Veronica Poulart was born on November 7, 1977. She received her first pair of skates when she was three.
At four she performed in an ice show celebration of the Olympic flame, drawing a huge crowd. Two thousand fans asked for encore.
At the age of six, she won her first gold medal, at the national New Novice Championship. At the age of eight she won the international Junior Cup, wearing an outfit created by her aunt Florencia Vargas
In 1990 Veronica moved with her parents to Vienna. She started to compete for Austria in 1992.
Three days before she died, Veronica won a bronze medal in Israel and just a day before her tragic death, she won her last gold medal at the Yugoslavian Championship. On the way back home to Vienna, Veronica died in car accident together with her parents.
Veronica's family remains her biggest supporters and fans and they founded the Veronica Skating Club on August 10th, 2001 to give a chance to many young and talented skaters to follow in her footsteps.