Nikolaj Sørensen | |
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Sorensen with Fournier Beaudry in 2016
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Denmark |
Born |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
18 February 1989
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 | David Blazek, Mathew Gates |
Choreographer | Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Ginette Cournoyer |
Skating club | Rødovre Skating and Ice hockey Club Gadbois Centre |
Training locations | Montreal |
Began skating | 1996 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 160.68 2017 Europeans |
Short dance | 66.05 2017 Worlds |
Free dance | 94.66 2017 Europeans |
Nikolaj Sørensen (born 18 February 1989) is a Danish ice dancer. With his partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry, he has won five ISU Challenger Series medals and qualified for the free dance at five ISU Championships.
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.
In August 2012, Sørensen teamed up with another Canadian, Laurence Fournier Beaudry of Quebec. They are coached by Canadian champions Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon in Montreal. 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.