Canada's Soerensen says he deserves to be at figure skating worlds amid sexual assault allegation
Ice dancer Nikolaj Soerensen believes he and partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry deserve to compete for Canada at the figure skating world championships this month amid sexual assault allegations surrounding the Danish-Canadian athlete.
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![Canada's Nikolaj Soerensen, left, seen above in 2022, said Wednesday he deserves to compete at the figure skating world championships in Montreal despite a current sexual assault claim against him. Two ice dancers skate together.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7135655.1709753577!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/sorensen-nik-030624.jpg)
Ice dancer Nikolaj Soerensen believes he and partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry deserve to compete for Canada at the figure skating world championships this month amid sexual assault allegations surrounding the Danish-Canadian athlete.