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Dennis Goossens and Stacy Bertrandt retire

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Olympic finalist Dennis Goossens and youngster Stacy Bertrandt both retired last month.  Dennis Goossens wrote history for Team Belgium at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, as the first Belgian gymnast to qualify for an olympic apparatus final. Before entering the topsport centre in Ghent, he trained in his club TK Kerels Waasmunster. He competed at the World Championships in Antwerp in 2013 and finished 12th on still rings.  The highlight of his career was in 2016 when he first placed 6th in the rings final at the European Championships in Bern and then qualified for the rings final at the Olympic Games in Rio, where he finished 8th.  Dennis was part of the Belgian team that was 12th at the European Championships in Glasgow in 2018, where he once again reached the rings final (7th). Later that year he also took the 19th place with his team at the World Championships in Doha. Now he will focus on getting his masters degree while starting his first job.  Stacy Bertrandt started gymnastic

Senna Deriks retires

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Senna Deriks put an end to her gymnastics career. The 2016 Olympian was a lock to the Belgian gymnastics team since 2016 and was the team captain the last few years.  credit: An Vanderstraeten Born on 30th of December 2000 in Emmen (The Netherlands), she was eligible for the 2016 Olympic Games by 2 days. She started gymnastics at Gymgroep AS. Her father requested the Belgian citizenship to enable Senna to train in Ghent, in the training center of the Flemish Gymnastics Federation. Senna missed the 2014 Junior European Championships and the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival due to injury but came back strong at the Top Gym and was basically a lock to the team in 2016. She was part of the team that qualified for the Olympic Games at the Olympic Test Event in Rio and was also the youngest athlete competing at  the Rio Olympic Games, where she placed 12th with the team. ​Plagued by injuries, Senna only competed on uneven bars at the European championships in Glasgow in

Gymnix International 2020: Strong results for Team Belgium!

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In early march Montreal (Canada) welcomed the International Gymnix. Team Belgium was represented by a junior and a senior team and several individual gymnasts.  On Friday,  Maellyse Brassart, Margaux Daveloose , Fien Enghels and Lisa Vaelen competed for Team Belgium while Stacy Bertrandt and Jade Vansteenkiste competed as individuals. The team won the silver medal behind Team USA and ahead of Canada.  Lisa  finished 6th in the all-around, while  Jade and Stacy also finished in the top ten with an 8th and 9th place. Credit: Lara Van Dyck Facebook. Team results Senior Cup: 1. United States  160.628 2. Belgium        153.330 3. Canada 1       150.429 4. Canada 2       150.330 5. Australia        150.163 6. Canada 3       146.66 All-around results Senior Cup: 1. Emily Lee (USA) 53.831 2. MyKayla Skinner (USA) 52.631 3. Audrey Rousseau (CAN) 52.532 4. Faith Torrez (USA) 52.198 5. Lillian Lippeatt (USA) 51.399 6. Lisa Vaelen (BEL) 51.132