Pernille Sørensen (figure skater)
Pernille Sørensen | |
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![]() Sørensen in 2018 | |
Born | Esbjerg, Denmark | 20 February 1998
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Denmark |
Coach | Kalle Strid, Mikael Olofsson |
Skating club | Odense SC |
Began skating | 2001 |
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 |
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2018–2019 |
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2017–2018 [9] |
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2015–2016 [10] |
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2014–2015 [2] |
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2013–2014 [7] |
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2012–2013 [5][6] |
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2011–2012 [4] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[1] | ||||||||
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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]- ^ a b c d "Competition Results: Pernille SORENSEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Pernille SORENSEN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Store drømme på skarpe klinger" [Big dreams on sharp blades] (in Danish). Ugeavisen Odense. 2 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Pernille SORENSEN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Pernille SORENSEN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Pernille SORENSEN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Pernille SORENSEN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pernille SORENSEN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Pernille SORENSEN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
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