{"id":2773,"date":"2016-08-24T12:05:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T10:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/08\/24\/skadi-juicht-voor-gouden-maaike-head-in-rai-amsterdam\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:10","slug":"skadi-juicht-voor-gouden-maaike-head-in-rai-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/08\/24\/skadi-juicht-voor-gouden-maaike-head-in-rai-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Skadi honours Maaike Head\u2019s gold in RAI Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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De Skadileden bij de huldiging in Amsterdam.<\/span><\/p>

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Some twenty members of Skadi rowing club were among the audience to honour the Olympians in the RAI in Amsterdam. And, of course, their own hero and gold medal winner, Maaike Head.<\/p>\n

External Commissioner Simon van Baal thought that the ceremony organisation was \u201cincredible\u201d. \u201cThe screen on the stage meant you could see and follow the arrival of the plane at Schiphol. They then switched on the sprinklers next to the runway, which was a bit over the top,\u201d he smiled.\u00a0The first athletes entered the stage in the RAI after a couple of hours, after which the \u201cfantastic party\u201d started.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey walked on stage one by one, but Maaike just didn\u2019t appear,\u201d explained Van Baal. \u201cShe was one of the last ones, and when she finally appeared we all went mad jumping about and waving our banner.\u201d The Skadi members had a banner attached to four oars, with congratulations for Maaike. \u201cOther rowing clubs were there too, but they didn\u2019t have such a great banner,\u201d said Van Baal rather immodestly.<\/p>\n

At the end of the official part of the ceremony, Head went in search of her fellow club members. Van Baal: \u201cOne of the board members started the club song with a long \u2018BIIIIIIIIJJJJJJJJJ\u2019, upon which we all sang along enthusiastically.\u201d<\/p>\n

(our translation)<\/p>\n

Bij Skadi schiet je lekker op \/\u00a0At Skadi you really will go far<\/em>
\nBij Skadi kun je wat presteren \/\u00a0At Skadi you can perform<\/em>
\nEn als er niet teveel passeren \/\u00a0And if you\u2019re not overtaken<\/em>
\nDan lig je min of meer op kop \/ \u00a0You\u2019ll be a star reborn<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Skadi, laat je niet verslaan \/\u00a0Skadi doesn\u2019t admit defeat<\/em>
\nSkadi, doet er eens wat aan \/\u00a0Skadi you\u2019re the one to beat<\/em>
\nSkadi, geef je laatste gram \/\u00a0Skadi never does retreat<\/em>
\nVoor de eer van Rotterdam \/\u00a0We\u2019re Rotterdam\u2019s greatest ever feat<\/em><\/p>\n

First medal since 1996<\/h3>

During the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, together with Ilse Paulis, Head won the gold in the Women\u2019s lightweight double sculls<\/a>. It was Skadi\u2019s first medal since Koos Maasdijk won gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996.<\/p>\n\n\t

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