Marjorie Heuls feared not seeing Nina Derwael again: “Ten months without a gym is a long time. It’s even exceptional!”

Not before his protege resumes training, but afterwards! “I asked him the question: ‘Why do you continue?’ She gave me her goals. And I was convinced. So I set up an organization, a plan, with the goal of the Paris Games. You know, ten months without gymnastics is a long time. C “It’s even exceptional! Only the American Biles was able to afford it. But Nina and Simone don’t have the same build… That said, this break was essential to Nina’s balance. She couldn’t continue to constantly push back some projects for her sport. It’s admirable to see her there.”

The Limburger had taken a first step, this summer, by being a consultant for the VRT. “Nina was not ready for the Euros, in Munich. And I preferred that she not line up for the World Cup, in Paris, because the competition took place in the Olympic hall. I did not want not that she has a bad memory of it in case of failure. Now, I would say that she is at 80% of her potential. I would be satisfied if she succeeds in her execution, whatever the end result.”