|formercountry = Denmark
|fullname=
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1989|2|18|df=yes}}
|birth_place= Copenhagen, Denmark
|hometown=
|residence=
|height= {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
|partner= Laurence Fournier Beaudry
|formerpartner= Katelyn Good, Lili Lamar, Barbora Heroldová, Anna Thomsen
|coach= Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer
|formercoach= Pascal Denis, David Blazek, Mathew Gates
|choreographer= Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon
|formerchoreographer= Ginette Cournoyer
|skating club= Rødovre Skating and Ice hockey Club
|former skating club =
|currenttraininglocations = Montreal
|formertraininglocations =
|beganskating = 1996
|retired=
|worldranking=
|pbrankings=
|dance score= 188.10
|dance date= 2019 World
|SD score= 74.76
|SD date= 2019 World
|FD score= 113.61
|FD date= 2019 Four Continents
}}Nikolaj Sørensen[2] (born 18 February 1989) is a Danish ice dancer, who currently competes for Canada with his partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry. Together they are the 2019 Canadian national bronze medalists.
Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen previously competed for Denmark, winning six ISU Challenger Series medals and representing Denmark at the World and European championships.[3] In March 2018, Denmark released them to compete for Canada.
Early career
Sørensen began learning to skate in 1996, at his father's instigation.[5] 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 passed away. 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.[5]
In 2012, Sørensen began skating with Canadian skater Vanessa Crone, but she decided not to compete with him.[7]
Partnership with Fournier Beaudry
Sørensen had a tryout with another Canadian, Laurence Fournier Beaudry of Quebec, in February 2012.[7] He decided to team up with Crone, but called Fournier Beaudry five months later, shortly after Crone's decision not to compete with him.[7] 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 Mentor Toruń Cup. At the 2014 Danish Championships, they were the only competitors in ice dance.[10]
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 medalists 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.[11]
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.[12]
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.[13] 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.[ 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.[13]]
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.[5]
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.[17] At the Canadian Championships, they placed third and were named to the team for the 2019 Four Continents Championships and 2019 World Championships.[18]
Programs
With Fournier Beaudry
| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition | 2018–2019
[19]- {{small|Tango:}} Balada para mi muerte
{{small| by Astor Piazzolla }} - {{small|Tango:}} Adiós Nonino
{{small| by Astor Piazzolla }}
- Spanish Caravan
{{small| by The Doors }} - Hush
{{small| performed by Marcin Patrzalek}} - Asturias
{{small| performed by Marcin Patrzalek}}
- You Are The Reason
{{small| by Calum Scott, Leona Lewis}}
|
|---|
2017–2018
[20]- {{small|Slow Rhumba:}} Search for Vulcan
{{small| from Thunderball
by John Barry }} - {{small|Cha Cha:}} Whatever Lola Wants
{{small|performed by Carmen McRae }} - {{small|Rhumba:}} Whatever Lola Wants
{{small|performed by Les Baxter }} - {{small|Mambo:}} Peter Gunn Mambo
{{small| by Jack Costanzo }}
- Spanish Caravan
{{small| by The Doors }} - Hush
{{small| performed by Marcin Patrzalek}} - Asturias
{{small| performed by Marcin Patrzalek}}
|
|---|
2016–2017
[21]- You're the Boss
{{small| performed by Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret }} - A Little Less Conversation
{{small| performed by Elvis Presley }}
- La Vie en rose
{{small| by Édith Piaf }}
- Lay Me Down
{{small| by Sam Smith }}
|
|---|
2015–2016
[22][23]- Never Tear Us Apart
{{small| by INXS }}
- Woman
{{small| by Shawn Phillips }}
|
|---|
2014–2015
[24]- {{small|Flamenco:}} Malagueña
{{small| performed by Montana Skies }} - {{small|Paso doble:}} Malagueña
{{small| performed by Klaus Hallen Dance Orchestra }}
- The Summer Knows
{{small| by Frank Sinatra }} - Summer of '42
{{small| (special composition)
by Karl Hugo van Kerckhove }} - Summer Me, Winter Me
{{small| by Frank Sinatra }}
|
|---|
2013–2014
[25]- {{small|Foxtrot:}} All Of Me
{{small| by Frank Sinatra }} - {{small|Quickstep:}} I Never Knew
{{small| by Frank Sinatra }} - {{small|Foxtrot:}} All Of Me
{{small| by Frank Sinatra }}
- Wall Flower
{{small| by Peter Gabriel }} - In Your Eyes
{{small| by Peter Gabriel }}
|
|---|
With Good
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
|---|
2010–2011
[26]- Padam Padam
{{small| by Édith Piaf }} - C'est si bon
{{small| by Eartha Kitt }}
- La Del Ruso
{{small| by Gotan Project }} - Amor Perteno
{{small| by Gotan Project }} - Peligro
{{small| by Gotan Project }} - Differente
{{small| by Gotan Project }}
|
|---|
| Original dance |
|---|
2009–2010
[27] | Danish folk dance- Les Misérables
{{small| by Claude-Michel Schönberg }}
|
|---|
With Heroldová
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
|---|
2007–2008
[28] | Danish folk dance- Mikalas Vals
{{small| (from Lige for Tiden 2)
by Janet Vahl }} - Dug-Kalo
{{small| (from Lige for Tiden)
by H. Haugaard, J. V. Petersen }}
- St. Patrick (Angelus)
{{small| by Ronan Hardiman }} - The Vikings
{{small| by Ronan Hardiman }} - Celtic Kittens
{{small| by Ronan Hardiman }}
|
|---|
With Thomsen
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
|---|
2006–2007
[29]- Felino
{{small| (from Electrocutang)
by Sverre Indris Jones }} - Santa Maria
{{small| (from Shall We Dance)
by Gotan Project }}
- The Addams Family
{{small| by Marc Shaiman }}
|
|---|
2005–2006
[30][31]- {{small|Cha cha:}} Sway
{{small| (from Shall We Dance?) }} - {{small|Rhumba:}} Perfidia
{{small| (from Shall We Dance?) }} - {{small|Cha cha:}} Mujer Latina
{{small| (The Latin Challenge) }}
- Harem
{{small| by Frederico de Brito }}
|
|---|
2004–2005
[32]- {{small|Slow foxtrot:}} Do Nothin' Till you Hear from Me
{{small| by Duke Ellington, Bob Russel }} - {{small|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[3] |
|---|
| Event | 2018–19 |
|---|
| Worlds | 10th |
| Four Continents | 6th |
| National[3] |
|---|
| Canadian Championships | 3rd |
| SC Challenge | 1st |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew |
With Fournier Beaudry for Denmark
| International[3] |
|---|
| Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
|---|
| Worlds | 29th | 11th | 13th | 13th |
| Europeans | 18th | 9th | 9th | 7th | 9th |
| {{small|GP}} NHK Trophy | 5th |
| {{small|GP}} Rostelecom Cup | 7th |
| {{small|GP}} Skate Canada | 7th | 7th |
| {{small|CS}} Autumn Classic | 3rd | 3rd | 7th |
| {{small|CS}} Finlandia Trophy | 3rd | 4th | 3rd |
| {{small|CS}} Ice Challenge | 2nd |
| {{small|CS}} U.S. Classic | 2nd | 4th |
| {{small|CS}} Volvo Open Cup | 4th |
| Ice Challenge | 2nd |
| MNNT Cup | 3rd |
| Pavel Roman | 1st |
| National[3] |
|---|
| Danish Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew |
With Good
| International[37] |
|---|
| Event | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
|---|
| World Champ. | 24th | 29th |
| European Champ. | 21st |
| Finlandia Trophy | 9th |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 14th |
| International: Junior[37] |
|---|
| World Junior Champ. | 17th |
| {{small|JGP}} Turkey | 12th |
| {{small|JGP}} United States | 9th |
| National[37] |
|---|
| Danish Champ. | 1st |
With Heroldová
| International[40] |
|---|
| Event | 2007–08 |
|---|
| World Junior Champ. | 21st |
| {{small|JGP}} Austria | 14th |
| {{small|JGP}} United Kingdom | 17th |
| Pavel Roman Memorial | 11th J |
| National[40] |
|---|
| Danish Champ. | 1st J |
| J = Junior level |
With Thomsen
| International[42] |
|---|
| Event | 03–04|2003–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 |
|---|
| Junior Worlds | 24th |
| {{small|JGP}} Bulgaria | 14th |
| {{small|JGP}} Czech Republic | 13th |
| {{small|JGP}} Germany | 15th |
| {{small|JGP}} Poland | 15th |
| Nordics | 1st J |
| Pavel Roman | 2nd N | 8th J | 9th J |
| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior |
References
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