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

SeasonShort programFree skating
2019–2020Praise You by Camille Yarbrough, Norman Cook performed by Hannah GraceAdagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (from Spartacus) by Aram Khachaturian
2018–2019A 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
2017–2018Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
2016–2017Molitva by Vladimir GraićCarmen by Georges Bizet
2015–2016Molitva by Vladimir Graić Suns and Stars (Pan trailer) by Cesc vilá AullinaScheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
2014–2015The Legend of Zelda by Koji KondoDanse Bacchanale (from Samson and Delilah) by Camille Saint-Saëns

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2021–22
Europeans29th
CS Finlandia11th19th
CS Ondrej Nepela15th12th16th
Crystal Skate7th
Cup of Nice12th
Golden Bear17th
Sportland Trophy6th
Tayside Trophy4th8th
Toruń Cup15th
Volvo Open Cup7th3rd22nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds27th36th
JGP Czech Rep.15th
JGP Estonia14th15th
JGP Poland20th
JGP Spain17th
Bavarian Open1st2nd
Cup of Nice3rd6th
EYOF10th
Santa Claus Cup4th
Volvo Open Cup11th8th
National
British Champ.2nd J1st J1st3rd4th3rd5th
J = Junior

External links

Media related to Danielle Harrison at Wikimedia Commons