Danielle Harrison (born 15 November 1999) is a retired English figure skater. She won the British senior national title in December 2015.
Personal life Danielle Harrison was born on 15 November 1999 in Basingstoke, England. The daughter of Pam and Mark Harrison, she is the youngest of four children. She attended Castle Hill Junior School and later Everest Community Academy.
Career
Early career Harrison began taking skating lessons in March 2006. In her early years, she was taught by Jenny Woolford at Basingstoke Arena. 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. 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. 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 Praise You Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia 2018–2019 A Time For Us Cheek of the Night Dance of the Knights 2017–2018 Hallelujah 2016–2017 Molitva Carmen 2015–2016 Molitva
Suns and Stars Scheherazade 2014–2015 The Legend of Zelda Danse Bacchanale
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 21–22 Europeans 29th Finlandia 11th 19th Ondrej Nepela 15th 12th 16th Crystal Skate 7th Cup of Nice 12th Golden Bear 17th Sportland Trophy 6th Tayside Trophy 4th 8th Toruń Cup 15th Volvo Open Cup 7th 3rd 22nd International: Junior Junior Worlds 27th 36th Czech Rep. 15th Estonia 14th 15th Poland 20th Spain 17th Bavarian Open 1st 2nd Cup of Nice 3rd 6th EYOF 10th Santa Claus Cup 4th Volvo Open Cup 11th 8th National British Champ. 2nd J 1st J 1st 3rd 4th 3rd 5th J = Junior
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