Jade Vansteenkiste
Full nameJade Vansteenkiste
Country represented Belgium
Born (2003-07-17) 17 July 2003
Izegem, Belgium
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubGym Izegem
Head coach(es)Marjorie Heuls

Jade Vansteenkiste (born 17 July 2003) is a Belgian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2019 World Championships.

Personal life

Jade Vansteenkiste was born on 17 July 2003, in Izegem. Her parents, Roy and Evelyn, are former triathlon competitors.[2] Vansteenkiste speaks both Dutch and English.[2] Her favorite events are vault and floor exercise.[3]

Career

Vansteenkiste competed at the 2018 European Junior Championships along with Stacy Bertrandt, Margaux Daveloose, Fien Enghels, and Noemie Louon, and they finished 6th.[4]

Vansteenkiste became eligible for senior competition in 2019. She competed at the 2019 European Championships where she finished 20th in the all-around final with a score of 48.798, and she finished 6th in the floor exercise final with a score of 13.233.[5] She competed at the 2019 World Championships along with Maellyse Brassart, Senna Deriks, Nina Derwael, and Margaux Daveloose. The team finished in 10th place and qualified for a team spot to the 2020 Olympic Games.[6][7]

At the 2020 Gymnix International, she won a silver medal with the Belgian team and a bronze medal on the floor exercise behind MyKayla Skinner and Emily Lee.[8] Vansteenkiste was selected for Belgium's Olympic pre-selection team of thirteen gymnasts, six of whom will be chosen for the 2020 Olympic team.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Jade Vansteenkiste". Team BELGYM. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "VANSTEENKISTE Jade". FIG. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Crumlish, John. "Jade Vansteenkiste: 'I Am A Real Team Player'". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WOMEN'S JUNIOR QC FOR AF, TF & AA RESULTS" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (20 April 2019). "2019 European Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October - 13 October 2019 Women's Team Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (7 October 2019). "Who Qualified to Tokyo?". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "USA wins senior and junior team titles, 10 individual titles at 2020 Gymnix International". USA Gymnastics. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ↑ Stevens, Geert (28 December 2020). "Drie West-Vlaamse gymnasten willen in 2021 naar Olympische Spelen: "Elke dag dromen we van die nieuwe wereld"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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