Laurence Fournier Beaudry
| Laurence Fournier Beaudry | |
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 Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen at the 2019 Skate America | |
| Personal information | |
| Country represented |  Canada |
| Former country(ies) represented |  Denmark |
| Born | July 18, 1992 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Partner | Nikolaj Sørensen |
| Former partner | Yoan Breton Anthony Quintal Paul Bellantuono |
| Coach | Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon Romain Haguenauer |
| Former coach | Pascal Denis |
| Choreographer | Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon |
| Former choreographer | Ginette Cournoyer |
| Skating club | Town of Mount Royal FSC |
| Former skating club | Rødovre Skating and Ice Hockey Club |
| Training locations | Montreal |
| Began skating | 2001 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 201.00 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| Short dance | 81.16 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| Free dance | 119.84 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
Laurence Fournier Beaudry (born July 18, 1992) is a Canadian ice dancer. Competing for Canada with her skating partner, Nikolaj Sørensen, she is a four-time Grand Prix bronze medalist and a four-time Challenger medalist, including gold at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Domestically they are the 2019 Canadian national bronze medalists.
Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen previously competed for Denmark, winning six ISU Challenger Series medals and representing Denmark at the World and European championships.[1] In March 2018, Denmark released them to represent Canada after she was unable to obtain Danish citizenship to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]
Early career[]
Fournier Beaudry initially focused on gymnastics, and began skating in 2001 at the urging of her parents, who were recreational skaters.[3][4] Early in her career, she competed with Anthony Quintal.[5] Together with Yoan Breton, she appeared on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2011. Following that, Breton retired, having achieved his goal of competing internationally.[6][7]
Partnership with Sørensen[]
Fournier Beaudry had a tryout with Danish ice dancer Nikolaj Sørensen in February 2012.[6] He decided to team up with Vanessa Crone, but called Fournier Beaudry five months later, shortly after Crone's decision not to compete with him.[6]
Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen decided to represent Denmark while continuing to train under Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon in Montreal, Quebec.[6]
2013–2014 season[]
Making their international competition debut in the fall of 2013, they won gold at the 2013 Pavel Roman Memorial, silver at the 2013 Ice Challenge, and bronze at the Toruń Cup. At the 2014 Danish Championships, they were the only competitors in ice dance.[8]
In their ISU Championship debut, they placed thirteenth at the 2014 European Championships, and concluded the season placing twenty-ninth at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama.
2014–2015 season[]
The duo competed in three ISU Challenger Series events at the beginning of the season, placing fourth at the Volvo Open Cup, repeating as silver medalists at the Ice Challenge, and earning a bronze medal at the 2014 Autumn Classic. They were again the only competitors at the Danish Championships' ice dance event.[9]
At their second European Championships, they placed ninth. At the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, they placed eleventh.
2015–2016 season[]
Beginning the season again on the Challenger Series, Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen won the silver medal at the 2015 U.S. International Classic and the bronze medal at the Finlandia Trophy. Making their Grand Prix debut, they placed seventh at the 2015 Skate Canada International.
Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen placed ninth at Europeans for the second consecutive year, and finished with a thirteenth-place finish at the 2016 World Championships in Boston.
2016–2017 season[]
On the Challenger Series, Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen won their second bronze medal at the Autumn Classic International, and placed fourth at the Finlandia Trophy. Given two Grand Prix assignments, they placed seventh at both Skate Canada International and the Rostelecom Cup.
The duo placed seventh at Europeans. They went on to place thirteenth at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Due to their result, Denmark qualified a spot in the ice dancing event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
2017–2018 season[]
They took part in three Challenger Series events, placing fourth at the 2017 U.S. International Classic, seventh at the Autumn Classic International, and winning a second bronze medal at the Finlandia Trophy. At their sole Grand Prix event for the season, the 2017 NHK Trophy, Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen placed fifth. Appearing at their third and final Danish Championships, they were again the only competitors in senior ice dance.[10]
For much of the preceding years, Fournier Beaudry's citizenship status had dogged the team, as Danish law required seven years' residency for naturalization, and ultimately no allowance could be made. As a result, they were unable to take part in the Olympics despite having qualified a spot there.[11] Following the 2018 European Championships, where they placed ninth, the two reassessed their options, and decided to switch countries and compete for Canada. In March 2018, Denmark released them for that purpose.[2] Speaking of the challenges later, Fournier Beaudry remarked that they had been welcomed by Skate Canada, and that the Danish federation had always been supportive.[11]
2018–2019 season[]
For the rhythm dance, Fournier Beaudry chose Adiós Nonino, creating a cut of different instrumental and lyrical versions. She and Sørensen opted to retain their free program from the previous season, revised for the ISU's new rules, because she felt "so much in love with that program. We felt it was growing so much and we did not have the time to get it where we wanted it to be." ISU rules required that a team switching countries sit out international competition for a year from their last international appearance, meaning they were ineligible for the Challenger and Grand Prix series.[3]
In their first competition of the season, the 2019 Skate Canada Challenge, the duo placed first in both programs, qualifying for the 2019 Canadian Championships.[12] At the Canadian Championships, they placed third and were named to the team for the 2019 Four Continents Championships and 2019 World Championships.[13] They placed sixth at Four Continents, and tenth at the World Championships.
2019–2020 season[]
For their first event of the season, Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen won the silver medal at the Lombardia Trophy. They followed this with a gold medal at the Nebelhorn Trophy, their first Challenger title, increasing their personal best score by over ten points.[14] Returning to the Grand Prix after a season away, the placed third in the rhythm dance at the 2019 Skate America, becoming one of the first teams to earn a perfect Level 4 on the Finnstep pattern dance.[15] They placed third in the free dance as well, winning the bronze medal. Fournier Beaudry remarked on the occasion "stepping onto that podium is everybody’s dream, so to finally be able to do it in our first Grand Prix skating for Canada after not being on the circuit last year is just very exciting."[16] At their second event, the 2019 Cup of China, they were again third in the rhythm dance, and the only team at the event to earn a Level 4 on the Finnstep.[17] Third as well in the free dance, despite some minor issues resulting in a lower score than at previous events, they won their second Grand Prix bronze. Sørensen explained afterward that a knee injury had caused him to miss a week of training in between events.[18]
Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen did not compete at the 2020 Canadian Championships, due to the latter undergoing a cartilage graft and a meniscotomy to repair his knee.[19] On February 13, 2020, Skate Canada announced that they had been assigned to compete at the 2020 World Championships.[20] On March 6, 2020, they withdrew from the World Championships due to Sørensen's incomplete recovery; the championships themselves were cancelled five days later.[21][22]
2020–2021 season[]
Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen were assigned to the 2020 Skate Canada International, but the event was cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[23]
With the pandemic continuing to make in-person competitions difficult, Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen competed at virtual domestic competitions, winning the Quebec Sectionals and then taking the silver medal at the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge. The 2021 Canadian Championships were subsequently cancelled.[24][25]
On February 25th, Fournier Beaudry and Sørenson were announced as part of the Canadian team to the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm.[26] They placed seventh in the rhythm dance despite getting only one of the four keypoints on the Finnstep pattern.[27] In the free dance they dropped to eighth place behind the British team Fear/Gibson by 0.04 points. Sørenson acknowledged afterward having "left a couple of points on the table."[28] Their placement combined with Gilles/Poirier's bronze medal win qualified three berths for Canadian dance teams at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[29]
2021–2022 season[]
The team began the season at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, winning the silver medal for the second time.[30] Sørenson commented afterward that it was "not the best free dance today" following twizzle errors from both, but that "we are just going to build from here."[31] Going onto their first Grand Prix assignment of the year, 2021 Skate America, they placed third in the rhythm dance. Fourth in the free dance, dropping behind Spaniards Smart/Díaz in that segment, they remained in the bronze medal position overall by 0.44 points.[32] Reflecting on "our third grand prix for Canada with a bronze medal", Fournier Beaudry called it "so nice to be back after two years of struggle and feeling like the machine is rolling and the bodies are rolling again."[33] After winning another Challenger silver at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria, the following week they won another bronze medal at their second Grand Prix assignment, the 2021 Rostelecom Cup.[34]
Programs[]
(with Sørensen)
| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2021–2022 [35] |
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| 2020–2021 [36] |
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| 2019–2020 [37] |
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| 2018–2019 [38] |
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| 2017–2018 [39] |
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| 2016–2017 [4] |
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| 2015–2016 [40][41] |
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| 2014–2015 [42] |
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| 2013–2014 [43] |
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Competitive highlights[]
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Sørensen[]
For Canada[]
| International[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 |
| Worlds | 10th | WD | 8th | |
| Four Continents | 6th | |||
| GP Cup of China | 3rd | |||
| GP Rostelecom Cup | 3rd | |||
| GP Skate America | 3rd | 3rd | ||
| GP Skate Canada | C | |||
| CS Cup of Austria | 2nd | |||
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | |||
| National[1] | ||||
| Canadian Champ. | 3rd | WD | C | |
| SC Challenge | 1st | 2nd | ||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled | ||||
For Denmark[]
| International[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| Worlds | 29th | 11th | 13th | 13th | |
| Europeans | 18th | 9th | 9th | 7th | 9th |
| GP NHK Trophy | 5th | ||||
| GP Rostelecom Cup | 7th | ||||
| GP Skate Canada | 7th | 7th | |||
| CS Autumn Classic | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | ||
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | ||
| CS Ice Challenge | 2nd | ||||
| CS U.S. Classic | 2nd | 4th | |||
| CS Volvo Open Cup | 4th | ||||
| Ice Challenge | 2nd | ||||
| Pavel Roman | 1st | ||||
| Toruń Cup | 3rd | ||||
| National[1] | |||||
| Danish Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
With Breton for Canada[]
| International[44] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 10–11 | 11–12 |
| JGP Romania | 11th | |
| National | ||
| Canadian Champ. | 6th J | 12th J |
| J = Junior level | ||
With Quintal for Canada[]
| National[5] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 08–09 |
| Canadian Champ. | 16th J |
| J = Junior level | |
Detailed results[]
With Sørensen for Canada[]
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only. Current ISU personal bests highlighted in bold.
| 2021–22 season | ||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 26–28, 2021 | 2021 Rostelecom Cup | 3 76.39 |
3 115.01 |
3 191.40 |
| November 11–14, 2021 | 2021 CS Cup of Austria | 3 77.38 |
2 117.29 |
2 194.67 |
| October 22–24, 2021 | 2021 Skate America | 3 75.33 |
4 114.80 |
3 190.13 |
| September 10–12, 2021 | 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy | 2 76.64 |
2 108.62 |
2 185.26 |
| 2020–21 season | ||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| March 22–28, 2021 | 2021 World Championships | 7 77.87 |
8 119.01 |
8 196.88 |
| January 8–17, 2021 | 2021 Skate Canada Challenge | 2 86.55 |
2 120.36 |
2 206.91 |
| 2019–20 season | ||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| November 8–10, 2019 | 2019 Cup of China | 3 78.41 |
3 112.33 |
3 190.74 |
| October 18–20, 2019 | 2019 Skate America | 3 79.17 |
3 118.36 |
3 197.53 |
| September 25–28, 2019 | 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 1 81.16 |
1 119.84 |
1 201.00 |
| September 13–15, 2019 | 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy | 2 79.11 |
2 110.25 |
2 189.36 |
| 2018–19 season | ||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| March 18–24, 2019 | 2019 World Championships | 10 74.76 |
9 113.34 |
10 188.10 |
| February 7–10, 2019 | 2019 Four Continents Championships | 6 73.70 |
6 113.61 |
6 186.91 |
| January 13–20, 2019 | 2019 Canadian Championships | 3 79.41 |
3 119.00 |
3 198.41 |
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Competition Results: Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Nikolaj SORENSEN". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b "Press Release". Dansk Skøjte Union (DSU). March 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Russell, Susan (November 26, 2018). "Fournier-Beaudry-Sørensen dance under the Maple Leaf". International Figure Skating.
- ^ a b "Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Nikolaj SORENSEN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ a b "Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Anthony QUINTAL". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b c d Tone, Florentina (March 28, 2017). "Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sørensen: "We're in it for the long haul"". insideskating.net.
- ^ "Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Yoan BRETON: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
- ^ "2013–14 Danish Championships". Danish Skating Union. 2 December 2013.
- ^ "2014–15 Danish Championships". Danish Skating Union. 6 December 2014.
- ^ "2017–18 Danish Championships". Danish Skating Union. 3 December 2017.
- ^ a b Bergeron, Alain (November 17, 2018). "De Copenhague à Longueuil". Le Journal de Quebec.
- ^ Skate Canada (December 2, 2018). "Senior ice dance, senior women and junior men winners" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
- ^ Curley, Sean (January 20, 2019). "Weaver and Poje win third national ice dance title". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Canada's Fournier-Beaudry, Sorensen take ice dance title at Nebelhorn Trophy". CBC Sports. September 28, 2019.
- ^ Slater, Paula (October 19, 2019). "Hubbell and Donohue: 'We have so much progress to make'". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (October 20, 2019). "Hubbell and Donohue win second consecutive Skate America gold". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (November 8, 2019). "Sinitsina and Katsalapov lead after Rhythm Dance at Cup of China". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (November 9, 2019). "Sinitsina and Katsalapov take first Grand Prix gold at Cup of China". Golden Skate.
- ^ Sørensen, Nikolaj (January 8, 2020). "Nationals is already next week!
