Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Haanappel akatanga kuita skating muna 1949 paHoutrust ice skating club muThe Hague. Pazera remakore gumi nemaviri, akakwikwidza mumakwikwi ake makuru ekutanga epasi rose,
European Championships muDortmund, kwaakapedza ari wechi14. Iye akakunda wokutanga wake mana Dutch National okuremekedza muna 1955. Akapedza ari wechi13 pa1956 Winter Olympics muCortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.