About Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond

Information about Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond (KNSB), an organization known in English as the Royal Dutch Skating Federation. See also more about Netherlands Skating, more about European Skating, and about Skating World Wide.

IN ENGLISH: Royal Dutch Skating Federation
IN DUTCH: Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond (KNSB)
WEB SITE URL: knsb.nl | Link |
SOCIAL MEDIA:
| Facebook | FB Events | Twitter | YouTube

The KNSB is the organization recognized by the International Skating Union (ISU) as the national governing body for the sports of ice figure skating, ice dancing, synchronized ice skating and both long track and short track ice speedskating in the Netherlands.
Resource: ISU Members List

The KNSB is also recognized b the World Skate Federation as the national governing body for the sport of inline speed skating in the Netherlands.
RESOURCE: World Skate Members List

Disciplines Governed by the KNSB

- Ice Figure Skating / Kunstrijden
- Ice Speedskating Long Track
- Ice Speedskating Short Track
- Inline Speed Skating
- Marathon / Long Distance Skating
- Natural Ice Skating
- Clean Stroke (Traditional Dutch Ice Skating Sport) / Schoonrijden

Regions of the KNSB

KNSB REGION: Drenth
ASSOCIATION (IN DUTCH): KNSB Gewest Drenth
ASSOCIATION: (IN ENGLISH) Drenth KNSB Region
WEB SITE URL: knsbdrenthe.nl | Link |
DISCIPLINES:
- Langebaan (ice speed long track) | Link |
- Marathon (long distance skating) | Link |
- Shorttrack (ice speed short track) | Link |
- Inlineskaten (inline speed skating) | Link |
- Kunstrijden / kunstschaatsen (ice figure) | Link |
- Natuurijs (natural ice) | Link |
- Jeugdschaatsen (youth) | Link |

KNSB REGION: Friesland
ASSOCIATION (IN DUTCH): KNSB Gewest Fryslan
ASSOCIATION: (IN ENGLISH) Friesland KNSB Region
ESTABLISHED: December 3, 1919
WEB SITE URL: gewestfryslan.nl | Link |
ICE VENUES:
- Thialf Ice Arena (Heerenveen) 12,500 capacity
- Elfstedenhal (Heerenveen) 2,500 capacity
- 11stedenhal (Leeuwarden) 2nd ice hall in Friesland - opened in 2015
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | FB Events |

KNSB REGION: Gelderland
ASSOCIATION (IN DUTCH): KNSB Gewest ?
ASSOCIATION: (IN ENGLISH) ? KNSB Region
WEB SITE URL: knsbgelderland.nl | Link |

KNSB REGION: Groningen
ASSOCIATION (IN DUTCH): KNSB Gewest ?
ASSOCIATION: (IN ENGLISH) ? KNSB Region
WEB SITE URL: knsbgroningen.nl | Link |

KNSB REGION: North Brabant / Limburg / Zeeland
ASSOCIATION (IN DUTCH): KNSB Gewest ?
ASSOCIATION: (IN ENGLISH) ? KNSB Region
WEB SITE URL: knsbzuid.nl | Link |

KNSB REGION: North Holland / Utrecht
WEB SITE URL: knsb-nhu.nl | Link |
ASSOCIATION (IN DUTCH): KNSB Gewest ?
ASSOCIATION: (IN ENGLISH) ? KNSB Region

KNSB REGION: Overijssel
ASSOCIATION (IN DUTCH): KNSB Gewest ?
ASSOCIATION: (IN ENGLISH) ? KNSB Region
WEB SITE URLs: knsboverijssel.nl and knsb-overijssel.nl (both offline)
VENUES:
- Ice Rink Twente
- Ice Rink De Scheg
ARTICLE: Wikipedia DESCRIPTION: The region consists of ice skating associations, speed skating associations, tour organizations and two figure skating associations from Overijssel.

KNSB REGION: South Holland
ASSOCIATION (IN DUTCH): KNSB Gewest Zuid-Holland
ASSOCIATION: (IN ENGLISH) South-Holland KNSB Region
WEB SITE URL: knsbgewestzh.nl | Link |
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | FB Events | Instagram | Twitter |
DISCIPLINES:
- Inline-skaten (inline speed skating) | Link |
- Jeugdschaatsen (?) | Link
- Kortebaan | Link
- Kunstrijden (ice figure skating) | Link
- Langebaan (ice speed long track) | Link
- Marathon (log distance skating) | Link
- Schaatsen op natuurijs (natural ice) | Link
- Schoonrijden (clean riding) | Link
- Shorttrack (ice speed short track) | Link

Resources

Profiles and Article:
- LinkedIn "Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond" Profile
- Wikipedia (NL) "Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond" Article

Associated International Federations:
- International Skating Union (ISU) Members List
- World Skate Federation (World Skate) Members List

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