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Announced his retirement from competitive skating after the 2011-12 season.

Van der Perren is a two-time European bronze medalist, a three-time medalist in the Grand Prix Series and a seven-time Belgian champion.

Wanted to become a figure skater after a traveling ice show came to his town to perform ... Was the flag bearer for Belgium at the 2006 and 2010 Olympic Winter Games ... Was forced to withdraw from the 2006 World Championships because of a hip injury ... Underwent hip surgery in April 2008 ... Married British singles skater Jenna McCorkell in May 2008 ... With his bronze in 2007, he became the first Belgian to win a medal at the European Championships since 1947 (Fernand Leemans, bronze) ... Was the first skater to land a three-jump combination consisting of triple Salchow-triple toe loop-triple loop (2002 World Junior Championships).

• 2012 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Quidan" by Cirque du Soleil
  FS Music: "The Man in the Iron Mask" by Nick Glennie-Smith
• 2011 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Art of War" by Vanessa-Mae
  FS Music: "Reflections of Earth" by Gavin Greenaway
• 2010 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky
  FS Music: Music from the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest soundtrack by Hans Zimmer; "Reflections of Earth" by Gavin Greenaway and music from the Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves soundtrack
• 2009 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky
  FS Music: "Heroes" by Safri Duo
• 2008 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Heartbeat" by Safri Duo; "Xotica" by Rene Dupere
  FS Music: "Heroes" by Safri Duo; Music from the Lawrence of Arabia soundtrack by Maurice Jarre
• 2007 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Adagio in G minor" by Tomas Albinoni
  FS Music: "Reflections of Earth;" Music from the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer
• 2006 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Samb-Adagio" by Safri Duo
  FS Music: Music from the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer
• 2005 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Samb-Adagio" by Safri Duo
  FS Music: Music from the Lawrence of Arabia soundtrack; Music from the Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves soundtrack
• 2004 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Tango Tanguera" by Astor Piazzolla
  FS Music: Music from the Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves soundtrack by Michael Kamen
• 2003 Season Notes
  SP Music: Music from Romeo and Juliet
  FS Music: Music from The Mask of Zorro
• 2002 Season Notes
  SP Music: Music from the soundtrack of The Tango Lesson FS Music: Music from the Trouble Man soundtrack
• 2001 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Reflections of Earth" by Gavin Greenaway
  FS Music: "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin

2012 - World Championships - 15th
2012 - Belgian Championships - 1st
2011 - Skate Canada - 8th
2011 - Skate America - 2nd
2011 - Ondrej Nepela Memorial - 2nd
2011 - World Championships - 17th
2011 - European Championships - 4th
2011 - Belgian Championships - 1st
2010 - Skate America - 6th
2010 - NHK Trophy - 8th
2010 - Nebelhorn Trophy - 5th
2010 - World Championships - 8th
2010 - Olympic Winter Games - 17th
2010 - European Championships - 11th
2009 - NRW Trophy - 3rd
2009 - Skate Canada - 11th
2009 - Rostelecom Cup - 5th
2009 - Finlandia Trophy - 12th
2009 - World Championships - 14th
2009 - AEGON Challenge Cup - 2nd
2009 - European Championships - 3rd
2008 - NRW Trophy - 1st
2008 - Cup of Russia - 6th
2008 - World Championships - 6th
2008 - European Championships - 5th
2007 - Grand Prix Final, Turin - 6th
2007 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 4th
2007 - Skate Canada - 2nd
2007 - Ondrej Nepela Memorial - 1st
2007 - Finlandia Trophy - 3rd
2007 - European Championships - 3rd
2007 - Belgian Championships - 1st
2006 - NHK Trophy - 6th
2006 - Skate America - 4th
2006 - Nebelhorn Trophy - WD
2006 - Olympic Winter Games - 9th
2006 - European Championships - 7th
2005 - NHK Trophy - 5th
2005 - Skate America - 4th
2005 - Ondrej Nepela Memorial - 2nd
2005 - World Championships - 8th
2005 - European Championships - 6th
2004 - Skate Canada - 5th
2004 - Ondrej Nepela Memorial - 2nd
2004 - World Championships - 14th
2004 - European Championships - 11th
2004 - Belgian Championships - 1st
2003 - Grand Prix Final - 4th
2003 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 2nd
2003 - Skate Canada - 5th
2003 - Ondrej Nepela Memorial - 4th
2003 - World Championships - 19th
2003 - European Championships - 10th
2003 - Belgian Championships - 1st
2002 - Finlandia Trophy - 4th
2002 - Winter Olympic Games - 12th
2002 - World Championships - 14th
2002 - European Championships - 13th
2002 - World Junior Championships - 2nd
2002 - Belgian Championships - 1st
2001 - Junior Grand Prix Final, Bled - 3rd
2001 - Ondrej Nepela Memorial - 9th
2001 - Golden Spin of Zagreb - 2nd
2001 - Junior Grand Prix (Netherlands) - 1st
2001 - Junior Grand Prix (Czech Republic) - 2nd
2001 - World Championships - 33rd
2001 - European Championships - 23rd
2001 - World Junior Championships - 16th
2001 - Belgian Championships - 1st
2000 - Ondrej Nepela Memorial - 6th
2000 - Nebelhorn Trophy - 15th
2000 - Junior Grand Prix (Norway) - 11th
2000 - World Championships - 31st
2000 - European Championships - 28th
2000 - World Junior Championships - 26th
2000 - Belgian Championships - 1st