Canadian publisher Fournier Beaudry discusses allegations of sexual harassment against Sørensen in a Netflix documentary

Extreme surfer Laurence Fournier Beaudry breaks down in tears in a new Netflix song as he explains he suffered a fallout from behind. Nikolaj Sørensenher boyfriend, who was an ice dancer, is accused of sexual harassment.

Fournier Beaudry, a 33-year-old from Montreal, discusses the allegations Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancingdocuments set for release on Feb. 1.

The three-part show follows three top ice dancing teams ahead of the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games in February, including France’s Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron.

“I’ve never talked publicly about how much damage was done,” Fournier Beaudry said in the first episode. “I don’t want to go back to what I felt at those times because I thought I was strong, and I thought I could handle everything.

“I sounded like collateral damage.”

Changing national representation is common in ice dance and pairs because of the shallow pool of potential partners.

Fournier Beaudry joined Cizeron last year, they received French citizenship in November, after Sorensen received a six-year ban on sexual harassment in October 2024.

The suspension followed an investigation by the defunct Office of the Sports Integrity Commissioner (OSC) into allegations that Sorensen sexually assaulted an American figure skating coach and former figure skater in Hartford, Conn., in 2012.

“When they decided to stop him, it meant that his job was over, which also meant that my job was over,” said Fournier Beaudry, who has publicly defended her boyfriend since the January 2024 report in USA Today revealed these allegations.

“This was very difficult because it wasn’t just about skating, it was about my integrity, it was about his integrity. I know my boyfriend 100 percent. I do. And so do we. [stood] we are strong together.”

An arbitrator at the Sport Dispute Resolution Center of Canada (SDRCC) overturned the suspension in June, citing administrative issues. Sorensen was not a Canadian citizen and was not competing with Skate Canada at the time of the incident.

The allegations have not been tested in court

The Netflix documentary said the judge’s decision remains subject to a final production request. Under its disclosure policy, SCCC cannot comment on or provide information about lawsuits that are not before the organization, are pending, or have been resolved through arbitration.

Sorensen has denied these allegations which have never been tested in court.

Fournier Beaudry and 36-year-old Sorensen skated together for 13 seasons and have been dating for 12 years, he said in the papers.

The pair competed against Denmark, Sorensen’s native country, before switching to Canada when Fournier Beaudry was unable to obtain Danish citizenship before the 2018 Olympics.

Fournier Beaudry and Sorensen skated in the 2022 Winter Games, won a national title in 2023 and placed fifth at the 2023 world championships while representing Canada.

“The plan was to continue my work with Nik and go to Milan Cortina and enjoy our last season together,” he said. “But it’s not like that.

“Everything I’ve been through for the past year and a half has been a roller-coaster.”

The documentary also looks behind three-time world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States and Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, who won four world medals.

Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron will join them as competitors in Milan after winning gold at last week’s European Championships in Sheffield, England, for the season’s best points total.

Cizeron has also faced adversity this season. Ahead of the event, he accused his former teammate Gabriella Papadakis, a fellow Olympic gold medalist in 2022, of a “campaign of mockery”.

Papadakis published a book earlier this month in which he described Cizeron as controlling. He said he lost a commentary role with NBC on the Winter Olympics.