Loena Hendrickx

Loena Hendrickx (born 5 November 1999) is a Belgian figure skater. She is the 2016 International Cup of Nice silver medalist, 2016 NRW Trophy silver medalist, and 2017 Belgian national champion.

Personal life

Loena Hendrickx was born in Turnhout, Belgium. She is the younger sister of Belgian figure skater Jorik Hendrickx.

Career

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.

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. In November, she was awarded silver at the NRW Trophy and gold at the Belgian Championships. At the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, she placed 11th in the short program and advanced to the next segment, in which she ranked 7th, resulting in a final placement of 7th.

Programs

Results

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix