Early years Hendrickx began learning to skate in 2004. One week following the event, Hendrickx announced her withdrawal from the
2024 Grand Prix de France, citing a need for additional time to prepare for upcoming events. In early November, it announced that Hendrickx had also withdrawn from the
2024 Finlandia Trophy two weeks prior to the event. Regarding this, Hendrickx explained, "I had a good summer and training was going well. But despite that, I felt there was no progress. As the season approached, the pressure increased. And that worked against me." She announced that she would return to competition at the
2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb in early December. However, in December, she withdrew from that event as well after she twisted her ankle in training and said that she was focusing on preparing for the
2025 European Championships in January. In January, she withdrew from the European Championships due to her sprain causing ankle instability, which prevented her from performing some jumps. In late January, Hendrickx announced that she would miss the rest of the season because she needed to undergo surgery in February to repair her ankle, which had damaged ligaments and had never fully recovered from her injuries in 2019. Hendrickx said that she was not yet ready to stop competing and that after her surgery, she would focus on rehabilitation in hopes of competing at the
2026 Winter Olympics.
2025–2026 season: Comeback and Milano Cortina Olympics Hendrickx resumed training after her surgery. In an interview in early July, she said that while she was still avoiding one jump which she had often hurt her ankle performing, she was happy with the results of her surgery, and she was focusing on the upcoming
ISU Skate to Milano competition, where she hoped to win a second Olympic quota for Belgium. At Skate to Milano, she won the bronze medal along with an Olympic quota. In an interview following the event, she said, "The goal for tonight to get my tickets for Milan, and I did it so now I'm very happy... I'm proud of myself because seven months ago, I had surgeries, so it wasn't easy and especially to come back in such a short time, I think it's just amazing and something to be proud of." In November, Hendrickx captured the bronze medal at
2025 NHK Trophy. In January, Hendrickx competed at the
2026 European Championships in
Sheffield,
South Yorkshire, England. During the short program, she took a fall on a planned triple flip and lost points in grade of execution on her attempted triple Lutz-triple toe combination. She ultimately placed fifth in that segment but delivered an overall solid free skate, placing third in that segment and moving up to the silver medal position overall. The following month, days before the start of the
Winter Olympic Games, it was announced that Hendrickx had changed her
Celine Dion short program song from "
Ashes" to "I Surrender" due to copyright issues with the former song. Hendrickx expressed disappointment, saying that she had chosen the song four years earlier to skate to during her final Olympics. She also had a
bone bruise in her ankle and initially doubted whether she would be able to compete at the Olympics. She ultimately decided to compete and struggled with her jumps during the practice sessions. At the Olympics, Hendrickx finished in 14th place overall. She said afterward that she was proud of her performance after her last-minute issues with her music and injury, though she expressed that she thought her scores were low. When asked whether she would retire, she said that she wanted to "let this achievement settle first and see how my body feels" before making a decision. == Programs ==