Could you do that
@Alex Fedorov ? Just a summary (I know it's a lot of work to translate the whole thing) is already insightful. I haven't found an original English one either.
I don't have much time today, so I use regular machine translation with minimal revisions. Hope it doesn't ruin the interview too much.
part 1:
Q: I would like to start with the main thing - you have an awesome name. Why exactly it?
A: Oh thank you! (Laughs.) Honestly, I myself do not fully know why this happened and what is the reason. This name is not that very popular in Belgium. I think that's why my parents chose him - they wanted something more original, different from the another. And I definitely like it.
Q: Can you tell me how to pronounce it correctly? I found several variants on the Internet, but I'm not sure if they are correct. By the way, in Russia we pronounce it as Loona (Луна, the Moon on Russian).
A: And this is the correct variant! Only "L" is slightly softer than yours.
Q: Okay, the main thing I learned, now we can continue. You said in interviews that you have always had problems with jumping. What is the reason?
A: I think this is a consequence of the fact that I started to train hard rather late. Well, you know, in a really serious way - twice a day or more. It started around 13 years old. Before that, I trained once a day, about five days a week.
Therefore, my triples, so to speak, is simply too few years old. I started jumping all triples and double axels only at the age of 16. Of course, it is better to start doing this around 12 - then your body has time to get used to it, and in the future it becomes easier. This is probably where my jumping problems lie.
Q: Can you tell us how the athlete financing process works in Belgium? Do you receive any support from the state?
A: Now - yes, but the path to this was very long. When I first qualified for the Olympics [2018 in PyeongChang], I was told, “Wow, you are really talented! We will support you! " But all the same, everything works a little differently, as it should, because you pay AT ALL for everything. Therefore, I am very glad that during all these difficult moments my brother [Yorick Hendrix, a former Belgian figure skater] was with me. He has already gone this way, so everything was a little easier for me.
Q: And what have you done before?
A: Well, I trained for free, because Yorick already had a trainer [Karin Herrigers, she also trained Loena since she was 4], and I could train with him. We also had sponsorship to pay for travel to international competitions and additional training. This helped me a lot.
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In the newest episode of The Ice Skating Podcast we talked with @LoenaHendrickx about her performance in this season‘s Grand Prix Series 
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