Pernille Sørensen (figure skater) explained

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.

Personal life

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

Career

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

2012–2013 season

Sørensen was coached in Odense by Andrzej Strzelec before switching to Alexei Fedoseev. 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. 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. 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.

2017–2018 season

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

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2018–2019	A Night Like This	Pretty Woman It Must Have Been Love
2017–2018	Rock and Roll (Part 2) Sparkling Diamonds	Life Must Have Its Mysteries Archangel
2015–2016	Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend	Prince Igor
2014–2015	L'Enfant Pur - Crystal Symphony	Angels & Demons
2013–2014	L'Enfant Pur - Crystal Symphony	Dark Light Waltz Wrath of Sea
2012–2013	Ancient Egypt	Dark Light ---- Rock Meets Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
2011–2012	Ancient Egypt	House of Flying Daggers

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

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International
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J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew