Anice Asha Farzana Das (born 31 December 1985 in Mumbai) is a retired Dutch speed skater, specialized in sprint distances.
Professional career Das made her first appearance at the Dutch single distance championships on 30 December 2005, aged 19. Since then she competed in nearly all Dutch single distance championships and Dutch sprint championships. She has achieved a slow but steady progress in her results, with her best results occurring at the 2017 Dutch championships (3rd place in 500m single distance, 2nd place overall in sprint). In February 2017, she competed at the world single distance championships for the first time. That same month, she competed at the world sprint championships for a second time. She was plagued by illness, including fever, in the week leading up to the event. She did manage to improve her personal best on 1000 meters in both races, finishing 18th overall.
On 28 December 2017, Das won the 500 meter event at the Dutch qualification tournament for the 2018 Olympic Games, beating all expected favorites. On 18 February 2018, she ended in 19th place at the Olympic 500 meter event, after skating in the first run without having an opponent in the other lane.
On 17 March 2020, Das announced her retirement from professional speed skating.
Personal life Das was born in Mumbai, India and was adopted by a Dutch family as an infant, along with her twin sister.
Personal records DistanceTimeDateTrack500 meters37,8415 November 2013Salt Lake City1000 meters1.15,1126 February 2017Calgary1500 meters2.00,0612 March 2008Calgary3000 meters4.23,6113 March 2008Calgary Source:
Results Season Dutch Championships Single Distances Dutch Championships Allround Dutch Championships Sprint World Championships Single Distances Olympic Games World Championships Sprint World Cup2005–06 21st 1000m 2007–08 19th 500m 19th 500m 19th 1000m 17th 500m 17th 1000m 18th overall2008–09 9th 500m 15th 1000m 11th 500m 10th 1000m 7th 500m 6th 1000m 6th overall2009–10 14th 500m 21st 1000m 500m 20th 3000m 9th 1500m DNS 5000m NC13 overall 13th 500m 12th 1000m DSQ 500m DNS 1000m DSQ overall2010–11 4th 500m 13th 1000m 12th 1500m 7th 500m 7th 1000m 10th 500m 10th 1000m 8th overall 31st 500m2011–12 5th 500m 8th 1000m 6th 500m 9th 1000m 5th 500m 12th 1000m 7th overall 34th 500m 2012–13 4th 500m 5th 1000m 5th 500m 8th 1000m 5th 500m 8th 1000m 7th overall 21st 500m 33rd 1000m2013–14 5th 500m 13th 1000m 4th 500m 10th 1000m 12th 500m WDR 1000m NC overall 10th 500m 9th 1000m 17th 500m 10th 1000m 11th overall 15th 500m <br/ > 41st 1000m2014–15 5th 500m 17th 1000m 6th 500m 13th 1000m 8th 500m 15th 1000m 10th overall 20th 500m 2015–16 6th 500m 6th 1000m 5th 500m 7th 1000m 5th 500m 4th 1000m 4th overall 35th 500m 28th 1000m2016–17 500m 11th 1000m 500m 1000m 500m 1000m overall 22nd 500m 20th 500m 20th 1000m 15th 500m 16th 1000m 18th Overall18th 500m 26th 1000m Team sprint2017–18 10th 500m 9th 1000m 500m 1000m 5th 500m 1000m overall 19th 500m32nd 500m 40th 1000m2018–1910th 500m8th 500m 9th 1000m DQ 500m DNS 1000m DQ overall2019–20 8th 500m 11th 1000m8th 500m 5th 1000m 7th 500m 4th 1000m 5th overall Source:
References
External links
Anice Das at SpeedSkatingNews.info Anice Das at SpeedSkatingStats.com