Laurence Fournier Beaudry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | July 18, 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Canada (since 2018) Denmark (2013–18) Canada (2008–12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Pair skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Nikolaj Sørensen (since 2013) Yoan Breton (2010–12) Anthony Quintal (2008–09) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon Romain Haguenauer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Town of Mount Royal Figure Skating Club, Montreal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest WS | 7th (2021–22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laurence Fournier Beaudry (born July 18, 1992) is a Canadian ice dancer. Competing for Canada with her skating partner, Nikolaj Sørensen, she is a two-time Four Continents silver medalist, an eight-time Grand Prix medallist (including gold at the 2022 NHK Trophy), a five-time Challenger medallist (including gold at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy), and the 2023 Canadian national champion. Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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]