Dianne de Leeuw was the 1975 World champion, 1976 European champion and 1976 Olympic silver medalist. Her main rivals were Dorothy Hamill and Christine Errath. She was voted the female athlete of the Netherlands in 1975. She was also flag carrier at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games for the Netherlands. De Leeuw is currently a figure skating coach at Westminster Ice Palace in Westminster, California.