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Sherim van Geffen
Dutch ice dancer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sherim van Geffen (born 16 July 1993) is a Dutch figure skater who currently competes in ice dance with partner, Chelsea Verhaegh.[1][2] With Verhaegh, he is a three-time Dutch national champion (2020-21, 2023), and competed at the World Figure Skating Championships three times.[3][4][5]
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Personal life
Van Geffen was born on July 16, 1993 in Arnhem, Netherlands.[6]
Career
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Early years
Van Geffen began learning how to skate in 2007. He trained as a single skater through the end of the 2018–19 season before transitioning to ice dance in the beginning of 2019, teaming up with fellow Dutch single skater, Chelsea Verhaegh. Their first coach was Peter Moormann, who primarily trained them in Amsterdam.[7][8]
During their first season together, they won the gold medal at the 2020 International Challenge Cup.[9]
2020–21 season
Prior to the season, Verhaegh/van Geffen made a coaching change from Peter Moormann to Maurizio Margaglio, with the team splitting their training time between Dordrecht, Netherlands and Helsinki, Finland.[10]
They started the season by winning bronze at the 2020 NRW Trophy and finishing seventh at the 2020 Ice Star. In February, Verhaegh/van Geffen placed fifth at the 2021 LuMi Dance Trophy and winning bronze at the 2021 International Challenge Cup. They subsequently finished the season by making their Championship debut at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, and finishing twenty-ninth overall.[9]
2021–22 season
Verhaegh/van Geffen began the season by competing on the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series, placing nineteenth at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and seventeenth at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy. They followed this up by finishing sixth at the 2021 NRW Trophy and twelfth at the 2021 Open d'Andorra.[9]
They finished the season with a fourteenth-place finish at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[9]
2022–23 season
Verhaegh/van Geffen opened the season with a seventh-place finish at the 2022 Mezzaluna Cup. They followed this up by placing tenth at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge, ninth at the 2022 Santa Claus Cup, and eighteenth at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[9]
In January, Verhaegh/van Geffen finished eighth at the 2023 Bavarian Open. They then went on to place eighth at the 2023 Egna Dance Trophy and eighth at the 2023 International Challenge Cup.[9]
Verhaegh/van Geffen ultimately closed the season by finishing thirty-first at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.[9]
2023–24 season
Verhaegh/van Geffen started the season by winning silver at the 2023 KNSB Cup. They then went on to finish seventeenth at the 2023 Mezzaluna Cup, twentieth at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup, and sixteenth at the 2023 Bosphorus Cup.[9]
In January, Verhaegh/van Geffen placed fifth at the 2024 Ephesus Cup and eleventh at the 2024 Bavarian Open. They then finished the season with a ninth-place finish at the 2024 International Challenge Cup.[9]
Following the season, it was announced that Verhaegh/van Geffen had begun training in Dordrecht, Netherlands full-time under new coaches, Maksym Nikitin and Oleksandra Nazarova.[11]
2024–25 season
Verhaegh/van Geffen began the season by finishing sixteenth at the 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. They followed up this result by placing seventh at the 2024 Pavel Roman Memorial, fourth at the 2024 NRW Trophy, fourteenth at the 2024 Bosphorus Cup, and fifth at the 2024 EduSport Trophy.[9]
Following a fourth-place finish at the 2025 Bavarian Open at the end of January, the team subsequently placed seventh at the 2025 International Challenge Cup two weeks later.[9]
Verhaegh/van Geffen then closed the season by placing thirty-second at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[9]
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Programs
Ice dance with Verhaegh
Competitive highlights
Ice dance with Verhaegh
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Detailed results
Ice dance with Chelsea Verhaegh
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References
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