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Loena Hendrickx teaches Average Rob how to skate (in a teensy weensy dress :lol:)

 

 

 

https://www.humo.be/humor/average-rob-leert-kunstschaatsen-van-loena-hendrickx-in-een-iets-te-krap-jurkje

 

 

It's a Youtube video from Humo (Belgian weekly magazine), featuring Average Rob and his brother Arno The Kid, usually learning various things (including Olympic sports :lol:) in two hours. This time they learn how to skate with Loena — see for yourself how well they do :lol::smiley-laughing021::rofl:

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Loena Hendrickx and other Belgian winter athletes (Bart Swings and Hanne Desmet) receive their Olympic prize from the Belgian Olympic Committee for their achievement in the Winter Olympics.

 

https://www.hln.be/winterspelen/in-totaal-118-750-euro-swings-desmet-en-hendrickx-ontvangen-premie-voor-prestaties-winterspelen~a915d418/

 

Financially supported by the Nationale Loterij, the committee rewards athletes who place on 8th or higher place in their discipline. Gold medallist receives €50.000 (Bart Swings won gold in mass start in speed skating), silver medallist receives €30.000, bronze €20.000 (Hanne Desmet won bronze in 1000m shorttrack speed skating), fourth place €10.000, fifth to eight place receives €5000 (Loena placed 8th in the women's single FS event). The coaches also receive 25% of the amount their athletes receive, so in total the committee gave the athletes €118.750 for Olympic prize.

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From posts relating to ACL 2017 and 2018, some satellites became rather fond of the on ice antics of a skater dubbed the Pumpkin King.

Harry Mattick has gone into Pairs now. He is featured in a BBC iPlayer has documentary series about Figure Skating in UK, 'Skating on the Edge' Series 1, 'Back on Thin Ice' Series 2. Good watch and available for a few more months. It is a shame that there is little interest in the sport from UK point of view, athletes have to self fund mostly.

 

I wonder how Team GB would have treated someone with talent like Yuzuru, I would hope that he would have attracted a fiercely loyal fanbase a bit like the Barmy Army (who follow England Cricket team) to counteract bullying antis and British Ice Skating would have offered whole hearted support

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On 6/2/2022 at 9:12 AM, rockstaryuzu said:

Just stumbled across this. I didn't know Indonesia had any skating to speak of, but this little girl isn't bad! 

 

 

There have been a few junior skaters from Indonesia for a little while :grin:, first time I was aware of them was when I saw a few in JGP series in 2018-19 season I think? :scratch3:

 

Lord knows how funding is Hard for these kids (let alone the ice time and coaching, etc.), but I hope they keep going as long as they wish :heartpound::smiley-angelic001::smiley-angelic001::smiley-angelic001:

 

Also, PS:

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Come to think of it, it's interesting to note that Indonesia became an ISU member earlier than Portugal (which I think only became a member this 21-22 season?). IDK I just find it interesting :lol:

 

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The governor of Luhansk oblast in eastern Ukraine tweeted about the destroyed Ice Palace in Severodonetsk :tumblr_m7etfqA8wS1qb1380:

 

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