Success at World Youth Championship

Saanich, Vancouver Island 16, 17 and 19 August 2013 This competition was so stressful. We had to be at Zaventem Airport by 4 o’clock in the morning and we had to change flights in Amsterdam and Seattle. From Seattle, we flew to Victoria. On the second plane, there was...

Wereldkampioenschap Canada

Ik heb de jongste weken erg hard getraind en voel me goed. Door twee weken lang elke dag een half uur later te gaan slapen heb ik het jet-lag probleem zoveel mogelijk proberen te voorkomen. De laatste dagen in België ben ik om 6 u ‘s morgens gaan slapen. De twee...

European Championship Imst

On the Road The day started early in the morning. At dawn we picked up Elfe at the tram station. We started heading towards the car pool parking. Nils was the early one. When we arrived, our coaches Tijl and Liselotte weren’t there yet, though it didn’t take...

Almost First in Edinburgh

8 and 9 June 2013 Very Little Study Time We left with the Belgian team on Friday shortly after noon, so I had some spare time in the morning to study for my upcoming math exam next Tuesday. I sat beside Nils on the plane and Anak who was on the other side of the aisle...