Nikolaj Sørensen
Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen at the 2019 Skate America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nikolaj Sørensen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Soerensen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 18, 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Montreal, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada (since 2018) Denmark (2004–18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Ice Dance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Laurence Fournier Beaudry (2013–24) Katelyn Good (2009–11) Barbora Heroldová (2007–08) Anne Thomsen (2004–07) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon Romain Haguenauer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Town of Mount Royal Figure Skating Club, Montreal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest WS | 7th (2021–22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nikolaj Sørensen (born February 18, 1989) is a Danish-Canadian ice dancer. Most recently competing for Canada with Laurence Fournier Beaudry, he is a two-time Four Continents silver medalist, an eight-time Grand Prix medallist (including gold at the 2022 NHK Trophy), a five-time Challenger medallist (including gold at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy), and the 2023 Canadian national champion. Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen previously competed for Denmark, winning six ISU Challenger Series medals and representing Denmark at the World and European championships. In March 2018, Denmark released them to compete for Canada after Laurence was unable to obtain Danish citizenship to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
In the autumn of 2023, Sørensen was investigated for the alleged sexual assault of an American figure skating coach and former skater in 2012 in the United States. In October 2024, Skate Canada gave him an indefinite ban of at least six years for "sexual maltreatment" as a result of the findings of the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner. This was overturned on appeal in June 2025 on jurisdictional grounds.