Loena Hendrickx

Loena Hendrickx
Personal information
Country represented Belgium
Born (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999
Turnhout, Belgium
Home town Arendonk
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Coach Carine Herrygers
Choreographer Sandy Suy, Adam Solya
Skating club N.O.T. Turnhout
Training locations Turnhout
Eindhoven
Oberstdorf
Began skating 2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 172.82
2017 Worlds
Short program 57.54
2017 Worlds
Free skate 117.30
2017 Europeans

Loena Hendrickx (pronounced LOOH-nah; born 5 November 1999) is a Belgian figure skater. She is the 2017 International Challenge Cup champion, 2016 International Cup of Nice silver medalist, 2016 NRW Trophy silver medalist, and 2017 Belgian national champion. She finished in the top ten at the 2017 European Championships.

Personal life

Loena Hendrickx was born in Turnhout, Belgium.[1] She is the younger sister of Belgian figure skater Jorik Hendrickx.[2][3]

Career

Hendrickx began skating in 2004.[1] She trains alongside her brother, both coached by Carine Herrygers. After the closure of Turnhout's ice rink, they decided to train at a temporary rink.[4]

2013–14 season

Hendrickx made her international debut at the 2013 NRW Trophy, placing 10th on the junior level, and then won her first Belgian national junior title. Concluding her season, she finished 6th on the junior level at the Coupe du Printemps.

2014–15 season

Making her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut, Hendrickx finishing 17th in Dresden, Germany. She went on to win her second junior national title and then placed 16th at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival. She closed her season with junior bronze medals at the International Challenge Cup and Coupe du Printemps.

2015–16 season

Competing in the 2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, Hendrickx placed 14th in Riga, Latvia, and then 11th in Logroño, Spain. Her senior international debut came in October 2015 at the International Cup of Nice; she finished 7th at the event. She missed the second half of the season due to a spinal fracture and resumed skating after six months.[4]

2016–17 season

Although still age-eligible to compete on the junior level, Hendrickx focused on senior events. Starting her season on the ISU Challenger Series, she placed 7th at both the 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy. In October 2015, she won her first senior international medal – silver at the International Cup of Nice.[5] In November, she was awarded silver at the NRW Trophy and gold at the Belgian Championships.[6]

In January 2017, Hendrickx competed at her first ISU Championship – the European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic; she placed 11th in the short program and advanced to the free skate, in which she ranked 7th, resulting in a final placement of 7th. In February 2017, she won gold at the International Challenge Cup in The Hague, Netherlands. In March, she placed 17th in the short, 14th in the free, and 15th overall at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Due to her result, Belgium qualified a spot in the ladies' event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2017–18
[7][8]
2016–17
[1]
2015–16
[9]
  • Adagio
    performed by Lara Fabian
    choreo. by Sandy Suy
2014–15
[10]
2013–14
  • Soapdish
    by Alan Silvestri

Results

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[11]
Event 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
World Champ. 15th
European Champ. 7th
CS Finlandia 7th
CS Nebelhorn 7th
Challenge Cup 1st
Cup of Nice 7th 2nd
NRW Trophy 2nd
International: Junior[11]
JGP Germany 17th
JGP Latvia 14th
JGP Spain 11th
EYOF 16th
Challenge Cup 3rd J
NRW Trophy 10th J
Printemps 6th J 3rd J
National
Belgian Champ. 1st J 1st J 1st
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Loena HENDRICKX: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Loena Hendrickx naar Olympische Winterspelen voor de Jeugd: ‘Focussen op eigen prestatie’" [Loena Hendrickx at Olympic Winter Youth Games: "Focusing on my own performance"]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 22 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Geurts, Mireille; Tolsma, Joy; Tolsma, Titia (21 January 2012). "Following the journey of a young figure skater - Jorik Hendrickx: Part 2". Absolute Skating.
  4. 1 2 Flade, Tatjana (8 February 2017). "Breakthrough for Belgium's "late bloomer" Jorik Hendrickx". Golden Skate.
  5. ↑ "Loena Hendrickx pakt eerste medaille bij seniors: "Ze beginnen me te kenen"" [Loena Hendrickx wins her first senior medal]. Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 26 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Familie Hendrickx domineert Belgisch kampioenschap kunstschaatsen" [Hendrickx family dominates Belgian Figure Skating Championships]. sporza.be (in Dutch). 20 November 2011.
  7. ↑ Hendrix, Leona (12 July 2017). "I proudly announce the music of my short program: "Frozen" by Madonna. Here you have a sneak peak!" (Instagram).
  8. ↑ Hendrix, Leona (19 July 2017). "Thank you for all the positive comments on my short program! It means a lot to me! I am excited to hear what you think of my long program? Music: "Differente" by Gotan Project." (Instagram).
  9. ↑ "Loena HENDRICKX: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Loena HENDRICKX: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Competition Results: Loena HENDRICKX". International Skating Union.
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