Nikolaj Sørensen

Nikolaj Sørensen

Sorensen with Good in 2011
Personal information
Country represented Denmark
Born 18 February 1989
Copenhagen, Denmark
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
Former coach David Blazek, Mathew Gates
Choreographer Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Michael Seibert
Skating club Rødovre Skating and Ice hockey Club
Training locations Montreal
Began skating 1996
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 150.53
2015 Europeans
Short dance 61.69
2015 Europeans
Free dance 88.84
2015 Europeans

Nikolaj Sørensen[1] (born 18 February 1989) is a Danish ice dancer. With his partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry, he has won three international medals and the 2014 Danish national title.[2] They qualified for the free dance at the 2014 European Championships and finished 18th.

Career

Sørensen began competing internationally with Anne Thomsen in 2003. They placed 24th 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 21st 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 17th at 2010 World Junior Championships, 21st at the 2010 European Championships, and 24th at the 2010 World Championships. The following season, they were 29th at the 2011 World Championships and parted ways.

Sørensen briefly partnered with Canadian skater Vanessa Crone in May 2012 before teaming up with another Canadian, Laurence Fournier Beaudry of Quebec, in August of the same year. They train in Montreal with Canadian champions Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon. Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen decided to represent Denmark while continuing to train in Canada. They won gold at the 2013 Pavel Roman Memorial and silver at the 2013 Ice Challenge.

Programs

With Fournier Beaudry

Season Short dance Free dance
2014-2015
[3]
  • Flamenco: Malaguena
    performed by Montana Skies
  • Paso Doble: Malaguena
    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
[4]
  • Foxtrot: All Of Me
    by Frank Sinatra
  • Quickstep: I Never Knew
    by Frank Sinatra
  • Foxtrot: All Of Me
    by Frank Sinatra

With Good

Season Short dance Free dance
2010–2011
[5]
  • La Del Ruso
    by Gotan Project
  • Amor Perteno
    by Gotan Project
  • Peligro
    by Gotan Project
  • Differente
    by Gotan Project
Original dance
2009–2010
[6]		 Danish folk dance:
  • Waltz
  • Polka

With Heroldová

Season Original dance Free dance
2007–2008
[7]		 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
[8]
  • The Addams Family
    by Mark Shaiman
2005–2006
[9][10]
  • Harem
    by Frederico de Brito
2004–2005
[11]
  • 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

With Fournier Beaudry

Results[2]
International
Event 2013–14 2014–15
Worlds 29th 11th
Europeans 18th 9th
CS Ice Challenge 2nd 2nd
CS SC Classic 3rd
CS Volvo Open Cup 4th
Pavel Roman 1st
MNNT Cup 3rd
National
Danish Champ. 1st 1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Good

Results[12]
International
Event 2009–10 2010–11
Worlds 24th 29th
Europeans 21st
Finlandia Trophy 9th
Nebelhorn Trophy 14th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 17th
JGP Turkey 12th
JGP United States 9th
National
Danish Champ. 1st
JGP = Junior Grand Prix

With Heroldová

Results[13]
International
Event 2007–08
Junior Worlds 21st
JGP Austria 14th
JGP Great Britain 17th
Pavel Roman Memorial 11th J.
National
Danish Champ. 1st J.
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level

With Thomsen

Results[8]
International
Event 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07
Junior Worlds 24th
JGP Bulgaria 14th
JGP Czech Republic 13th
JGP Germany 15th
JGP Poland 15th
Nordics 1st J.
Pavel Roman Memorial 2nd N. 8th J. 9th J.
JGP = Junior Grand Prix
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

  1. ↑ "Danmarksmesterskaber og Ungdomskonkurrence 2014: Senior Isdans" [2014 Danish Championships: Senior ice dancing] (in Danish). Danish Skating Union. 8 December 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Competition Results: Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Nikolaj SORENSEN". International Skating Union.
  3. ↑ "Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Katelyn GOOD / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Katelyn GOOD / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010.
  7. ↑ "Barbora HEROLDOVA / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Anna THOMSEN / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007.
  9. ↑ "Anna THOMSEN / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2006.
  10. ↑ Mittan, Barry (16 August 2006). "Dancing Danes". SkateToday.
  11. ↑ "Anna THOMSEN / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2005.
  12. ↑ "Competition Results: Katelyn GOOD / Nikolaj SORENSEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "Competition Results: Barbora HEROLDOVA / Nikolaj SORENSEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.

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