# Jorik Hendrickx

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 performed by Francesco di Cello | Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo performed by Il Divo |
| 2016–17 | Broken Vow performed by Josh Groban Silence by Delerium, feat. Sarah McLachlan | The Battle of Life and Death: Gods and Demons by Future World Music Voca Me by Libera's |
| 2015–16 | You Raise Me Up performed by Josh Groban | Titanic by James Horner |
| 2014–15 | 1900 by Ennio Morricone | Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major by Maurice Ravel |
| 2013–14 | Caravan by Duke Ellington | Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin |
| 2012–13 | Cry Me a River by Michael Bublé At Last by Kenny G Spiderman by Michael Bublé | Violin Concerto by Max Bruch |
| 2011–12 | Feeling Good by Michael Bublé choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo, Sandy Sue | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story by Randy Edelman |
| 2010–11 | Feeling Good by Michael Bublé choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo, Sandy Sue | Flamenco by Didulia Tango selection by unknown choreo. by Sandy Sue |
| 2009–10 | The Kite Runner by Alberto Iglesias | El Conquistador by Maxime Rodriguez Adiós Nonino by Astor Piazzolla |

## Results

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International :
| Event | 07–08 | 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 | |
| GP France | | | | | | WD | | | | 6th | | |
| GP Finland | | | | | | | | | | | | WD |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | | | | | | WD | | | | |
| GP Skate America | | | | | | | | 12th | | 9th | WD | WD |
| GP Skate Canada | | | | | | | | | | | 5th | |
| CS Finlandia | | | | | | | | | | 5th | | |
| CS Ice Challenge | | | | | | | | | 4th | | | |
| CS 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 | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Austria | | | | 7th | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Germany | | | | 6th | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Poland | | | 11th | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP 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 |