Olympic ice dancer Laurence Fournier Beaudry was asked about the recent comments made by the alleged victim who accused her boyfriend and former ice dance partner, Nikolaj Sørensen, of sexual assault.
“We said everything we needed to say about that subject,” Fournier Beaudry, 33, said in an interview with sports reporter Christine Brennan at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday, February 6. “And we are focused on the Olympics and what’s coming.”
One day prior, Brennan received a statement from the alleged victim, condemning Fournier Beaudry and the French ice dancing team for how they’ve handled the allegations against Sørensen.
“The comments by the French team in the press and on a Netflix documentary create a dangerous environment for skaters who need to report abuse,” the Thursday, February 5, statement read. “The comments of the reigning Olympic champion and a team in contention for the upcoming Olympic title carry weight, and using their voices to publicly undermine a survivor’s truths further enforces the culture of silence in figure skating.”
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When asked about the statement, Fournier Beaudry replied that she and the team “have no thoughts” on the matter.
Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen’s have been dating for 12 years and started skating together in 2013. They represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
In 2024, Sørensen was accused of sexually assaulting an American figure skater and coach at a party in 2012. He has denied the allegations.
“These allegations are false, and I intend to strongly defend myself and my reputation,” he wrote via Instagram in January 2024.
Later that year, Sørensen was suspended for six years for sexual maltreatment by the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner (OSIC) in Canada.
Earlier this year, Fournier Beaudry broke her silence on the allegations against her boyfriend in the Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing documentary series that premiered on Netflix ahead of the Olympics.
“I never really publicly discuss about how much damage it’s created,” Fournier Beaudry said in the series’ first episode. “I don’t even want to go back to what I’ve felt in those moments because I thought I was so strong, and I really thought I could handle everything.”
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Fournier Beaudry added that she “felt like collateral damage” in the scandal since she and Sørensen were skating partners in Canada.
“When they decided to suspend him, it meant that his career was over, which also meant that my career was over,” said Fournier Beaudry. “This was extremely difficult because it was not only about skating, it was about my integrity, it was about his integrity. I know my boyfriend 100 percent. I know him. And we [stood] strong together.”
Fournier Beaudry gained French citizenship in November 2025 following her partner’s ban from the sport. She is now competing with Team France at the 2026 Winter Olympics alongside partner Guillaume Cizeron.
“The plan was to continue my career with Nik and go to Milan Cortina and enjoy our last season together,” the athlete said in Glitter & Gold. “But that’s not what happened. Everything that I’ve lived for the past year and a half has been a roller-coaster.”
If you or anyone you know has been sexually assaulted, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). A trained staff member will provide confidential, judgment-free support as well as local resources to assist in healing, recovering and more.
