Loena Hendrickx
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Loena Hendrickx (Dutch: [ˈlunɑ ˈɦɛndrɪks]; born 5 November 1999) is a Belgian figure skater. She is a two-time World medalist (2022, 2023), the 2024 European champion, the 2023 European silver medalist, the 2022 European bronze medalist, a two-time ISU Grand Prix Final medalist, a two-time Grand Prix gold medalist, a two-time Challenger series gold medalist, a two-time International Challenge Cup champion (2017, 2021), and a five-time Belgian national champion (2017–2019, 2022–2023).
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Born | (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 24) Turnhout, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Arendonk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Jorik Hendrickx Adam Solya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | N.O.T. Turnhout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hendrickx has finished within the top ten at four European Championships (2017–2018 and 2022–2023) and four World Championships (2018, 2021–2023). She represented Belgium at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics, finishing sixteenth and eighth, respectively. The most successful Belgian women's skater in history, she is the first-ever World, European, and Grand Prix medalist from Belgium in that discipline.[1][2][3]