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Nikolaj Sørensen (born February 18, 1989) is a Danish-Canadian ice dancer. Competing for Canada with his skating partner, Laurence Fournier Beaudry, he is a five-time Grand Prix medallist and a five-time Challenger medallist, including gold at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy. Domestically they are the 2022 Canadian national silver and 2019 Canadian national bronze medallists.

Nikolaj Sørensen
Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen at the 2019 Skate America
Personal information
Full name	Nikolaj Sørensen[1]
Country represented	Canada
Former country(ies) represented	Denmark
Born	(1989-02-18) February 18, 1989 (age 33) Copenhagen, Denmark
Home town	Montreal, Quebec
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Partner	Laurence Fournier Beaudry
Former partner	Katelyn Good Lili Lamar Barbora Heroldová Anna Thomsen
Coach	Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon Romain Haguenauer
Former coach	Pascal Denis David Blazek Mathew Gates
Choreographer	Marie-France Dubreuil Romain Haguenauer Ginette Cournoyer Samuel Chouinard
Former choreographer	Patrice Lauzon Scott Moir
Skating club	Town of Mount Royal FSC
Former skating club	Rødovre Skating and Ice Hockey Club
Training locations	Montreal
Former training locations	Oberstdorf Copenhagen
Began skating	1996
World standing	7 (2021-22) 15 (2020–21) 18 (2019–20) 24 (2018–19) 22 (2017–18) 14 (2016–17) 10 (2015–16) 22 (2014–15) 64 (2013–14)
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	203.76 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short dance	82.38 2022 Grand Prix de France
Free dance	121.93 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy

Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen previously competed for Denmark, winning six ISU Challenger Series medals and representing Denmark at the World and European championships.[2] In March 2018, Denmark released them to compete for Canada after she was unable to obtain Danish citizenship to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3]

Early career

Sørensen began learning to skate in 1996, at his father's instigation.[4] He competed internationally with Anne Thomsen beginning in 2003. They placed twenty-fourth at the 2006 World Junior Championships.

In 2007, Sørensen teamed up with Czech skater Barbora Heroldová to compete for Denmark. They competed one season together, placing twenty-first at the 2008 World Junior Championships.

In 2009, Sørensen began competing with Canadian skater Katelyn Good for Denmark. In their first season together, they won the Danish senior national title, placed seventeenth at 2010 World Junior Championships, twenty-first at the 2010 European Championships, and twenty-fourth at the 2010 World Championships. The following season, they decided to move from training in the United States under Mathew Gates to Montreal in order to be near Good's mother. On Gates' recommendation they began training under Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, whose just-opened ice dance academy had only four teams at the time. Shortly after the move, Good's mother died. Sørensen and Good placed twenty-ninth at the 2011 World Championships, in what was their final performance together, as Good chose to retire due to injury.[4]

In 2012, Sørensen began skating with Canadian skater Vanessa Crone, but she decided not to compete with him.[5]

Partnership with Fournier Beaudry

Sørensen had a tryout with another Canadian, Laurence Fournier Beaudry of Quebec, in February 2012.[5] He decided to team up with Crone, but called Fournier Beaudry five months later, shortly after Crone's decision not to compete with him.[5] Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen decided to represent Denmark while continuing to train in Canada under Dubreuil and Lauzon.

2013–2014 season

Making their international competition debut in the fall of 2013, they won gold at the 2013 Pavel Roman Memorial, silver at the 2013 Ice Challenge, and bronze at the Toruń Cup. At the 2014 Danish Championships, they were the only competitors in ice dance.[6]

In their ISU Championship debut, they placed thirteenth at the 2014 European Championships, and concluded the season placing twenty-ninth at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama.

2014–2015 season

The duo competed in three ISU Challenger Series events at the beginning of the season, placing fourth at the Volvo Open Cup, repeating as silver medallists at the Ice Challenge, and earning a bronze medal at the 2014 Autumn Classic. They were again the only competitors at the Danish Championships' ice dance event.[7]

At their second European Championships, they placed ninth. At the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, they placed eleventh.

2015–2016 season

Beginning the season again on the Challenger Series, Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen won the silver medal at the 2015 U.S. International Classic and the bronze medal at the Finlandia Trophy. Making their Grand Prix debut, they placed seventh at the 2015 Skate Canada International.

Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen placed ninth at Europeans for the second consecutive year, and finished with a thirteenth-place finish at the 2016 World Championships in Boston.

2016–2017 season

On the Challenger Series, Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen won their second bronze medal at the Autumn Classic International, and placed fourth at the Finlandia Trophy. Given two Grand Prix assignments, they placed seventh at both Skate Canada International and the Rostelecom Cup.

The duo placed seventh at Europeans. They went on to place thirteenth at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Due to their result, Denmark qualified a spot in the ice dancing event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

2017–2018 season

They took part in three Challenger Series events, placing fourth at the 2015 U.S. International Classic, seventh at the Autumn Classic International, and winning a second bronze medal at the Finlandia Trophy. At their sole Grand Prix event for the season, the 2017 NHK Trophy, Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen placed fifth. Appearing at their third and final Danish Championships, they were again the only competitors in senior ice dance.[8]

For much of the preceding years, Fournier Beaudry's citizenship status had dogged the team, as Danish law required seven years' residency for naturalization, and ultimately no allowance could be made. As a result, they were unable to take part in the Olympics despite having qualified a spot there.[9] Following the 2018 European Championships, where they placed ninth, the two reassessed their options, and decided to switch countries and compete for Canada. In March 2018, Denmark released them for that purpose.[3] Speaking of the challenges later, Sørensen remarked that they had been welcomed by the Canadian federation, and that the Danish federation had always been supportive his years of training in Canada had already made him as much Canadian as Danish, and stated that he hoped to acquire Canadian citizenship by 2020.[9]

2018–2019 season

For the rhythm dance, Fournier Beaudry chose Adiós Nonino, creating a cut of different instrumental and lyrical versions. She and Sørensen opted to retain their free program from the previous season, revised for the ISU's new rules. Sørensen remarked that it "is a transitional year with a lot of new feelings and a lot of new challenges, so it was natural to keep something familiar around." ISU rules required that a team switching countries sit out international competition for a year from their last international appearance, meaning they were ineligible for the Challenger and Grand Prix series.[4]

In their first competition of the season, the 2019 Skate Canada Challenge, the duo placed first in both programs, qualifying for the 2019 Canadian Championships.[10] At the Canadian Championships, they placed third and were named to the team for the 2019 Four Continents Championships and 2019 World Championships.[11] They placed sixth at Four Continents, and tenth at the World Championships.

2019–2020 season

For their first event of the season, Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen won the silver medal at the Lombardia Trophy. They followed this with a gold medal at the Nebelhorn Trophy, their first Challenger title, increasing their personal best score by over ten points.[12] Returning to the Grand Prix after a season away, the placed third in the rhythm dance at the 2019 Skate America, becoming one of the first teams to earn a perfect Level 4 on the Finnstep pattern dance.[13] They placed third in the free dance as well, winning the bronze medal. Sørensen called their first Grand Prix medal "something that we've dreamed about since we started skating together."[14] At their second event, the 2019 Cup of China, they were again third in the rhythm dance, and the only team at the event to earn a Level 4 on the Finnstep.[15] Third as well in the free dance, despite some minor issues resulting in a lower score than at previous events, they won their second Grand Prix bronze. Sørensen explained afterwards that a knee injury had caused him to miss a week of training in between events.[16]

Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen did not compete at the 2020 Canadian Championships, due to the latter undergoing a cartilage graft and a meniscotomy to repair his knee.[17] On February 13, 2020, Skate Canada announced that they had been assigned to compete at the 2020 World Championships.[18] On March 6, 2020, they withdrew from the World Championships due to Sørensen's incomplete recovery; the championships themselves were cancelled five days later.[19][20]

2020–2021 season

Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen were assigned to the 2020 Skate Canada International, but the event was cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[21]

With the pandemic continuing to make in-person competitions difficult, Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen competed at virtual domestic competitions, winning the Quebec Sectionals and then taking the silver medal at the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge. The 2021 Canadian Championships were subsequently cancelled.[22][23]

On February 25, Fournier Beaudry and Sørenson were announced as part of the Canadian team to the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm.[24] They placed seventh in the rhythm dance despite getting only one of the four keypoints on the Finnstep pattern.[25] In the free dance they dropped to eighth place behind the British team Fear/Gibson by 0.04 points. Sørenson acknowledged afterwards having "left a couple of points on the table."[26] Their placement combined with Gilles/Poirier's bronze medal win qualified three berths for Canadian dance teams at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[27]

2021–2022 season

The team began the season at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, winning the silver medal for the second time.[28] Sørenson commented afterwards that it was "not the best free dance today" following twizzle errors from both, but that "we are just going to build from here."[29] Going onto their first Grand Prix assignment of the year, 2021 Skate America, they placed third in the rhythm dance. Fourth in the free dance, dropping behind Spaniards Smart/Díaz in that segment, they remained in the bronze medal position overall by 0.44 points.[30] Reflecting on "our third grand prix for Canada with a bronze medal", Fournier Beaudry called it "so nice to be back after two years of struggle and feeling like the machine is rolling and the bodies are rolling again."[31] After winning another Challenger silver at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria, the following week they won another bronze medal at their second Grand Prix assignment, the 2021 Rostelecom Cup.[32]

At the 2022 Canadian Championships, held without an audience in Ottawa due to the pandemic, Fournier Beaudry/Sørenson placed second in both segments of the competition to take the silver medal. They debuted a new free dance rechoreographed to Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard's score to Gladiator, a decision made three weeks prior. Sørenson said the original program "was an idea we came up with when we were off the ice and we were trying to navigate the beginning of this pandemic. So you know, feelings change, and what we thought we needed changed during this season."[33] The following day they were named to the Canadian Olympic team.[34] Speaking on the occasion to Danish TV 2, Sørenson reflected "it's a shame that we could not compete for Denmark, because we have never been to the Olympics in ice dancing. I often think the small countries are underrepresented in a sport like ice dancing."[35]

Competing at the dance event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Fournier Beaudry/Sørenson placed eighth in the rhythm dance.[36][37] A twizzle error by Sørenson caused them to place eleventh in the free dance, dropping them to ninth overall.[38] They went on to finish the season at the 2022 World Championships in Montpellier, held with the Russian dance teams absent due to the International Skating Union banning all Russian athletes due to their country's invasion of Ukraine.[39] Sørenson struggled with a back injury during the competition, which caused problems in the free dance when their closing lift was aborted, dropping them from eighth to ninth place. He said "it's unfortunate but it happens."[40]

2022–2023 season

For their free dance in the new season, Fournier Beaudry and Sørenson conceived of a program utilizing two styles of flamenco, inspired by pieces of Ennio Morricone's music used in the soundtrack for Kill Bill. The idea was said to have come to their coach, Marie-France Dubreuil, in the process of doing her laundry.[41] They opened the season with a win at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy, their second ever Challenger gold medal. Sørenson said that their focus in training had been on "redeeming ourselves after how we finished last season," calling this a positive step in that direction. They set new personal bests at the event, breaking the 120-point mark in the free dance for the first time.[42]

On the Grand Prix, the team was first assigned to the 2022 Grand Prix de France, where they won the silver medal, their first of that colour on the circuit. They set a new personal best in the rhythm dance for the second consecutive event. Fournier Beaudry said that "we have high aspirations and we want to go to the Grand Prix Final, so we are one step closer to our goal for this season."[41]

Programs

(with Sørensen)

Season	Short dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2022–2023 [43]	Rhumba: Con Los Años Que Me Quedan Rhumba: Rhythm Is Gonna Get You Rhumba: Conga by Gloria Estefan choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Ginette Cournoyer, Samuel Chouinard	Il mercenario L'arena Libertà (from Il mercenario) by Ennio Morricone The Verdict (Dopo la condanna) (from The Big Gundown) by Ennio Morricone El Mariachi by Robert Rodriguez Guitar Town (from Once Upon a Time in Mexico) by Robert Rodriguez Malagueña Salerosa by Marco de Lahuén, Chingon choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Ginette Cournoyer, Samuel Chouinard	Amsterdam: The Pact/The Murder by Daniel Pemberton Time by Giveon
2021–2022 [44][45]	Blues: Careless Whisper Funk: I Want Your Sex Funk: Freedom! '90 by George Michael Funk: Freedom! '90 by The Hyannis Sound choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Ginette Cournoyer, Samuel Chouinard	The Wheat The Battle Homecoming Elysium Now We Are Free (from Gladiator) by Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Ginette Cournoyer, Scott Moir A Call to Prayer by Zola Dubnikova (Estas Tonne & One Heart Family) The Last Kingdom by Eivør Pálsdóttir, John Lunn Skogsraah by Glen Gabriel ROOTS - The Return to the Inner Temple by Zola Dubnikova & Estas Tonne My England by John Lunn, Eivør choreo. by Scott Moir, Marie-France Dubreuil, Ginette Cournoyer	You Are The Reason by Calum Scott, Leona Lewis
2020–2021 [46]	Slow Foxtrot: Bonnie Quickstep: This World Will Remember Us (from Bonnie & Clyde) by Frank Wildhorn, Don Black performed by Jeremy Jordan, Laura Osnes choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Samuel Chouinard	A Call to Prayer by Zola Dubnikova (Estas Tonne & One Heart Family) The Last Kingdom by Eivør Pálsdóttir, John Lunn Skogsraah by Glen Gabriel ROOTS - The Return to the Inner Temple by Zola Dubnikova & Estas Tonne choreo. by Scott Moir, Marie-France Dubreuil, Ginette Cournoyer
2019–2020 [47]	Blues: Raise A Little Hell Slow Foxtrot: Bonnie Quickstep: This World Will Remember Us (from Bonnie & Clyde) by Frank Wildhorn, Don Black performed by Jeremy Jordan, Laura Osnes choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Samuel Chouinard	Summertime by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin performed by Chris Botti, David Foster Georgia On My Mind by Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell performed by Michael Bublé Cry Me A River by Arthur Hamilton performed by Michael Bublé choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Samuel Chouinard
2018–2019 [48]	Tango: Balada para mi muerte by Astor Piazzolla Tango: Adiós Nonino by Astor Piazzolla	Spanish Caravan by The Doors Hush performed by Marcin Patrzalek Asturias performed by Marcin Patrzalek	You Are The Reason by Calum Scott, Ilse Lewis
2017–2018 [49]	Slow Rhumba: Search for Vulcan from Thunderball by John Barry Cha Cha: Whatever Lola Wants performed by Carmen McRae Rhumba: Whatever Lola Wants performed by Les Baxter Mambo: Peter Gunn Mambo by Jack Costanzo	Spanish Caravan by The Doors Hush performed by Marcin Patrzalek Asturias performed by Marcin Patrzalek
2016–2017 [50]	You're the Boss performed by Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret A Little Less Conversation performed by Elvis Presley	La Vie en rose by Édith Piaf	Lay Me Down by Sam Smith
2015–2016 [51][52]	Waltz: Never Tear Us Apart by INXS March: Karl van de Kerckhove music	Woman by Shawn Phillips
2014–2015 [53]	Flamenco: Malagueña performed by Montana Skies Paso doble: Malagueña performed by Klaus Hallen Dance Orchestra	The Summer Knows by Frank Sinatra Summer of '42 (special composition) by Karl Hugo van Kerckhove Summer Me, Winter Me by Frank Sinatra
2013–2014 [54]	Foxtrot: All Of Me by Frank Sinatra Quickstep: I Never Knew by Frank Sinatra Foxtrot: All Of Me by Frank Sinatra	Wall Flower by Peter Gabriel In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel

With Good

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2010–2011 [55]	Padam Padam by Édith Piaf C'est si bon by Eartha Kitt	La Del Ruso by Gotan Project Amor Perteno by Gotan Project Peligro by Gotan Project Differente by Gotan Project
	Original dance
2009–2010 [56]	Danish folk dance Waltz Polka	Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg

With Heroldová

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2007–2008 [57]	Danish folk dance Mikalas Vals (from Lige for Tiden 2) by Janet Vahl Dug-Kalo (from Lige for Tiden) by H. Haugaard, J. V. Petersen	St. Patrick (Angelus) by Ronan Hardiman The Vikings by Ronan Hardiman Celtic Kittens by Ronan Hardiman

With Thomsen

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2006–2007 [58]	Felino (from Electrocutang) by Sverre Indris Jones Santa Maria (from Shall We Dance) by Gotan Project	The Addams Family by Marc Shaiman
2005–2006 [59][60]	Cha cha: Sway (from Shall We Dance?) Rhumba: Perfidia (from Shall We Dance?) Cha cha: Mujer Latina (The Latin Challenge)	Harem by Frederico de Brito
2004–2005 [61]	Slow foxtrot: Do Nothin' Till you Hear from Me by Duke Ellington, Bob Russel Charleston: The Muppet Show Theme	Dance with Me Eres Todo En Mi Echa Pa' Lante Tres Deseos

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Fournier Beaudry

For Canada

International[2]
Event	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23
Olympics				9th
Worlds	10th	WD	8th	9th
Four Continents	6th
GP Cup of China		3rd
GP France					2nd
GP NHK Trophy					TBD
GP Rostelecom Cup				3rd
GP Skate America		3rd		3rd
GP Skate Canada			C
CS Cup of Austria				2nd
CS Finlandia					1st
CS Lombardia		2nd		2nd
CS Nebelhorn		1st
National[2]
Canadian Champ.	3rd	WD	C	2nd
SC Challenge	1st		2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

For Denmark

International[2]
Event	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18
Worlds	29th	11th	13th	13th
Europeans	18th	9th	9th	7th	9th
GP NHK Trophy					5th
GP Rostelecom Cup				7th
GP Skate Canada			7th	7th
CS Autumn Classic		3rd		3rd	7th
CS Finlandia Trophy			3rd	4th	3rd
CS Ice Challenge		2nd
CS U.S. Classic			2nd		4th
CS Volvo Open Cup		4th
Ice Challenge	2nd
Pavel Roman	1st
Toruń Cup	3rd
National[2]
Danish Champ.	1st	1st			1st

With Good

International[62]
Event	09–10	10–11
World Champ.	24th	29th
European Champ.	21st
Finlandia Trophy		9th
Nebelhorn Trophy		14th
International: Junior[62]
Junior Worlds	17th
JGP Turkey	12th
JGP United States	9th
National[62]
Danish Champ.	1st

With Heroldová

International[63]
Event	07–08
Junior Worlds	21st
JGP Austria	14th
JGP United Kingdom	17th
Pavel Roman Memorial	11th J
National[63]
Danish Champ.	1st J
J = Junior level

With Thomsen

International[64]
Event	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07
Junior Worlds			24th
JGP Bulgaria			14th
JGP Czech Republic				13th
JGP Germany		15th
JGP Poland			15th
Nordics			1st J
Pavel Roman	2nd N	8th J	9th J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

With Fournier Beaudry for Canada

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only. Current ISU personal bests highlighted in bold.

2022–23 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
November 4–6, 2022	2022 Grand Prix de France	2 82.38	2 119.55	2 201.93
October 4–9, 2022	2022 CS Finlandia Trophy	1 81.83	1 121.93	1 203.76
2021–22 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
March 21–27, 2022	2022 World Championships	8 78.29	9 110.25	9 188.54
February 12–14, 2022	2022 Winter Olympics	8 78.54	11 113.81	9 192.35
January 6–12, 2022	2022 Canadian Championships	2 81.04	2 125.61	2 206.65
November 26–28, 2021	2021 Rostelecom Cup	3 76.39	3 115.01	3 191.40
November 11–14, 2021	2021 CS Cup of Austria	3 77.38	2 117.29	2 194.67
October 22–24, 2021	2021 Skate America	3 75.33	4 114.80	3 190.13
September 10–12, 2021	2021 CS Lombardia Trophy	2 76.64	2 108.62	2 185.26
2020–21 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
March 22–28, 2021	2021 World Championships	7 77.87	8 119.01	8 196.88
January 8–17, 2021	2021 Skate Canada Challenge	2 86.55	2 120.36	2 206.91
2019–20 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
November 8–10, 2019	2019 Cup of China	3 78.41	3 112.33	3 190.74
October 18–20, 2019	2019 Skate America	3 79.17	3 118.36	3 197.53
September 25–28, 2019	2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy	1 81.16	1 119.84	1 201.00
September 13–15, 2019	2019 CS Lombardia Trophy	2 79.11	2 110.25	2 189.36
2018–19 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
March 18–24, 2019	2019 World Championships	10 74.76	9 113.34	10 188.10
February 7–10, 2019	2019 Four Continents Championships	6 73.70	6 113.61	6 186.91
January 13–20, 2019	2019 Canadian Championships	3 79.41	3 119.00	3 198.41

References

External links

• Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sorensen at the International Skating Union
• Katelyn Good / Nikolaj Sorensen at the International Skating Union
• Barbora Heroldova / Nikolaj Sorensen at the International Skating Union
• Anna Thomsen / Nikolaj Sorensen at the International Skating Union

На других языках

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[ru] Сёренсен, Николай

Николай Сёренсен (дат. Nikolaj Sørensen; род. 18 февраля 1989 года в Копенгагене, Дания) — канадский, ранее датский, фигурист, выступающий в танцах на льду. С 2012 года выступает в паре с Лоранс Фурнье-Бодри; вместе с которой в 2018 году перешёл под канадский спортивный флаг. Четырёхкратный чемпион Дании (2010, 2014, 2015 и 2018 годы), бронзовый призёр чемпионата Канады 2019 года, победитель первенства Дании среди юниоров (2008 год).

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