Prinsen first appeared internationally in February 2012 at the Junior World Championships in Melbourne . There the 22nd place over 500 m was his best individual placement. In the World Cup he made his debut in Salt Lake City at the beginning of the 2014/15 season , finishing 26th over 1000 m and 21st over 1500 m. At the World Cup in Dresden , he won his first World Cup victory with the relay over 5000 m. At the following World Championships in 2015 in Moscow , he won bronze with the relay. In the 2015/16 season he finished second with the relay at the World Cup in Dordrecht and eighth with the relay at the 2016 World Championships in Seoul . In November 2017 he took second place with the relay at the World Cup in Seoul.