De Vries made his World Cup debut in January 2011. She focuses on the medium and long haul, as well as the team competition. At the 2012/13 World Cup in Astana , she made her first podium. In the 1500 meter race and in the team competition, she took third place. At the 2012/13 World Cup finals in Heerenveen , she achieved her first World Cup victory in the team competition.
At the all-around World Cup in 2012 and 2013, de Vries was fourth in the overall ranking. Her greatest success so far in the all- around event was at the all- around European Championship 2013 in Heerenveen by winning the silver medal.
De Vries has started for the Dutch professional team TVM, which also has Ireen Wüst and Sven Kramer under contract, since the 2012/13 season .