw.nl, 11 Jan 2019; schaatsen.nl, 01 Aug 2018)