Danielle Harrison

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

Danielle Harrison
Harrison in 2015
Born	(1999-11-15) 15 November 1999 (age 25) Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Hometown	Basingstoke, England
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United Kingdom
Coach	Simon Briggs, Debi Briggs
Skating club	Dundee
Began skating	2006
Retired	April 18, 2022

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]	Praise You by Camille Yarbrough, Norman Cook performed by Hannah Grace	Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (from Spartacus) by Aram Khachaturian
2018–2019 [1]		A Time For Us (from Romeo and Juliet) by Nino Rota Cheek of the Night (from Romeo & Juliet) by Abel Korzeniowski Dance of the Knights (from Romeo and Juliet) by Sergei Prokofiev
2017–2018 [9]	Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
2016–2017 [10]	Molitva by Vladimir Graić	Carmen by Georges Bizet
2015–2016 [11]	Molitva by Vladimir Graić Suns and Stars (Pan trailer) by Cesc vilá Aullina	Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
2014–2015 [12]	The Legend of Zelda by Koji Kondo	Danse Bacchanale (from Samson and Delilah) by Camille Saint-Saëns

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				11th	19th
CS 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[13]
Junior Worlds		27th	36th
JGP Czech Rep.		15th
JGP Estonia		14th		15th
JGP Poland			20th
JGP 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

References

1. "Danielle HARRISON: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018.
2. Morton, Helen (17 July 2012). "Everest student carries Olympic Torch". Basingstoke Gazette.
3. "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.
7. Merry, Graham (9 December 2014). "Ice skater Danielle Harrison wins British title". Basingstoke Gazette.
8. "Danielle HARRISON: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020.
9. "Danielle HARRISON: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
10. "Danielle HARRISON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.
11. "Danielle HARRISON: 2015/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
12. "Danielle HARRISON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.
13. "Competition Results: Danielle HARRISON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018.

External links

Media related to Danielle Harrison at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Danielle Harrison at the International Skating Union
• Danielle Harrison at Team GB (archived)