Maia Sørensen

Maia Sørensen
Sørensen at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Born (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
HometownHerlev, Denmark
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country Denmark
CoachMichael Huth, Anni Petersen
Skating clubEissportzentrum Oberstdorf
Began skating2009
Retired30 December 2023

Maia Sørensen (born 11 August 2004) is a Danish retired figure skater. She is a two-time Danish national champion. She represented Denmark at three ISU Championships — the 2022 European Championships, 2019 World Junior Championships and 2020 World Junior Championships.

Early life

Sørensen was born on 11 August 2004 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She began skating in 2009 in her hometown of Herlev, Denmark.[1]

Career

2018–19 season

Sørensen made her Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in Slovakia and finished 15th.[2] She improved her result to 13th place at the JGP Czech Republic.[3] She competed at the Danish Championships with an injury but then still won the junior national title.[4] She then competed at the 2019 World Junior Championships and finished 45th in the short program after falling twice.[5]

2019–20 season

Sørensen withdrew from the Junior Grand Prix series due to an injury.[6] She returned to competition and won the gold medal at the Junior Danish Championships.[7] She finished second in the short program at the Nordic Open, but multiple falls in the free skate caused her to drop to 18th overall.[8] She competed at the 2020 World Junior Championships and finished 39th in the short program with a score of 40.72 and failed to advance to the free skate.[9]

2020–21 season

In the summer of 2020, she changed training locations, moving from Denmark to Oberstdorf, Germany, where Michael Huth became her coach.[10] She made her senior debut at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and finished 14th.[11] She then finished ninth at the NRW Trophy and tenth at the International Challenge Cup.[12][13] She did not achieve the minimum technical elements score requirement to compete at the 2021 World Championships.[10]

2021–22 season

Sørensen finished 27th at both the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup.[14][15] She then won her first senior national title at the 2022 Danish Championships.[16] At the 2022 European Championships, she finished 35th in the short program with a score of 40.93.[17]

2022–23 season

Sørensen began the season with a 21st place finish at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy.[18] She then placed 18th at the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy.[19] Then at the NRW Trophy, she finished eighth.[20] She then successfully defended her senior national title.[21] She was selected to compete at the 2023 European Championships but had to withdraw due to an ankle injury.[22]

Sørensen announced her retirement in December 2023 on her Instagram page, citing a hip injury.[23][24]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
[1]
2021–2022
[25]
2020–2021
[26]
2019–2020
2018–2019

Results

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[27]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23
Europeans C 35th WD
CS Budapest 18th
CS Finlandia 21st
CS Nebelhorn 14th 27th
CS Warsaw Cup 27th
Challenge Cup 10th
NRW Trophy 9th 8th
International: Junior[27]
Junior Worlds 45th 39th
JGP Czech Rep. 13th
JGP Slovakia 15th
Nordic Open 17th
Tallink Hotels Cup 3rd
Tallinn Trophy 3rd
National[27]
Danish Champ. 1st J 1st J C 1st 1st
TBD = Assigned; C = Cancelled; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ^ a b c "Maia SORENSEN: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Debut med +/- 5 GOE og god dansk deltagelse ved JGP" [Debut with +/- 5 GOE and good Danish participation at JGP]. Danish Skating Union (in Danish). 3 September 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Årets første internationale konkurrencer" [First international competitions of the year]. Danish Skating Union (in Danish). 10 October 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  4. ^ "DM på højt niveau" [High-level championship]. Danish Skating Union (in Danish). 13 December 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Skuffet skøjteprinsesse efter VM" [Disappointed skating princess after the World Championships]. Herlev Bladet (in Danish). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Fine indsatser ved årets første JGP" [Great efforts at the first JGP of the year]. Danish Skating Union (in Danish). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Et DM med mange triple" [A championship with many triples]. Danish Skating Union (in Danish). 30 December 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  8. ^ "The Nordics Bronze til debutanten Babeth Hansson Østergaard" [The Nordics Bronze for debutant Babeth Hansson Østergaard]. Danish Skating Union (in Danish). 23 February 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  9. ^ "ISU World Junior Championships 2020 Junior Ladies Final Results". International Skating Union. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Maia har fuld fokus på OL'22" [Maia has full focus on the Olympics'22]. Danish Skating Union (in Danish). 8 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  11. ^ "ISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2020 Ladies Final Results". International Skating Union. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  12. ^ "NRW Autumn Trophy 2020 Senior Ladies Result". German Ice Skating Union. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Challenge Cup 2020 Senior Ladies Result". Dutch Ice Skating Association. 23 February 2020. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  14. ^ "ISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2021 - OWG Qualifying Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  15. ^ "ISU CS Warsaw Cup 2021 Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Nye danske mestre med højt teknisk niveau" [New Danish champions with high technical level]. Danish Skating Union (in Danish). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  17. ^ "ISU European Championships 2022 Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  18. ^ "ISU CS Finlandia Trophy 2022 Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  19. ^ "ISU CS Budapest Trophy 2022 Women Final Results". International Skating Union. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  20. ^ "NRW Trophy 2022 Senior Ladies Result". German Ice Skating Union. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  21. ^ "Nye danske mestre og ungdomsmestre" [New Danish champions and youth champions]. Danish Skating Union (in Danish). 10 December 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  22. ^ "Maia Sørensen misser EM" [Maia Sørensen misses the European Championships]. Danish Skating Union (in Danish). Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  23. ^ Maia Sørensen [@maia_sorensen]; (30 December 2023). "After 15 years of skating I have decided to retire due to a hip injury" – via Instagram.
  24. ^ "Maia Sørensen stopper sin aktive karriere" [Maia Sørensen ends her career]. Danish Skating Union (in Danish). Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  25. ^ a b "Maia SORENSEN: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022.
  26. ^ a b "Maia SORENSEN: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021.
  27. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Maia Sørensen". International Skating Union.
  28. ^ "Maia SORENSEN: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020.
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