Danielle Harrison (born 15 November 1999) is a retired English

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. She won the British senior national title in December 2015.

Personal life

Danielle Harrison was born on 15 November 1999 in

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, 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

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(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

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in February 2015, competing in Junior Ladies group I. Having attained the minimum technical scores, she was sent to the World Junior Championships in

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, 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

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. In December, she became the British national senior champion, finishing just ahead of

Zoe Wilkinson Zoe Jones (formerly Wood and Wilkinson; born 14 January 1980) is a retired British figure skater. She is a two-time British national champion (2000, 2001) in ladies' singles. She reached the free skate at three ISU Championships and qualified ...

. At the 2016 European Championships in

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, she placed 29th in the short program and did not advance to the free skate.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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