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My 2016 Highlights!

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In a few hours, we will say goodbye to 2016 and welcome a new quad. So it is time for me to have a look back on 2016 and reveal you my best moments' Top 5 of the year! Don't hesitate to share yours with me! Credit: Belgian Gymnastics 1. The Women's team at the Olympics or the first time since 1948 This year has been pretty amazing in terms of results but of course, the highlight was our Women's team placing 3rd at the Test Event and qualifying for the Olympic Games in Rio for the first time in 68 years! In Rio, Gaelle Mys, Laura Waem, Nina Derwael, Rune Hermans and Senna Deriks had a nearly flawless qualification round and placed 12th. 2. Dennis Goossens and Nina Derwael in Olympic finals The Men's team didn't qualify a full team for the Games and all of our hopes lied on Dennis Goossens ' shoulders, his secret weapon for amazing performances on the rings. And the young gymnast didn't disappoint as he qualified for the rings final, w

Thomas Neuteleers says goodbye to gymnastics

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The 23-years old gymnast announced the end of his career on Instagram two weeks ago. National champion in 2014, he was also part of the National team. Let's have a look back on Thomas's career! Credit: Sporza Thomas Neuteleers (Olympia Houthalen) started gymnastics at age 6. He quickly climbed the levels and had a great career among the Junior ranks. He competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Tampere (Finland) in 2009 where he won a silver medal on parallel bars. Earlier in the same year, he became the Junior Belgian all-around champion. He also won several medals at international meets.  2010 was a key moment in Thomas 's career. As a Junior, he travelled to Birmingham for the European Junior Championships where he had great results: 6th in the all-around, 6th with the team and 5th in the floor exercise final. After Birmingham, Neuteleers represented Belgium at the first edition of the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore where he qualified for three