Men
BEL
Stijn DESMET
BEL- Date of birth10 Apr 1998
- Height1760 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownMechelen
- Place of birthDuffel
- Start skating / Club He took up short track in 2008 with the Ice Racing Team Antarctica club in Wilrijk, Belgium. / Ice Diamonds Antwerp [IDA]: Belgium
- LanguagesDutch, English, French
- CoachIngmar van Riel [national]
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
He received the 2015 Trophy for Promising Youngsters in Wilrijk, Belgium. (wilrijk.n-va.be, 25 Feb 2016)
"No fun, no glory." (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017)
His older sister Hanne, his mother, and Belgian short track skater Gert-Jan Goeminne. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019, 04 Nov 2018)
In September 2021 he suffered a leg injury after he was involved in a crash with Dutch short track skater Bram Steenaart during a training session in Courmayeur, Italy. (proximus.be, 04 Sep 2021)
He struggled with a knee injury in 2020. (kbsf.be, 22 Oct 2020)
In August 2019 he suffered a broken wrist during a strength training exercise. The injury was initially suspected to be a sprain, so he competed with a broken wrist for four months before undergoing surgery in December 2019. He returned to training one week later. (nieuwsblad.be, 23 Jan 2020; schaatsen.nl, 15 Dec 2019)
He struggled with a knee injury in 2020. (kbsf.be, 22 Oct 2020)
In August 2019 he suffered a broken wrist during a strength training exercise. The injury was initially suspected to be a sprain, so he competed with a broken wrist for four months before undergoing surgery in December 2019. He returned to training one week later. (nieuwsblad.be, 23 Jan 2020; schaatsen.nl, 15 Dec 2019)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree in industrial engineering at KU Leuven in Belgium. "When I graduate and go skating even further, I definitely still want to continue studying. I think it's better than combining a job and elite sport." (kuleuven.be, 03 Feb 2022)
He has studied for a master's degree in industrial engineering at KU Leuven in Belgium. "When I graduate and go skating even further, I definitely still want to continue studying. I think it's better than combining a job and elite sport." (kuleuven.be, 03 Feb 2022)
He got involved in the sport to help with his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD].
Ingmar van Riel [national]
