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European Games 2019: Nina Derwael wins the gold on balance beam!

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Nina Derwael won the gold medal on balance beam during the final day of the European Games in Minsk. She also finished 4th on uneven bars. Nina first competed in the bars final. She unfortunately fell on her third release skill : the Derwael-Fenton. The last couple of years we got used to see Nina deliver medal winning routines but we must not forget how incredibly difficult this routine actually is. She scored 13.933 and finished 4th. Angelina Melnikova won the gold (14.466), Becky Downie the silver (14.400) and the young Anastasiya Alistratava the bronze (14.233). Nina was pretty disappointed and angry after her bars but this made her attack the beam. She performed agressively and rock solid. Her routine included a free walkover connected to a ring leap, a triple and a double wolf turn. She scored 13.766 and won the gold medal. The Russian Angelina Melnikova was second. Diana Varinska from Ukraine third. Results Uneven Bars final: 1. Angelina Melnikova (RUS)

Junior Worlds Gyor : 7th and 8th place for Stacy and Noémie in the bars final

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Today was the first day of apparatus finals at the Juniors World Championships in Gyor (Hungary). Two Belgians were in the uneven bars final : Stacy Bertrandt and Noémie Louon. Credit : Hungarian Gymnastics Federation Stacy and Noémie are used to those big events, as they both participated in the Junior European Championships last year. Nevertheless, competing in a big arena can still be quite impressive. But our girls managed to keep their head cool and compete great routines. Noémie was the first of the two to go. She performed a Jaeger release, a Shaposhnikova and a double tuck with a full twist dismount. She scored 13.100. Stacy was the very last gymnast to present herself in front of the judges. With a good routine and a double piked dismount, she also scored 13.100.  Our Belgians got separated in the ranking based on their execution score. Stacy placed 7th and Noémie 8th. The gold went to Russia's Vladislava Urazova (14.433), ahead of all-around w

European Games 2019: 6th place for Senna Deriks, Jimmy Verbaeys 16th!

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Today Senna Deriks and Jimmy Verbaeys competed in the all-around final at the European Games in Minsk.  Senna did very good and finished in 6th place. Jimmy was 16th.  For these all-around finals, the men and women competed simultaneously in Minsk.  Jimmy did not have the start he wished for on still rings with a score of 11.966. He came back strong on vault and parallel bars with 13.766 and 13.466. His high bar routine wasn't his best (12.400) but his floor was good. He scored 13.733.  He finished his competition on the pommel horse with a score of 13.100. With a total score of 78.431, he placed 16th.  David Belyavskiy from Russia won the gold medal (85.465), ahead of Oleg Verniaiev from Ukraine (84.632) and his teammate Vladislav Poliashov (84.464). Senna started her competition with a good floor routine that got her 12.333. She was solid on vault too and scored 13.400 for her full twisting Yurchenko, a tiny bit more than in qualifications. On uneve

Junior Worlds Gyor : top 5 for our girls, bars final for Noémie and Stacy!

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Today was the second day of competition in Gyor. After the boys yesterday, this Friday saw the girls compete for the very first Junior World titles. Our Belgian girls did an amazing job, placing 5th as a team and qualifying for 2 event finals. Credit: Magyar Torna Szövetség - Hungarian Gymnastics Federation Noémie Louon , Stacy Bertrandt and Lisa Vaelen started their competition in the 2nd subdivision on vault. With three solid vaults, they scored 13.066, 13.400 and 13.200 respectively and were off to a good start. On bars, if things didn't go according to plan for Lisa who had to count a fall (11.933), Stacy and Noémie really shone. With solid sets, they scored 13.266 and 13.433, enough to qualify for the uneven bars final in 7th and 8th place. On beam, Noémie fell but still got 11.766. Lisa received 12.566 while Stacy got the highest score for the team with 12.900. They finished on floor, an event for which Belgium is known for its original choreographies.

Junior Worlds Gyor: 15th place for Team Belgium!

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Today the first Junior World Championships started with the boys qualifications in Gyor.  The Belgian men gained important experience and finished in 15th place.  Credit:  Magyar Torna Szövetség - Hungarian Gymnastics Federation They started their competition on vault. Glen Cuyle scored 12.400 while his brother Nicola  was rewarded with 13.500. Victor Martinez did two vaults. He scored 14.266 for his first one that counted for the team total and averaged 13.599 for both of his vault. With this score he finishes 9th, just outside the vault final and will be the 1st reserve. Victor  also got the highest score on parallel bars. He received 13.441 for his routine. Glen and Nicola added 12.600 and 12.100 to the team total. Victor finished very close to the final on this apparatus too. He finishes 10th and is 2nd reserve for the final. On high bar things got a bit more complicated for Team Belgium. Glen  topped the team scores with 12.166, Nicola received 11.966 and Vict

European Games 2019: 4 finals for Team Belgium.

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Today both men and women completed their qualifications at the European Games in Minsk.  They did a good job and qualified for 4 finals.  Jimmy Verbaeys was the first Belgian gymnast to compete today in Minsk. He started his competition on floor with a score of 13.933. On pommel horse, he got 12.700. Nina Derwael and Senna Deriks started on beam.  Nina performed a solid routine that was rewarded with 13.600, the highest qualification score on that event. Senna Deriks had to count a fall on beam and scored 11.500.  In the third rotation Jimmy competed on rings, where he unfortunately fell to score 11.533.  Senna was next on floor. She went out of bounds and scored 11.833. They then both moved on to vault. Jimmy scored 13.133 and Senna 13.266. The girls were up next on bars, where Nina Derwael 's routine was the one to watch. But it's Senna who was the first to go. She showed a beautiful exercise that scored 13.533.  Nina showed her new exercis

Busy week for the Belgian gymnasts!

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Since the Junior World Championships and the European Games are happening at the same time, gym fans face busy days. Here is all you need to know to follow all the action!  Credit: European Games - FIG We start with the Juniors World Championships. Qualifications will start on Thursday with the boys.  Victor Martinez and the twins Glen  and Nicola Cuyle will compete for team Belgium. These qualifications will also serve as team final and individual all around final. The Belgians will compete in the second subdivision (out of four), starting at 13:15. They'll start their competition on vault. Unfortunately, t here won't be a live stream for the qualifications but you can follow the scores live vi a the following link . The girls will start their competition on Friday. The Belgian girls,  Stacy Bertrandt , Noémie Louon and Lisa Vaelen , will also compete in the second subdivision (out of 5). Their competition starts at 12. They will also start on vault. The sco

Gold for Team Belgium at Flanders International Team Challenge!

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The Flanders International Team Challenge concluded today with the Team Final.  Today the Juniors and Seniors gymnasts competed together for the medals.  Team Belgium won this third edition of the Flanders International Team Challenge.  Credit: Belgian Gymnastics The Belgian team consisted of Seniors Maellyse Brassart, Margaux Daveloose, Senna Deriks, Nina Derwael and Jade Vansteenkiste. They joined forces with the Juniors Stacy Bertrandt , Keziah Langendock, Noé mie Louon , Lisa Vaelen and Jutta Verkest.  They started their competition on vault where both Jade and Maellyse score 13.566 for their full twisting Yurchenko's. Stacy and Lisa added a 13.300 and a 13.266 to the team total. On uneven bars Nina impressed the crowd and the judges with her upgraded routine. She scored 15.233 and gave the Belgian team a valuable advantage. The other girls also delivered solid routines. Noémie was the best of the rest with 12.833, Senna scored 12.266 despite a fall and St

Nina Derwael wins national title, bronze for both our teams at FIT Challenge

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This weekend, Ghent is hosting the 3rd edition of the Flanders International Team Challenge, an event that also serves as the Women's Seniors Belgium Championships. For the second time in a row, Nina Derwael wins the national title. Both our Juniors and Seniors teams win bronze medals. Credit: Belgian Gymnastics Nina Derwael got her highest score of the day on the uneven bars. She performed a brand new exercise, that got her a 6.7D score. Despite a fall on beam, she gets an all-around score of  53.898. Jade Vansteenkiste got the silver medal with  50.765. She got her best results on vault and floor. Senna Deriks  completes the podium with 50.232. It was her first time on all four events since last year's Belgian Championships. Results Belgian Championships Seniors : 1. Nina Derwael (Sta paraat Hasselt) 53.898 2. Jade Vansteenkiste (Gym Izegem) 50.765 3. Senna Deriks (Gymgroep AS) 50.232 4. Maellyse Brassart (Gym Passion Herseaux) 49.466 5. Julie

Takumi Onoshima is the new Belgian Champion !

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Last weekend Libramont hosted the 2019 Belgian Championships. Takumi Onoshima won his first Belgian title after an exciting competition.  Credit: Belgian Gymnastics Takumi Onoshima , Luka Van den Keybus , Jimmy Verbaeys and Noah Kuavita   really battled for the Belgian crown. Just 0.25 separated the 1st gymnast from the 3rd, while Noah Kuavita was following them very closely. In the end, Onoshima won the competition, after a near-perfect competition. Results Seniors Men: 1. Takumi Onoshima (Athanor Gym Club) 79.950 2. Luka Van den Keybus (Gymteam Sint-Niklaas) 79.850 3. Jimmy Verbaeys (Blauwput Omnisport) 79.700 4. Noah Kuavita (Silok Deurne) 79.200 5. Daan Kenis (De Eik Lommel) 76.550 6. Yureck Van Eetvelt (TK Kerels Waasmunster) 75.550 7. Justin Pesesse (La Vaillante Tubize) 73.450 On the Juniors side, Victor Martinez won the gold medal with another great performance from him (he also won two internal competitions at the beginning of May). Nicola Cuyl