Canadian figure skater Fournier Beaudry discusses Sørensen sex assault 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.

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

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

"I never really publicly discuss about how much damage it's created," Fournier Beaudry said in the 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.

"Just felt like collateral damage."

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

Fournier Beaudry teamed with Cizeron last year, gaining French citizenship in November, after Sorensen received a six-year ban for sexual maltreatment in October 2024.

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

"When they decided to suspend him, it meant that his career was over, which also meant that my career was over," said Fournier Beaudry, who has publicly defended her boyfriend since a January 2024 report in USA Today brought the allegation to light.

"This was extremely difficult because it was not only about skating, it was about my integrity, it was about his