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Gaelle Mys

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Gaëlle Mys
NicknameMighty Mys
Born (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 34)
Drongen, Belgium
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Belgium Belgium
ClubOTV Nazareth
Head coach
Yves Kieffer
Assistant coach
Marjorie Heuls
ChoreographerIrina Shadrina

Gaëlle Mys (born 16 November 1991) is a Belgian former artistic gymnast. She represented Belgium at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics. Additionally, Mys took part in six World Championships (2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015). Earlier in her career, she won a bronze medal on the floor exercise at the 2006 Junior European Championships.

Gymnastics career

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At the 2006 Junior European Championships, Mys won a bronze medal on the floor exercise. Additionally, she placed fifth in the all-around, sixth on the balance beam, and seventh on the vault.[1] She became age-eligible for senior competition in 2007 and won the national all-around title that year.[2] She was the youngest competitor at the 2007 European Championships,[3] where she finished 16th in the all-around.[4] She then finished 68th in the all-around during the qualification round at the 2007 World Championships.[5]

Mys successfully defended her national all-around title in 2008.[6] She then qualified as an individual to represent Belgium at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[7] At the Olympics, Mys qualified for the all-around final with a total score of 57.150, a personal best. In the all-around finals, she placed 24th with a 53.900 total score after falling twice off both the balance beam and the uneven bars.[8][9]

At the 2010 World Championships, Mys helped Belgium finish 15th in the team qualifications.[10] She won the Belgian national all-around title in 2011.[11] She won a bronze medal on the balance beam at the 2011 Doha World Challenge Cup, behind Tan Sixin and Ashleigh Brennan.[12] She competed at the 2011 World Championships, and she finished 16th with her team.[13]

Mys was initially not selected to represent Belgium at the 2012 Summer Olympics. However, when Julie Croket tore her ACL a few weeks before the Olympic Games, she was selected as the replacement.[14] She finished 31st in the all-around qualifications, making her the second reserve for the final.[15] She competed at the World Championships in Antwerp and qualified for the all-around final alongside Laura Waem, marking the first time two Belgian gymnasts qualified for the World all-around final.[16] In the all-around final, she finished 18th.[17]

Mys won a gold medal on the balance beam at the 2014 International Gymnix.[18] At the European Championships, she helped Belgium qualify for their second-ever European team final and finish seventh.[19] She then competed at the 2014 World Championships and helped the Belgian team finish 11th, which at the time was the country's best-ever World Championships team result.[20] She represented Belgium at the 2015 European Games alongside Cindy Vandenhole and Lisa Verschueren and helped the team finish tenth.[21] Individually, she finished sixth in the all-around final.[22] She competed at the 2015 World Championships and helped Belgium finish 11th as a team and qualify for the 2016 Olympic Test Event.[23]

At the Olympic Test Event, Mys helped Belgium finish third and qualify as a full team for the Olympic Games for the first time since 1948.[24] She was then selected to represent Belgium at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Axelle Klinckaert (later replaced by reserve Rune Hermans),[25] Senna Deriks, Nina Derwael, and Laura Waem.[24] The team placed 12th in the qualification round.[26] Mys announced her retirement after these Olympic Games. In 2020, she shared that she chose to retire due to abusive coaching.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "26th Women's European Championhips Artistic Gymnastics Volos (GRE) 27 - 30 April 2006 Results Women's Juniors" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 28 April 2006. pp. 16, 35, 98. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Mys, Couckhuyt Win Belgian Titles" Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine John Crumlish, International Gymnast, 20 May 2007
  3. ^ Bernard, Jean (9 May 2007). "Gaelle Mys, la nouvelle puce belge" [Gaelle Mys, the new Belgian champion]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  4. ^ "2nd European Individual Championship Artistic Gymnastics Women Amsterdam 2007 April 26–29". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  5. ^ "40th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2007 Results Women's Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 2 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  6. ^ Official biography and results at GymnastiekFederatie Vlaanderen Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Belgian Coach Has Mixed Feelings on Olympic Berth" Archived 7 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine John Crumlish, International Gymnast, 17 November 2007
  8. ^ "Results - All Around Women's Individual Final". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  9. ^ "Gaële Mys dernière du concours général individuel" [Gaële Mys finished last in the individual all-around competition]. 7sur7 (in French). 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  10. ^ "42nd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Team Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 16 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Gentse Gaelle Mys Belgisch kampioen" [Ghent's Gaelle Mys Belgian Champion]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 25 May 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  12. ^ "Gaelle Mys verovert brons in Doha" [Gaelle Mys wins bronze in Doha]. Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 5 April 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  13. ^ "43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Team Results Women's Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  14. ^ De Vel, Anneleen (27 July 2012). "Gaëlle Mys: "Ik vind het heel spijtig voor Julie Croket"" [Gaëlle Mys: "I feel very sorry for Julie Croket"]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  15. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Women Qualification Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. London 2012. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  16. ^ "Mys: "Met zijn tweeën in finale is fantastisch"" [Mys: "Together in the final is fantastic"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 3 October 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  17. ^ "Women's All-Around Final Results" Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. fedintgym.com. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  18. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (9 March 2014). "2014 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  19. ^ "EK Turnen Sofia: Belgisch meisjesteam wordt 7de in Teamfinale" [EC Gymnastics Sofia: Belgian Girls Team Finishes 7th in Team Final]. Flemish Gymnastics Federation (in Dutch). 17 May 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  20. ^ "Belgische meisjes historisch elfde, Laura Waem in allroundfinale" [Belgian girls historic eleventh, Laura Waem in all-round final]. DeMorgen (in Dutch). 6 October 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  21. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic – Women's Team – Final – Results" (PDF). Baku 2015. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  22. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Women's Individual All-Around Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Baku 2015. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  23. ^ Doens, Inge (24 October 2015). "WK Turnen 2015: Delhaize TOP-team meisjes naar Testevent in Rio" [2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Delhaize TOP girls' team to Test Event in Rio]. Flemish Gymnastics Federation (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  24. ^ a b "Deze vijf turnsters zullen België vertegenwoordigen in Rio" [These five gymnasts will represent Belgium in Rio]. Sporza (in Dutch). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  25. ^ "Laura Waem et l'équipe belge de gymnastique ne veulent pas se reposer sur leurs lauriers" [Laura Waem and the Belgian gymnastics team do not want to rest on their laurels]. RTBF (in French). 5 August 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  26. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Rio 2016. 7 August 2016. p. 3. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  27. ^ "Turnsters Aagje Vanwalleghem en Gaëlle Mys openhartig over misbruik door coach: "Pesterijen en intimidaties"" [Gymnasts Aagje Vanwalleghem and Gaëlle Mys speak openly about abuse by coach: “Bullying and intimidation”] (in Dutch). Gazet van Antwerpen. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
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