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Sherim van Geffen

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Sherim van Geffen
Born (1993-07-16) 16 July 1993 (age 31)
Arnhem, Netherlands
HometownArnhem
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Netherlands
PartnerChelsea Verhaegh
CoachMaksym Nikitin
Oleksandra Nazarova
Skating clubDDD Dordrecht
Began skating2007

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]

Personal life

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Van Geffen was born on July 16, 1993 in Arnhem, Netherlands.[6]

Career

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Early years

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

Programs

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Ice dance with Verhaegh

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Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2024–2025
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2023–2024
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2022–2023
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2021–2022
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  • Blues: New Shine
    by Sophia Urista
  • Funk: Walk That Walk
    by Bakermat and Nic Hanson
2020–2021
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Competitive highlights

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CS: Challenger Series

Ice dance with Verhaegh

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International[14]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24 24–25
Worlds 29th 31st 32nd
CS Budapest WD
CS Finlandia 17th
CS Golden Spin 14th 18th
CS Ice Challenge 10th
CS Nebelhorn 19th
CS Trophée Métropole Nice 16th
Bavarian Open 11th 8th 11th 4th
Bosphorus Cup 12th 16th 14th
Challenge Cup 1st 3rd 8th 9th 7th
EduSport Trophy 5th
Egna Trophy 8th
Ephesus Cup 5th
LuMi Trophy 5th
Mentor Toruń Cup 17th
Mezzaluna Cup 7th 17th
NRW Trophy 3rd 6th 4th
Open d'Andorra 12th
Pavel Roman Memorial 7th
Santa Claus Cup 9th
Volvo Open Cup 11th
Winter Star 7th
National
Dutch Champ. 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd
TBD = Assigned

Detailed results

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Ice dance with Chelsea Verhaegh

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 123.87 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Rhythm dance TSS 54.78 2025 World Championships
TES 31.17 2025 World Championships
PCS 23.61 2025 World Championships
Free dance TSS 78.39 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
TES 46.49 2023 CS Warsaw Cup
PCS 32.94 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Results in the 2024–25 season[9]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 16–20, 2024 France 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 18 45.48 15 78.39 16 123.87
Nov 9–10, 2024 Czech Republic 2024 Pavel Roman Memorial 9 54.68 6 89.55 7 144.23
Nov 13–17, 2024 Germany 2024 NRW Trophy 5 63.08 4 100.45 4 163.53
Nov 25–Dec 1, 2024 Turkey 2024 Bosphorus Cup 10 60.18 16 83.29 14 143.47
Dec 12–15, 2024 Romania 2024 EduSport Trophy 5 55.60 4 92.24 5 147.84
Jan 20–26, 2024 Germany 2025 Bavarian Open 5 56.65 4 90.27 4 146.92
Feb 13–16, 2025 Netherlands 2025 Challenge Cup 7 53.80 6 89.45 7 143.25
Mar 25–30, 2024 United States 2025 World Championships 32 54.78 32 54.78

References

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  1. ^ "IJsdanspaar Verhaegh en Van Geffen: 'Zou niet meer anders willen'". Schaatsen.nl.
  2. ^ "Verhaegh en Van Geffen blijven zichzelf verbazen: 'We hebben ervoor gevochten'". Schaatsen.nl.
  3. ^ "Verhaegh en Van Geffen behalen WK-limiet". Schaatsen.nl.
  4. ^ "'Historische selectie' naar WK Kunstrijden in Stockholm". Schaatsen.nl.
  5. ^ Profile (with Chelsea Verhaegh), ISU
  6. ^ a b "Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Interview with Dutch Ice Dance Champions Chelsea Verhaegh and Sherim van Geffen". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "NED-Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN". SkatingScores.
  10. ^ a b "Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN: 2023/2024 (2nd Coaches)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN: 2023/2024 (1st Coaches)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN: Competition Results". International Skating Union.