Danielle Harrison

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Danielle Harrison
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Harrison in 2015
Born (1999-11-15) 15 November 1999 (age 24)
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
HometownBasingstoke, England
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country United Kingdom
CoachSimon Briggs, Debi Briggs
Skating clubDundee
Began skating2006
RetiredApril 18, 2022

Danielle Harrison (born 15 November 1999) is a retired English figure skater. She won the British senior national title in December 2015.

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Personal life

Danielle Harrison was born on 15 November 1999 in Basingstoke, England. [1] The daughter of Pam and Mark Harrison, she is the youngest of four children. [2] She attended Castle Hill Junior School [3] and later Everest Community Academy. [2]

Career

Early career

Harrison began taking skating lessons in March 2006. [4] In her early years, she was taught by Jenny Woolford at Basingstoke Arena. [3] Harrison was awarded the novice bronze medal at the British Championships in the 2011–12 season and silver the following year, coached by Debi and Simon Briggs with support from Gary Peed, Peter Bækgaard, Andrew Smith and Lisa Beaumont. [5] [6] She won the British junior silver medal in the 2013–14 season.

2014–2015 season

Harrison debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series at the start of the 2014–15 season, placing 15th in the Czech Republic and 14th in Estonia. In November 2014, she won the junior gold medal at the British Championships after placing first in the short program and third in the free skate. [7] She also finished first at the Bavarian Open in February 2015, competing in Junior Ladies group I. Having attained the minimum technical scores, she was sent to the World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia in March 2015. Her short program result, 27th, was insufficient to advance to the free skate.

2015–2016 season

Harrison continued on the JGP series, finishing 20th in Poland and 17th in Spain. Making her senior international debut, she placed 7th at the Volvo Open Cup. In December, she became the British national senior champion, finishing just ahead of Zoe Wilkinson. At the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, she placed 29th in the short program and did not advance to the free skate.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[8]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[9]
2016–2017
[10]
2015–2016
[11]

  • Suns and Stars
    (Pan trailer)
    by Cesc vilá Aullina
2014–2015
[12]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International [13]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 21–22
Europeans 29th
CS Finlandia 11th19th
CS Ondrej Nepela 15th12th16th
Crystal Skate 7th
Cup of Nice 12th
Golden Bear 17th
Sportland Trophy6th
Tayside Trophy 4th8th
Toruń Cup 15th
Volvo Open Cup 7th3rd22nd
International: Junior [13]
Junior Worlds 27th36th
JGP Czech Rep. 15th
JGP Estonia 14th15th
JGP Poland 20th
JGP Spain 17th
Bavarian Open 1st2nd
Cup of Nice 3rd6th
EYOF 10th
Santa Claus Cup 4th
Volvo Open Cup 11th8th
National
British Champ. 2nd J1st J1st3rd4th3rd5th
J = Junior

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References

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  2. 1 2 Morton, Helen (17 July 2012). "Everest student carries Olympic Torch". Basingstoke Gazette.
  3. 1 2 "Danielle gets her skates on for an England call-up". Basingstoke Gazette. 25 April 2010.
  4. Richards, Lucie (24 January 2008). "Trio plan on dancing their way to stardom". Basingstoke Gazette.
  5. "Danielle caps great season with bronze". Basingstoke Gazette. 4 December 2011.
  6. Merry, Graham (24 July 2013). "Basingstoke figure skater Danielle Harrison tops national rankings". Basingstoke Gazette.
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