Pernille Sørensen

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]

Pernille Sørensen
Sørensen in 2018
Personal information
Country representedDenmark
Born (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998
Esbjerg, Denmark
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
CoachMike Aldred, Kalle Strid, Mikael Olofsson
Former coachAlexei Fedoseev, Andrzej Strzelec, Pernille Gormsen, Martin Johansson
ChoreographerAlexei Fedoseev, Kalle Strid
Skating clubOdense SC
Training locationsCopenhagen
Odense
Fairfax, Va
Began skating2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total161.58
2018 CS Tallinn Trophy
Short program55.71
2018 CS Tallinn Trophy
Free skate105.87
2018 CS Tallinn Trophy

Personal life

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Programs
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

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
Worlds26th
Europeans27th34th21st23rd
CS Nebelhorn22nd
CS Tallinn Trophy7th
CS Volvo Cup12th
Cup of Nice8th17th
Denkova-Staviski1st
Halloween Cup6th
Nordics4thWD7thTBD
NRW Trophy4th
Santa Claus Cup11th
Slovenia Open10th
Volvo Open Cup9th
International: Junior [1]
Junior Worlds35th18th39thWD
JGP Belarus17th
JGP Croatia12th
JGP Japan21st
JGP Latvia14th
JGP Romania13th
JGP U.S.16th
Merano Cup13th
New Year's Cup2nd
Nordics6th11th5th
Santa Claus Cup2nd
Warsaw Cup3rd
National[1]
Danish Champ.1st J1st J1st J1stWD1st
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References
  1. "Competition Results: Pernille SORENSEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016.
  2. "Pernille SORENSEN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015.
  3. "Store drømme på skarpe klinger" [Big dreams on sharp blades] (in Danish). Ugeavisen Odense. 2 February 2011.
  4. "Pernille SORENSEN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.
  5. "Pernille SORENSEN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
  6. "Pernille SORENSEN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.
  7. "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.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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