Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen win ice dance bronze at 2021 Skate America

Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen (David W. Carmichael, Wikimedia Commons)

Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen of Montreal, Quebec won the bronze medal for Canada on Sunday in Skate America from Las Vegas. Nevada. This was the third career medal for Fournier Beaudry and Sorensen on the World Cup circuit. They previously won the bronze medal at the 2019 Skate America in Las Vegas, and the 2019 Cup of China in Chongqing, China.

In Las Vegas on Sunday, Fournier Beaudry and Sorensen had a score of 190.13 points. They reached the podium by 0.44 points over the Spanish duo of Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz. Smart and Diaz had a score of 189.69 points.

Fournier Beaudry and Sorensen had a score of 75.33 in the rhythm dance and 114.8 in the free dance. Smart and Diaz were better than Fournier Beaudry in the free dance, as they posted a score of 115.63, but only had a score of 74.06 in the rhythm dance.

The American duo of Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue won the gold medal with a total score of 209.54 points, while Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States won the silver medal with a score of 208.23 points. The bronze medal for Fournier Beaudry and Sorensen will give them confidence as they prepare to make the Canadian team for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. 

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