Mariska Huisman (born 23 November 1983) is a Dutch marathon skater and speed skater. She was the first winner of a

mass start Mass start is a format of starting in some racing sports such as long-distance running in sport of athletics, speed skating, long-distance cross-country skiing and biathlon. There are usually many competitors in such an event, and in order for ...

worldcup in

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. At this moment she is the number 2 on the world ranking list. She won the 2011–12 mass start World Cup with a total of 320 points. She did not start in the 2013 national championship mass start on 30 December 2013 due to the untimely death of her brother

Sjoerd Huisman Sjoerd Huisman (19 June 1986 – 30 December 2013) was a Dutch speed skating, speed skater who specialised in marathon speed skating. Career Huisman made his debut in marathon speed skating in 2005 to become one of the best sprinters in the pelo ...

a few hours beforehand. Sjoerd was also a marathon skater and his death was the reason the event was cancelled.Cancellation of the Mass Start due to death of Sjoerd Huisman
on RTVOost website

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Huisman, Mariska 1983 births Living people Dutch female speed skaters People from Andijk World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists Speed skaters from North Holland 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch sportswomen