She trained on Marianne Timmer's professional team for a while, but as this team did not last long, she was shortly on her own again. However, in that period she won another B-Group World Cup 500m race in Heerenveen, won another bronze medal at the Dutch National Sprint Championships, finished 11th in the World Sprint Championships, and qualified for the 2002 Winter Olympics, her second Olympics, which was held in Salt Lake City.
She trained under Marianne Timmer's professional group for a short time, but when that team ceased to exist, she was once again on her own. Nevertheless, during that period she won another B-Group World Cup 500m race in Heerenveen, secured another bronze medal at the Dutch National Sprint Championships, finished 11th in the World Sprint Championships, and qualified for the 2002 Winter Olympics, her second Olympics, which took place in Salt Lake City.