Speedskater Ellia Smeding is all set to appear at the Beijing Olympics 2022. Read the article below to know all about the olympian.
Ellia Smeding is a British long-track speed skater. She was born and raised in Oxfordshire, England.
Many sports fans have appreciated her gameplay in the matches. Ellia along with her boyfriend have also opened their own coffee company called ‘Brew’22 Coffee‘.
Speedskating: Who Are Ellia Smeding Parents?
Speedskater Ellia Smeding’s parents are Sjaak (father) and Sue Mumford (mother).
Moreover, her mother is British while her father is Dutch.
Furthermore, she was born in Oxfordshire, Great Britain. As of now, she resides in Heerenveen, Netherlands.
Ellia Smeding – Wikipedia
Ellia Smeding has a dedicated Wikipedia page of her own. However, the page does not contain enough information about the skater.
Ellia was born on 16th March 1998 in the United Kingdom. She was raised in Oxfordshire.
When she was 8 years old, Smeding moved to the Netherlands with her parents.
The skater made her debut in 2020 at the European Single Distance Speed Skating Championship in the 1000 meters.
Recently, on 24th January 2022, she was selected in the Great Britain Speed Salkting Team for the Beijing Olympics. It has been 42 years since the last female long-track speed skater for Great Britain.
Ellia Smeding – Boyfriend
Ellia Smeding’s boyfriend is Cornelius Kersten.
Kersten is also a long-track speed skater. He competes on behalf of Team Worlstream-Corendon.
Furthermore, Cornelius was born on 19th July 1994 in Haarlem, The Netherlands. He used to skate in his youth on the ice rink in Haarlem.
Like his girlfriend, he was also selected in Britain’s long track speed skating team for the Beijing Olympics.
Ellia Smeding – Height & Weight
Ellia Smeding’s height is 5 feet and 8 inches (1.74 m) according to olympics.com.
However, her exact weight is not made public yet.
Ellia speaks Dutch and English. She is currently a law student at Hanze College, Groningen. Also, she is studying Psychology at Open University.
Along with her boyfriend, Ellia founded a coffee company called Brew’22. It is a means to supplement funding for their traveling and training.
Moreover, the idea for the company arose due to the difficulty of finding good coffee while abroad for competition or training.
You can find Ellia on Instagram under the username @elliasmeding. Her IG account has around 11K followers with whom she has shared a total of 392 posts.
You can also find her coffee company under the username @wearebrew22.