Tusi se faaauauga mo lenei palakalafa - Na amata ona faaseʻe Bloemen a o laʻitiiti i lona nuu o Gouda. Na auai o ia i le 2006 World Junior Speed Skating Championships i Erfurt, lea na sau ai o ia i le 5th. I le 2007/2008 vaitau na muamua auai ai o ia i le Speed Skating World Cup i le mamao mamao, manumalo i le Team pursuit ma le au Holani. Na ia ausia foi le tulaga 4 i le Dutch Allround Championships i lena vaitau ma le tulaga 8 i le 2008 European Speed Skating Championships. O le 2009/2010 vaitau o lana sili ona lelei i lena taimi, o le lona lua i le Dutch Allround ma le lona 4 i le World Allround Championships. Ina ua maeʻa se tau e leʻi manuia i le isi vaitau, na litaea o ia o se tagata taʻalo faʻapitoa, ae na auai pea i le siamupini o se amateur o loʻo faʻagaioia mai Friesland. O le mea e mataʻina ai, na ia agavaa mo le 2012 European (9th nofoaga) ma le World Championships
(14th nofoaga) ma manumalo ai i le National Championships. E ui lava na fesoasoani i ai le toesea o Jan Blokhuijsen ma Sven Kramer, o le taimi muamua lea na manumalo ai se tagata fiafia i lenei Dutch National Championships talu mai le faʻalauiloaina o le faasee faasee. Na ia auai i le (faʻapolofesa) BAM faaseʻe 'au i le isi vaitau, ae o faʻanoanoaga taunuʻuga (15th i le European Championships) mafua ai ona le faʻalauteleina lana konekarate.