Louise Vanhille

In December 2018, Vanhille announced her retirement from gymnastics, but she will be joining Cirque du Soleil troupe as a performer. In an interview she said, "The idea had been going around my head for a while. I had done the entire tour with gymnastics and I was looking for something new, something that would allow me to continue living wonderful experiences and still being in the artistic world."

Vanhille competed at the National Championships where her team finished fourth, and she won gold on uneven bars and silvers in the all-around and on floor. She then competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where the French team finished fourth. She was then selected to compete at the European Championships, but she did not qualify for any finals. Vanhille then competed at the Flanders International Team Challenge where France finished fourth, and Vanhille finished twentieth in the all-around. France lost to Romania in the Romania-France Friendly, but Vanhille won gold on uneven bars and finished fourth in the all-around. Then, France beat Spain in the France-Spain Friendly, and Vanhille finished second in the all-around behind Marine Brevet, and she won gold on the uneven bars. She was then selected to represent France at the World Championships along with Marine Brevet, Loan His, Anne Kuhm, Claire Martin, and Valentine Pikul. The team finished in tenth place which meant they did not qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games and would have to go to the 2016 Olympic Test Event.

Vanhille went to the City of Jesolo Trophy where the French team placed fourth, and Vanhille placed fourth on uneven bars. Vanhille was selected to compete at the Olympic Test Event along with Marine Brevet, Marine Boyer, Oréane Lechenault, Loan His, and Anne Kuhm. The team finished fourth which secured their spot for the 2016 Olympic Games. She then competed at the National Championships where she finished fifth in the all-around, and won bronze on uneven bars and silver on floor exercise. In the France vs Romania Rematch, France beat Romania, and Vanhille finished second in the all-around behind Melanie de Jesus dos Santos. She also won bronze on vault and floor exercise. Vanhille competed at the Chemnitz Friendly where France finished second to Germany, and Vanhille finished sixth in the all-around and won bronze on uneven bars.

Vanhille was selected to represent France at the 2016 Olympic Games along with Marine Boyer, Marine Brevet, Loan His, and Oréane Lechenault. France competed in the final subdivision of the qualification round. The team finished eleventh and did not qualify for the team final. Vanhille achieved a personal-best all-around score of 55.765 and qualified for the all-around final. Afterwards, Vanhille said, "I started well, so it boosted me. I had fun, I have never done a competition like that. I felt the pressure rise in the warm-up room and then entering the room but when the event was launched, I really enjoyed myself." In the all-around final, Vanhille finished twenty-first with a score of 54.666. The Olympics were Vanhille's last competition of the season.

Louise Vanhille (born (1998-11-06 ) 6 November 1998) is a retired French female artistic gymnast. She participated at the 2015 and 2018 World Championships. She represented France at the 2016 Summer Olympics where the French team finished eleventh, and Vanhille finished twenty-first in the all-around final.

Louise Vanhille was born on 6 November 1998 in Dunkirk, France. When she was ten years old, Vanhille left her family to train in Saint-Étienne. Her parents are named Karine and Thierry, and she has a younger brother named Paul.