Lisa Vaelen Explained

Lisa Vaelen
Birth Date:10 August 2004
Birth Place:Bonheiden, Belgium
Residence:Ghent, Belgium
Height:159 cm[1]
Discipline:WAG
Natlteam:2017 - present (BEL)
Club:De Gympies Keerbergen
Gym:Topsportschool Gent
Headcoach:Ulla Koch
Formercoach:Marjorie Heuls, Yves Kieffer
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Lisa Vaelen (born 10 August 2004) is a Belgian artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 European vault bronze medalist. She represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Junior career

2016-2017

At the 2016 Belgian Championships, Vaelen swept the gold medals on every event and in the all-around in the Junior A-12 Division.[2] She then made her international debut at the 2016 Gymnova Cup and won the gold medal in the all-around in the Espoir division.[3]

At the 2017 WOGA Classic, Vaelen finished sixth in the all-around and placed eighth with the Belgian team.[4] She then competed at the Belgian Championships and won the bronze medal in the all-around.[5] Then at the 2017 Gymnova Cup, she won the silver medal in the all-around and on vault and balance beam, and she won the bronze medal on the floor exercise.[6] Her final meet of the 2017 season was the Top Gym Tournament where she placed eighth in the all-around and on vault, and she finished fifteenth on the uneven bars.[7]

2018

Vaelen returned to the WOGA Classic, this time placing twelfth in the all-around.[8] She then competed at the International GymSport and won the gold medal in the all-around.[9] Then at the Belgian Championships, she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Fien Enghels and Margaux Daveloose.[10] She competed as a guest at the Dutch Championships and won the gold medal in the all-around.[11] She then competed at the Heerenveen Friendly where the Belgian team finished second behind the Netherlands, and Vaelen placed fifth in the all-around.[12] In August, she withdrew from the Junior European Championships due to a leg injury.[13] She returned to competition in November at the Gymnova Cup and won the gold medal in the all-around.[14] Her final meet of the season was the Top Gym Tournament where she won the gold medal in the all-around.[15]

2019

Vaelen once again began her season at the WOGA Classic, and she finished sixth in the all-around.[16] Her next competition was the City of Jesolo Trophy where the Belgian team won the bronze medal behind Russia and the United States, and she finished nineteenth in the all-around.[17] She then won the gold medal in the all-around at the International GymSport.[18] At the Belgian Championships, she won the bronze medal in the all-around.[19] She then competed at the FIT Challenge and helped Belgium win the team gold medal.[20] Vaelen competed at the inaugural 2019 Junior World Championships alongside Stacy Bertrandt and Noémie Louon, and they finished fifth in the team competition.[21]

Senior career

2020-2021

Vaelen made her senior debut at the 2020 L'International Gymnix in Montreal where she helped the Belgian team win the silver medal behind the United States.[22] However, this was her only competition of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the 2021 Osijek Challenge Cup, Vaelen won the bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Nina Derwael and Zsofia Kovacs.[23] She then competed at the FIT Challenge and helped Belgium win the team silver medal behind France.[24] She was selected to represent Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Nina Derwael, Maellyse Brassart, and Jutta Verkest.[25] She competed on the vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise in the team final where the team finished eighth.[26]

2022

In August, Vaelen competed at the European Championships in Munich, where she contributed to Belgium's fifth-place finish in the team final. Individually, she placed fifth in the all-around, and finished fourth in the vault final behind Zsófia Kovács, Asia D'Amato and Aline Friess with a total score of 13.583.[27]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAAVTUBBBFX
Junior
2016Belgian Championships
Gymnova Cup
2017WOGA Classic8 6
Belgian Championships
Gymnova Cup
Top Gym5 8 8 15
2018WOGA Classic12
International GymSport
Belgian Championships
Dutch Championships
Heerenveen Friendly5
Gymnova Cup4
Top Gym
2019WOGA Classic5
City of Jesolo Trophy19
International GymSport
Belgian Championships
FIT Challenge7
Junior World Championships5
Senior
2020L'International Gymnix6 7 8
2021Osijek World Cup7
FIT Challenge12
Olympic Games 8
2022
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2023
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lisa Vaelen . Team BelGYM . 6 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2016 Belgian Championships Results . The Gymternet . 20 October 2021 . 9 May 2016.
  3. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2016 Gymnova Cup Results . The Gymternet . 20 October 2021 . 14 May 2016.
  4. Web site: 2017 WOGA Classic International Elite . Japanese Gymnastics Federation . 20 October 2021 . 18 February 2017.
  5. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2017 Belgian Championships Results . The Gymternet . 20 October 2021 . 28 May 2017.
  6. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2017 Gymnova Cup Results . The Gymternet . 20 October 2021 . 4 June 2017.
  7. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2017 Top Gym Tournament Results . The Gymternet . 20 October 2021 . 29 November 2017.
  8. Web site: WOGA Classic 2018 . Japanese Gymnastics Federation . 20 October 2021 . 3 . 17 February 2018.
  9. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 International GymSport Results . The Gymternet . 20 October 2021 . 15 May 2018.
  10. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 Belgian Championships Results . The Gymternet . 20 October 2021 . 3 June 2018.
  11. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 Dutch Championships Results . The Gymternet . 20 October 2021 . 24 June 2018.
  12. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 Heerenveen Friendly Results . The Gymternet . 20 October 2021 . 11 July 2018.
  13. Web site: Vaelen Lisa . International Gymnastics Federation . 6 July 2021.
  14. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 Gymnova Cup Results . The Gymternet . 20 October 2021 . 17 November 2018.
  15. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2018 Top Gym Tournament Results . The Gymternet . 20 October 2021 . 1 December 2018.
  16. Web site: 2019 WOGA Classic International Elite Meet Results . WOGA . 20 October 2021 . 9 February 2019.
  17. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy Results . The Gymternet . 20 October 2021 . 4 March 2019.
  18. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2019 International GymSport Results . The Gymternet . 20 October 2021 . 11 May 2019.
  19. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2019 Belgian Championships Results . The Gymternet . 20 October 2021 . 8 June 2019.
  20. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2019 FIT Challenge Results . The Gymternet . 20 October 2021 . 10 June 2019.
  21. Web site: 2019 Junior Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Recaps and Results . USA Gymnastics . 6 July 2021 . 1 July 2019.
  22. Web site: USA wins senior and junior team titles, 10 individual titles at 2020 Gymnix International . USA Gymnastics . 20 October 2021 . 9 March 2020.
  23. Web site: Double gold for Derwael in her re-emergence at Osijek World Challenge Cup . International Gymnastics Federation . 6 July 2021 . 14 June 2021.
  24. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2021 FIT Challenge Results . The Gymternet . 20 October 2021 . 1 July 2021.
  25. Web site: Team Belgym Naar Tokyo. Team Belgium to Tokyo. GoBelgym. Dutch. 3 July 2021.
  26. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics: Women's Team Final – Results. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021. 27 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727125951/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GAR/OG2020-_GAR_C73D_GARWTEAM--------------FNL---------.pdf. dead.
  27. Web site: 2022 European Championships results. European Gymnastics. 16 August 2022.