Laurence Fournier Beaudry

Laurence Fournier Beaudry (; born July 18, 1992) is a Canadian and French ice dancer. Representing France with partner Guillaume Cizeron, she is the 2026 Olympic champion, the 2026 World champion, the 2026 European champion, the 2025–26 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix champion, and the 2026 French national champion.

With former skating partner Nikolaj Sørensen, she is a two-time Four Continents silver medalist, an eight-time Grand Prix medallist (including gold at the 2022 NHK Trophy), a five-time Challenger medallist (including gold at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy), and the 2023 Canadian national champion. Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Fournier Beaudry and Sørensen previously competed for Denmark, winning six ISU Challenger Series medals and representing Denmark at the World and European championships. She is the daughter of Pierre Beaudry, bass trombonist at the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (OSM), and Anik Fournier. She is fluent in both English and French, and can also speak some Danish.

She is in a relationship with her former ice dance partner, Nikolaj Sørensen.

Fournier Beaudry's figure skating idol is Tessa Virtue. despite Sørensen receiving a minimum ban of 6 years for "sexual abuse."

The couple made their competitive debut in August 2025, winning gold at the French competition Masters de Villard-de-Lans. They withdrew from 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, scheduled for late September, due to a change in their rhythm dance music that required adjustments to the program. Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron debuted their new rhythm dance, along with their free dance, at their first international competition, 2025 Grand Prix de France. They secured gold,

The following month, Fournier Beaudry was granted French citizenship, making her eligible for the 2026 Olympics. Later that month Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron took their second consecutive Grand Prix gold at 2025 Finlandia Trophy after placing first in both the Rhythm and Free Dance.

On February 6, Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron placed second with a new personal best score of 89.98 in the Rhythm Dance at the 2026 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Team Event. That same day, the woman who accused Sørensen of sexual assault referenced Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron in a statement to The Canadian Press: "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."

Five days later, Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron won the gold in the 2026 Winter Olympic Ice Dance event after placing first in both segments, edging out gold medal favourites Madison Chock and Evan Bates.

This final ice dance result sparked widespread controversy with several media outlets expressing outrage. Many noted that the French judge, Jézabel Dabouis, scored Chock and Bates lower than any other evaluator, nearly eight points lower than Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron in the free dance segment. She was also the only evaluator to give Chock and Bates a score lower than 130 points and one that was over 5.20 points below the average score posted by the remaining eight judges.

In response to the backlash, an ISU spokesperson said, "It is normal for there to be a range of scores given by different judges in any panel and a number of mechanisms are used to mitigate these variations. The ISU has full confidence in the scores given and remains completely committed to fairness." USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan said Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron's win sent "an awful message [...] to sexual abuse survivors and victims, and parents who want their children to participate in a safe sport," citing that the reason the French ice dance team was formed was because of the investigation and subsequent suspension of Fournier Beaudry former ice dance partner and boyfriend, Sørensen, for allegedly sexually assaulting another figure skater. Despite this, Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron have consistently and publicly supported Sørensen with him even attending the Olympic ice dance event to support the team.

In March 2026, Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron competed in the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships. They placed first in the Rhythm Dance with a personal best score of 92.74, putting them in the lead by just over 5 points going into the Free Dance. “After the Olympics, we had a lot of media in Paris, so we spent some time there,” said Cizeron. “We came back home, rested a little…we were a bit sick for a week. Then we started training again, went to Lithuania for a show, and really enjoyed it there. It was a very good preparation. And then we trained at home for Worlds.” Two days later, they earned two more up another personal best scores in both the Free Dance and Total Score (138.07/230.81) to win the event. “We really had a good time tonight,” said Fournier Beaudry. “It was a really magical moment. We really felt the energy of the crowd. They were really warm and it felt like a celebration of a long and beautiful season for us. We are just really grateful.”

Programs With Guillaume Cizeron Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition 2025–2026 Vogue (Bette Davis Dub) Rescue Me (Houseboat Vocal Mix) Vogue (Strike-A-Pose Dub) Vogue

Enjoy the Silence (The 12” Singles) Personal Jesus (Alex Metric Remix) The Whale Opening Rigging Deep Water Safe Return Metamorphosis Mad Rush

Ice dance with Nikolaj Sørensen Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition 2023–2024