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International successes for our gymnasts !

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November has been quite a busy month for both our Juniors and Seniors gymnasts, as they took part in several international meets. Credit : An Vanderstraeten Combs-La-Ville - 10-11 November Kéziah Langendock (Gym Passion Herseaux), Jutta Verkest (Gymflex), Margaux Dandois (Oefening geeft kracht Duffel), Calisse Kums (TK Sta Paraat Hasselt), Charlotte Beydts (TK Sta Paraat Hasselt) and Joey Van Broeckhoven (Silok Deurne) traveled to France for the Tournoi International de Combs-La-Ville, a competition that gathered Youth and Juniors gymnasts. The team composed of Kéziah , Jutta and Calisse took the bronze medal with 100.550. Italy won the gold (101.600) and France took the silver (101.167). Individually, Jutta got the best ranking, placing 4th with 50.267. In the event finals, Jutta won silver on bars, with  Kéziah taking the bronze. On beam, Calisse got the gold medal.  Full results here Gympies Gymnova Cup - 10-11 November The same weekend, De Gympi

Worlds 2018: 4th place for Nina Derwael on beam!

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On saturday, Nina Derwael concluded her World Championships with a 4th place on beam.  Credit: Belgian Gymnastics In a final full of wobbles and mistakes, China's Liu Tingting won the gold. She delivered a nearly perfect routine for a score of 14.533. The runner-up,  Ana Padurariu from Canada, controlled her nerves very well in her first World Final and scored 14.100. Simone Biles was third with a score of 13.600. She wobbled her way through her routine but managed to stay on.  Nina Derwael increased her difficulty for the final. She started with a beautiful layout step out and displayed great elegancy. Unfortunately she wobbled on her side somi. She scored 13.466 and finished 4th.  Olympic champion Sanne Wevers from the Netherlands and American talent Kara Eaker both fell and were out of the medal hunt.  You can rewatch Nina's routine here . Beam final results: 1. Liu Tingting (CHN) 14.533 2. Ana Padarariu (CAN) 14.100 3. Simone Biles (USA)

2018 Worlds : Historical gold medal for Nina Derwael on the uneven bars !

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In the space of a year and a half, Nina Derwael won two European title, a World bronze medal and a World title! In the final today, she was untouchable and won the gold with 15.200. Amazing, unreal, historical, unbelievable. There are not enough words in the world to describe what Nina Derwael achieved today. Heavy favorite for the uneven bars gold, the title was hers to lose. But she delivered under the pressure, once again. The last time Nina missed a uneven bars routine in competition was at the European Championships qualifications in 2016. Not only has she become one of the best bars workers in the world, she's only one of the most consistent.  Today, she made history once again. She became the first Belgian gymnast, male or female, to win a World Championship title EVER. Her bronze medal last year was the first medal for a Belgian female gymnast, and the first medal for Belgium in more than a hundred years. Her result back then was already historical. But tod

2018 Worlds: Historical 4th place for Nina Derwael!

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This afternoon Nina Derwael and Axelle Klinckaert competed in the all around final. Axelle hoped to improve her ranking from the qualifications and she did by finishing 18th. Nina Derwael once again wrote Belgian gymnastics history by finishing 4th. Simone Biles won the world title for the 4th time. Credit: Alkass Nina started her competition together with the other top qualifiers on vault.  She scored 13.566 for her Yurchenko with full twist. Axelle started on floor. A missed pirouette and some landings deductions got her a 12.800. In the second rotation, Axelle moved on the vault where she showed a great full twisting Yurchenko. She got 13.700. Nina outclassed the field with her excellent routine on bars. With 15.100, she got the highest score of the competition and jumped from 10th to 3rd in the ranking! Nina seemed unstoppable and performed confidentely on beam. She scored 13.733 and moved into 2nd place after the 3rd rotation.  Axelle improved her qualifying sco

2018 Worlds: 4 individual finals and an 11th place finish as a team!

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The women's qualifications took place this Saturday and Sunday. Drawn in the very first subdivision, Belgium had to wait two full days to finally know if they had qualified for any finals. Recap!  Credit: Rune Hermans Instagram Even though the day didn't go as planned, with falls on bars and beam, Team Belgium managed to score 158.970 and place 11th, the same position as in 2014 and 2015, and qualified for 4 individual finals! Visibly upset after those mistakes, our girls can be very proud of themselves as a fall-free meet wouldn't have changed much in the standings. Starting on floor, Maellyse Brassart displayed an entertaining routine, including a full twisting double pike and a double pike (12.833). Rune Hermans , who just came back, got 12.533, while Axelle Klinckaert scored 13.166 for her routine including a double layout, a full twisting double back and a double pike. Nina Derwael got the highest score of the team fer her elegant routine, with 13.266.

2018 Worlds: 19th place as a team, Dennis Goossens 9th on rings!

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The 2018 World Championships kicked off on Thursday morning with a two-day qualifications for the men's team. In a very tense couple of days, our Team Belgium placed 19th, while Dennis Goossens came very close of a World's final. Credit: FfG Our boys started their journey on the second subdivision (out of 10). Things started really well, with solid performances on vault and parallel bars. On vault, Jonathan Vrolix earned the highest score for the team with a 13.866, while Noah Kuavita proved to be the best on parallel bars, with 13.700.  The horizontal bar was a rotation to forget, as both Maxime Gentges and Noah fell. Luka Van den Keybus got the highest score there, with a 12.833. The team reacted very well and immediately got to a good start in floor with strong scores from Maxime (13.733) and Noah (13.966). But it's Jonathan who stole the show with an impressive 14.066 ! If you've followed the men's qualifications from beginning to the end

2018 Worlds : What to expect from Team Belgium?

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Here we go again! On Thursday, the World Championships will begin in Doha (Qatar), gathering more than 500 gymnasts that will fight for the 42 medals that will be awarded. What to expect from Team Belgium? Preview. Credit : Senna Deriks Instagram These World Championships will be the first step towards the 2020 Olympic Games, as the first 3 teams in the team final will automatically be qualified. The top 24 teams in qualifications will advance to the 2019 World Championships. In Doha, Belgium is represented by a men and a women's team. The men's team will compete on Thursday. Maxime Gentges , Noah Kuavita , Dennis Goossens , Luka Van den Keybus and Jonathan Vrolix will start on vault in the 2nd subdivision of the day. This team is a really talented one, possibly the best Belgium ever had. The goal is of course the top 24 but if they go clean, they can very well reach the top 16, which would be the best result ever by a Belgian men's team at a World Championsh

Road To Doha : Gold for the women, bronze for the men !

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This weekend the girls competed in Bruges against the Netherlands and Romania, while the boys faced the Netherlands and France in Ghent. The ladies won their match while the men finished third, just a few weeks before the 2018 World Championships. Maellyse Brassart , Senna Deriks , Nina Derwael , Rune Hermans and Axelle Klinckaert  competed as a team. Julie Meyers  and Dorien Motten  competed as individuals in this competition that served as the final test for the Worlds Championships, later this year in Doha, Qatar. credit: Gymfoto.eu The girls started their competition on floor. Maellyse was first up and showed a steady routine with a beautiful piked full-in. Nina  wowed the crowd with her expressive choreography and excellent leaps (13.400). Rune was as expressive and steady (12.550). Axelle closed the rotation for the team. She performed a high double layout, a piked full-in and a double pike (12.650). Senna competed as an individual in the floor rotation and also

EC 2018: Promising results from the juniors!

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On the final day of these European Championships in Glasgow, the men's apparatus finals were scheduled.  The juniors competed in the morning session. Liam De Smet  opened the games for Team Belgium. He showed a good routine with only a small hesitation on his last handstand and a small step on his dismount. He finished 6th with a score of 13.100. Rusian Grigorii Klimentev won the gold, ahead of his teammate Viktor Kaliuzhin and Jamie Lewis from Great-Britain. Justin Pesesse was the second Belgian junior in competition. He disputed the vault final. Het got 14.100 for a good Tsukahara with double twist and 14.133 for his handspring double front. He also finished 6th with an average score of 14.116. The European title was won by Sviataslau Dranitski from Belarus. Jake Jarman (GBR) won the silver and Italian Ares Federici the bronze. Credit: FFG Mattis Bouchet  ended 5th on high bar with a score of 12.933. He went clean but his difficulty level was not high enough fo