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Figure skater Fournier Beaudry opens up about Sorensen allegation in Netflix doc

Laurence Fournier Beaudry, a 33-year-old figure skater from Montreal, broke down in tears describing the fallout after Nikolaj Sorensen was accused in Netflix docuseries Glitter & Gold, due Feb. 1.
The Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner investigated an allegation that Nikolaj Sorensen sexually assaulted an American coach in Hartford in 2012, prompting an OSIC probe that became public in January 2024.
An SDRCC arbitrator overturned the suspension in June on jurisdiction grounds, noting Sorensen was neither a Canadian citizen nor competing for Skate Canada, and the decision remained under appeal as production ended.
Following the upheaval, she joined Cizeron, gained French citizenship in November, and returned to competition as a contender for Milan Cortina after winning in Sheffield, England.
Against a backdrop of partner disputes and governance questions, Guillaume Cizeron accused former partner Gabriella Papadakis of a `smear campaign`, while changing national representation is common in ice dance.

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Montreal figure skater Fournier Beaudry opens up about Sørensen allegation in Netflix doc

Figure skater Laurence Fournier Beaudry broke down in tears in a new Netflix documentary as she described being caught up in the fallout after Nikolaj Sørensen, her boyfriend and former ice dance partner, was accused of sexual assault.

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