Happy Birthday, Jaap Eden!
Jaap Eden was born in Groningen on the 19th October 1873. He was an amazing athlete that broke 2 skating world records in 1874 and won his first world title in 1893.
In 1961 he was honored when Amsterdam opened the biggest indoor-outdoor skating ring, the Jaap Eden Ijsbaan which homes different skating and sport clubs, including Figure Skating Amsterdam.
FSA team is proud to call Jaap Eden Ijsbaan our home ice rink. We are grateful for the people that work here to provide a space for us to train, to compete, to thrive. Today we want to honor Jaap Eden and his legacy on his 150th birthday and to wish all ice skaters a wonderful sport journey!
Happy Birthday, Jaap Eden!