Pernille Sørensen

Pernille Sørensen
Personal information
Country represented Denmark
Born (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998
Esbjerg, Denmark
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Coach Kalle Strid, Martin Johansson
Former coach Alexei Fedoseev, Andrzej Strzelec, Pernille Gormsen
Choreographer Alexei Fedoseev, Kalle Strid
Skating club Odense SC
Training locations Copenhagen
Odense
Began skating 2001
Retired February 12, 2016
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 139.63
2014 Non CS DS Cup
Short program 42.24
2014 Junior Worlds
Free skate 96.85
2014 Non CS DS Cup

Pernille Sørensen (born 20 February 1998) is a Danish figure skater. She is the 2015 Danish national champion.[1]

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]

In the 2012–13 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.

In 2013–14, 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.

In the 2014–15 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.

In the 2015–16 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]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2015–16
[9]
2014–15
[2]
2013–14
[7]
  • L'Enfant Pur - Crystal Symphony
    by Maxime Rodriguez
2012–13
[5][6]
  • Ancient Egypt
  • Dark Light
    by Howard Carter

2011–12
[4]
  • Ancient Egypt

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[1]
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Europeans 27th 34th
CS Volvo Open Cup 12th
Cup of Nice 8th
DS Cup 1st
Nordics 4th WD
NRW Trophy 4th
Volvo Open Cup 9th
International[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 J.
New Year's Cup 2nd J.
Nordics 6th J. 11th J. 5th J.
Santa Claus Cup 2nd J.
Warsaw Cup 3rd J.
National[1]
Danish Champ. 1st J. 1st J. 1st J. 1st
J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References

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

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