Jorik Hendrickx (born 18 May 1992) is a Belgian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, the 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, a three-time Coupe du Printemps champion (2012, 2013, 2016), the 2017 International Challenge Cup champion, and a three-time Belgian national champion (2010, 2016, 2017). He qualified to the final segment at five World Championships and two Winter Olympics, finishing 16th in 2014 and 14th in 2018. He placed in the top ten at five European Championships.

Personal life Jorik Hendrickx was born in Turnhout, Belgium. He studied sport marketing and management at Johan Cruyff University in Tilburg. In early 2017, he began an internship at Speedo, working on a research project. At All Sport Benelux, his research focuses on the growth of Belgian e-commerce. His younger sister, Loena, is also a figure skater.

On February 1, 2018, Hendrickx publicly came out as gay.

Career Hendrickx began training at age five and a half. Since the age of 10, he is coached by Carine Herrygers. He began competing on the junior level internationally in 2007. He was out for four months in 2008 as a result of a groin injury. He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in autumn 2009.

Hendrickx finished 9th at the 2012 European Championships. The next season, he received his first senior Grand Prix assignment, the 2012 Trophee Eric Bompard in November. Hendrickx placed 4th in the short program, but had to withdraw the next day after sustaining an injury in an off-ice warmup for the morning practice. He fractured his ankle, tearing ligaments from his fibula. Returning to the ice in January 2013, Hendrickx began practicing some jumps toward the end of the month. He missed the 2013 European Championships but competed at the 2013 World Championships, finishing 19th and qualifying a men's entry for Belgium at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He finished 16th.

After Turnhout's ice rink closed, Hendrickx decided to train at a temporary rink. He said, "It's extremely cold and the quality of the ice is not what it should be. The most important thing is that I didn't have to change environment, my school, coaches, medical team." He finished 4th at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. It was the best result by a Belgian skater since 2009.

Hendricks won the 2017 Nebelhorn Trophy, and obtained a men's singles entry for Belgium at the 2018 Winter Olympics at Pyeongchang, South Korea. He participated in the figure skating event at the Olympics with his sister Loena, who also represented Belgium at the ladies' singles. After the Olympics, he skipped the 2018–19 figure skating season, and announced his retirement on 8 August 2019.

Coaching career Following his retirement, Hendrickx became a figure skating coach and now coaches alongside Adam Solya.

His current and former students include:

Loena Hendrickx – 2022 World silver medal, 2023 World bronze medalist, and 2023 European silver medalist Nikita Starostin – 2023 German National champion Angel Delevaque Tobia Oellerer David Sedej Lindsay van Zundert – 2021 Dutch National champion

Programs Season Short program Free skating 2017–18 Je suis malade Concierto de Aranjuez 2016–17 Broken Vow

Silence The Battle of Life and Death: Gods and Demons Voca Me 2015–16 You Raise Me Up Titanic 2014–15 1900 Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major 2013–14 Caravan Rhapsody in Blue 2012–13 Cry Me a River At Last Spiderman Violin Concerto 2011–12 Feeling Good Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story 2010–11 Flamenco Tango selection 2009–10 The Kite Runner El Conquistador Adiós Nonino

Results GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 Olympics 16th 14th Worlds 19th 19th 17th 16th 21st Europeans 20th 16th 9th 9th 9th 4th 10th France WD 6th Finland WD NHK Trophy WD Skate America 12th 9th WD WD Skate Canada 5th Finlandia 5th Ice Challenge 4th Nebelhorn 8th 2nd 1st Bavarian Open 8th Challenge Cup 4th 1st Crystal Skate 2nd Cup of Nice 4th 4th 5th 2nd Finlandia Trophy 5th Nebelhorn Trophy 8th NRW Trophy 5th 3rd 1st Printemps 1st 1st 1st Warsaw Cup 2nd International: Junior Junior Worlds 15th 13th Austria 7th Germany 6th Poland 11th Turkey 9th Challenge Cup 3rd J Cup of Nice 9th J 1st J NRW Trophy 5th J 3rd J 2nd J National Belgian Champ. 2nd J 1st J 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results Small medals for short program and free skating awarded only at ISU Championships. 2017–18 season Date Event SP FS Total 16–17 February 2018 2018 Winter Olympics 11 84.74 16 164.21 14 248.95 15–21 January 2018 2018 European Championships 5 78.56 12 139.61 10 218.17 24–26 November 2017 2017 Skate America WD WD WD October 27–29, 2017 2017 Skate Canada International 6 82.08 6 155.23 5 237.31 27 – 30 September 2017 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 1 85.15 1 167.91 1 253.06 2016–17 season Date Event SP FS Total 29 March – 2 April 2017 2017 World Figure Skating Championships 21 73.68 22 140.34 21 214.02 25–29 January 2017 2017 European Championships 5 82.50 5 160.06 4 242.56 11–13 November 2016 2016 Trophée de France 5 80.34 8 150.13 6 230.47 21–23 October 2016 2016 Skate America 7 76.62 9 148.29 9 224.91 6–10 October 2016 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy 5 79.22 6 139.10 5 218.32 September 22–24, 2016 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 5 71.90 2 151.14 2 223.04 2015–16 season Date Event SP FS Total 28 March – 3 April 2016 2016 World Championships 14 77.72 15 143.71 16 221.43 March 11–13, 2016 2016 Coupe du Printemps 2 77.45 1 165.77 1 243.22 26–31 January 2016 2016 European Championships 7 79.13 9 142.26 9 221.39 November 24–29, 2015 2015 NRW Trophy 2 82.93 1 161.76 1 244.69 October 27–31, 2015 2015 Ice Challenge 4 74.55 3 158.92 4 233.47 15–18 October 2015 2015 International Cup of Nice 5 73.94 5 138.16 5 212.10 September 24–26, 2015 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy 4 73.88 9 119.84 8 193.72 2014–15 season Date Event SP FS Total 24–26 October 2014 2014 Skate America 12 55.99 11 121.44 12 177.43 2013–14 season Date Event SP FS Total 26–29 March 2014 2014 World Championships 17 65.456 18 131.22 17 196.78 13–14 February 2014 2014 Winter Olympics 16 72.52 15 141.52 16 214.04 13–19 January 2014 2014 European Championships 10 73.21 10 132.71 9 205.92 4 – 8 December 2013 2013 NRW Trophy 2 69.32 5 121.52 3 190.84 13–17 November 2014 2013 CS Warsaw Cup 2 59.62 2 128.13 2 187.75 24–27 October 2014 2014 Crystal Skate of Romania 5 49.14 3 117.58 4 166.72 4–6 October 2013 2013 Finlandia Trophy 4 69.18 6 130.57 5 199.75

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