Pernille Sørensen (figure skater)

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Pernille Sørensen
Sørensen in 2018
Born (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 26)
Esbjerg, Denmark
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryDenmark
CoachKalle Strid, Mikael Olofsson
Skating clubOdense SC
Began skating2001

Pernille Sørensen (born 20 February 1998) is a Danish figure skater. She is the 2014 Denkova-Staviski Cup champion, and a two-time Danish national champion (2015, 2018). She has competed in the final segment at two European Championships (2018, 2019) and the 2014 World Junior Championships.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Pernille Sørensen was born on 20 February 1998 in Esbjerg, Denmark.[2] She is the daughter of Gitte and Peter Sørensen and has a brother, Nicki, who is five years younger.[3]

Career[edit]

Sørensen began skating in 2001.[2] In 2010, she relocated with her family from Esbjerg to Odense, following three years of commuting to Odense for her training.[3] Coached by Pernille Gormsen, she debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2011.[4]

2012–2013 season[edit]

Sørensen was coached in Odense by Andrzej Strzelec[5] before switching to Alexei Fedoseev.[6] She was assigned to the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy but did not reach the free skate.

2013–2014 season[edit]

Sørensen continued to train under Alexei Fedoseev in Odense.[7] At the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, she qualified for the free skate and finished 18th overall.

2014–2015 season[edit]

Sørensen made her senior international debut, at the 2014 International Cup of Nice, and became the Danish senior national champion for the first time. As of January 2015, she is coached by Kalle Strid and Martin Johansson in Copenhagen.[2] She did not reach the final at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, placing 27th in the short program. Sørensen placed 4th at the 2015 Nordic Championships in Stavanger, Norway. At the 2015 World Junior Championships she did not advance to the final.

2015–2016 season[edit]

Sørensen reached her personal best score at the 2015 NRW Trophy, placing 4th. She was eliminated after the short program at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. On 12 February 2016, the Danish Skating Union announced that she had decided to stop her career.[8]

2017–2018 season[edit]

Sørensen returned to international competition in September 2017 at the Slovenia Open.

Programs[edit]

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
2017–2018
[9]
2015–2016
[10]
2014–2015
[2]
2013–2014
[7]
  • L'Enfant Pur - Crystal Symphony
    by Maxime Rodriguez
2012–2013
[5][6]
  • Ancient Egypt
  • Dark Light
    by Howard Carter
2011–2012
[4]
  • Ancient Egypt

Competitive highlights[edit]

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[1]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 17–18 18–19 19-20
Worlds 26th
Europeans 27th 34th 21st 23rd
CS Nebelhorn 22nd
CS Tallinn Trophy 7th
CS Volvo Cup 12th
Cup of Nice 8th 17th
Denkova-Staviski 1st
Halloween Cup 6th
Nordics 4th WD 7th TBD
NRW Trophy 4th
Santa Claus Cup 11th
Slovenia Open 10th
Volvo Open Cup 9th
International: Junior [1]
Junior Worlds 35th 18th 39th WD
JGP Belarus 17th
JGP Croatia 12th
JGP Japan 21st
JGP Latvia 14th
JGP Romania 13th
JGP U.S. 16th
Merano Cup 13th
New Year's Cup 2nd
Nordics 6th 11th 5th
Santa Claus Cup 2nd
Warsaw Cup 3rd
National[1]
Danish Champ. 1st J 1st J 1st J 1st WD 1st
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Competition Results: Pernille SORENSEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Pernille SORENSEN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Store drømme på skarpe klinger" [Big dreams on sharp blades] (in Danish). Ugeavisen Odense. 2 February 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Pernille SORENSEN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Pernille SORENSEN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Pernille SORENSEN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Pernille SORENSEN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Pernille Sørensen har valgt at stoppe sin karriere" [Pernille Sørensen has decided to stop her career]. Dansk Skøjte Union (in Danish). 12 February 2016. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Pernille SORENSEN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Pernille SORENSEN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links[edit]

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