In May 2025, Casimir Schmidt finished 8th all around in the European men's artistic gymnastics final at the age of 29. At the junior European championships in 2012 he won the gold medal for team Netherlands on vault which was the beginning of an amazing career. Throughout his gymnastics journey Casimir has competed in a total of 9 major championships all around finals finishing 13th on the biggest stage of all at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Following last summer's Olympic Games, Casimir travelled across the United States performing in the gold over America gymnastics tour, headlined by Simone Biles. Back in 2017 Casimir and his team mate Bram Verhofstad came to visit Nottingham and I had the pleasure of training alongside them both. And this is his story.