Nikolaj Sørensen

Nikolaj Sørensen
Sorensen with Good in 2011
Personal information
Country represented	Denmark
Born	(1989-02-18) 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 Gadbois Centre
Training locations	Montreal
Began skating	1996
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	156.23 2015 World
Short dance	62.40 2015 World
Free dance	93.83 2015 World

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
2015–2016 ^[3]^[4]	Never Tear Us Apart by INXS	Woman by Shawn Philips
2014–2015 ^[5]	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 ^[6]	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 ^[7]	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 ^[8]	Danish folk dance: Waltz Polka	Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg

With Heroldová

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2007–2008 ^[9]	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 ^[10]	Felino (from Electrocutang) by Sverre Indris Jones Santa Maria (from Shall We Dance) by Gotan Project	The Addams Family by Mark Shaiman
2005–2006 ^[11]^[12]	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 ^[13]	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	2015–16
Worlds	29th	11th	13th
Europeans	18th	9th	9th
GP Skate Canada			7th
CS Finlandia Trophy			3rd
CS Ice Challenge	2nd	2nd
CS SC Classic		3rd
CS U.S. Classic			2nd
CS Volvo Open Cup		4th
Pavel Roman	1st
MNNT Cup	3rd
National
Danish Champ.	1st	1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Good

Results^[14]
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^[15]
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^[10]
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

↑ "Danmarksmesterskaber og Ungdomskonkurrence 2014: Senior Isdans" [2014 Danish Championships: Senior ice dancing] (in Danish). Danish Skating Union. 8 December 2013.
1 2 "Competition Results: Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Nikolaj SORENSEN". International Skating Union.
↑ Thayer, Jacquelyn (22 June 2015). "Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen Break New Ground". ice-dance.com.
↑ "Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015.
↑ "Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015.
↑ "Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014.
↑ "Katelyn GOOD / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.
↑ "Katelyn GOOD / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010.
↑ "Barbora HEROLDOVA / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008.
1 2 "Anna THOMSEN / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007.
↑ "Anna THOMSEN / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2006.
↑ Mittan, Barry (16 August 2006). "Dancing Danes". SkateToday.
↑ "Anna THOMSEN / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2005.
↑ "Competition Results: Katelyn GOOD / Nikolaj SORENSEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013.
↑ "Competition Results: Barbora HEROLDOVA / Nikolaj SORENSEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.

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