 She qualified for World Cup meetings in South Korea and Japan, and became the first female skater to compete in international races on clap skates.Her international win took place on 11 January 1997 in Milwaukee in the 1000 m of the B-Group.Later, in 1997, she was promoted again, this time into the Kernploeg, which is the most renowned team managed by the KNSB, which at the time was headed by Peter Mueller.