Sherim van Geffen

{{Infobox figure skater

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|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1993|07|16|df=yes}}

|birth_place= Arnhem, Netherlands

|hometown= Arnhem

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|partner= Chelsea Verhaegh

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|coach= Maksym Nikitin
Oleksandra Nazarova

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|skating club= DDD Dordrecht

|former skating club= NSV, FAN, WKC

|currenttraininglocations= Dordrecht, Netherlands

|formertraininglocations= Netherlands

|beganskating= 2007

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|dance score= 120.04

|dance date= 2022 CS Ice Challenge

|SD score= 50.79

|SD date= 2021 Worlds

|FD score= 72.75

|FD date= 2022 CS Golden Spin

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.schaatsen.nl/nieuws/2020/februari/ijsdanspaar-verhaegh-en-van-geffen-zou-niet-meer-anders-willen/|title=IJsdanspaar Verhaegh en Van Geffen: 'Zou niet meer anders willen'|website=Schaatsen.nl}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.schaatsen.nl/nieuws/2021/februari/verhaegh-en-van-geffen-blijven-zichzelf-verbazen-we-hebben-ervoor-gevochten/|title=Verhaegh en Van Geffen blijven zichzelf verbazen: 'We hebben ervoor gevochten'|website=Schaatsen.nl}} With Verhaegh, he is a three-time Dutch national champion (2020-21, 2023), and competed at the World Figure Skating Championships three times.{{Cite web|url=https://www.schaatsen.nl/nieuws/2021/februari/verhaegh-en-van-geffen-behalen-wk-limiet/|title=Verhaegh en Van Geffen behalen WK-limiet|website=Schaatsen.nl}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.schaatsen.nl/nieuws/2021/maart/historische-selectie-naar-wk-kunstrijden-in-stockholm/|title='Historische selectie' naar WK Kunstrijden in Stockholm|website=Schaatsen.nl}}[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm Profile (with Chelsea Verhaegh)], ISU

Personal life

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

Career

= 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.{{cite web |title=Interview with Dutch Ice Dance Champions Chelsea Verhaegh and Sherim van Geffen |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsQCgOqvYxM |website=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |access-date=28 May 2025}}

During their first season together, they won the gold medal at the 2020 International Challenge Cup.

= 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.

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.

= 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.

They finished the season with a fourteenth-place finish at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.

= 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.

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.

Verhaegh/van Geffen ultimately closed the season by finishing thirty-first at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.

= 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.

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.

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.

= 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.

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.

Verhaegh/van Geffen then closed the season by placing thirty-second at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Programs

= Ice dance with Verhaegh =

2024–2025 \| Only You (And You Alone) {{small\|by The Platters }} Trouble A Little Less Conversation {{small\|by Elvis Presley choreo. by Maksym Nikitin, Oleksandra Nazarova }} \| Yearning Hearts {{small\| by Eternal Eclipse}} Tango to Evora {{small\| by Loreena McKennitt }} Yearning Hearts {{small\| by Eternal Eclipse choreo. by Maksym Nikitin, Oleksandra Nazarova}}
class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Season ! Rhythm dance ! Free dance
2023–2024 \| Stop Loving You {{small\|by Toto }} The Look {{small\|by Roxette choreo. by Maurizio Margaglio, Xavier Ouellette, Mylenne Lamoureux, Isabel Delobel, Luca Lanotte, Neil Brown }} \| The Loneliest {{small\| by Måneskin }} Love Is Gone {{small\| by Dylan Matthew & SLANDER }} It's Always Been You {{small\| by Phil Wickham choreo. by Maurizio Margaglio, Xavier Ouellette, Mylenne Lamoureux, Isabel Delobel, Luca Lanotte, Neil Brown }}
2022–2023 \| {{small\|Rhumba:}} Sing It Back {{small\|by Moloko }} {{small\|Samba:}} Katchi {{small\|by Ofenbach, Nick Waterhouse, & Leon Bridges choreo. by Neil Brown }} \| Hello Never Go Back {{small\| by Evanescence choreo. by Neil Brown }}
2021–2022 \| {{small\|Blues:}} New Shine {{small\|by Sophia Urista}} {{small\|Funk:}} Walk That Walk {{small\|by Bakermat and Nic Hanson}} \| rowspan=2 \| War of Hearts (Acoustic) {{small\|by Ruelle}} Chalkboard {{small\| (from The Theory of Everything) by Jóhann Jóhannson}} Oh My My Live Like Legends {{small\|by Ruelle}}
2020–2021 \| Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend {{small\|by Leo Robin & Jule Styne performed by Marilyn Monroe }}

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series

= Ice dance with Verhaegh =

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center \| International
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! 19–20 ! 20–21 ! 21–22 ! 22–23 ! 23–24 ! 24–25
align=left \| Worlds		29th		31st		32nd
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Budapest				WD
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Finlandia			17th
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Golden Spin			14th	18th
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Ice Challenge				10th
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Nebelhorn			19th
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Trophée Métropole Nice						16th
align=left \| Bavarian Open	11th			8th	11th	4th
align=left \| Bosphorus Cup	12th				16th	14th
align=left \| Challenge Cup	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd		8th	9th	7th
align=left \| EduSport Trophy						5th
align=left \| Egna Trophy				8th
align=left \| Ephesus Cup					5th
align=left \| LuMi Trophy		5th
align=left \| Mentor Toruń Cup	17th
align=left \| Mezzaluna Cup				7th	17th
align=left \| NRW Trophy		bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	6th			4th
align=left \| Open d'Andorra			12th
align=left \| Pavel Roman Memorial						7th
align=left \| Santa Claus Cup				9th
align=left \| Volvo Open Cup	11th
align=left \| Winter Star		7th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center \| National
align=left \| Dutch Champ.	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st		bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
colspan=9 align=center \| TBD = Assigned

Detailed results

= Ice dance with Chelsea Verhaegh =

{{Figure skating personal bests|float=yes|ice dance=RD/FD

|123.87|{{nowrap|2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur}}

|54.78|2025 World Championships

|31.17|2025 World Championships

|23.61|2025 World Championships

|78.39|2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur

|46.49|2023 CS Warsaw Cup

|32.94|2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur

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{{Figure skating detailed results

|season=2024–25|icedance=RD/FD|ref={{r|SS-CVSVG}}

|{{nowrap|Oct 16–20,}} 2024|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur}}|18|45.48|15|78.39|16|123.87

|Nov 9–10, 2024|{{flagicon|CZE}} 2024 Pavel Roman Memorial|9|54.68|6|89.55|7|144.23

|Nov 13–17, 2024|{{flagicon|GER}} 2024 NRW Trophy|5|63.08|4|100.45|4|163.53

|Nov 25–Dec 1, 2024|{{flagicon|TUR}} 2024 Bosphorus Cup|10|60.18|16|83.29|14|143.47

|Dec 12–15, 2024|{{flagicon|ROU}} 2024 EduSport Trophy|5|55.60|4|92.24|5|147.84

|Jan 20–26, 2024|{{flagicon|GER}} 2025 Bavarian Open|5|56.65|4|90.27|4|146.92

|Feb 13–16, 2025|{{flagicon|NED}} 2025 Challenge Cup|7|53.80|6|89.45|7|143.25

|Mar 25–30, 2024|{{flagicon|USA}} 2025 World Championships|32|54.78|{{NA}}|{{NA}}|32|54.78

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References

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{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00109130.htm|title= Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN: Competition Results|publisher=International Skating Union}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm|title=Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN: 2024/2025|publisher=International Skating Union|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328104718/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm|archivedate=28 March 2025|url-status=dead|access-date=28 May 2025}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm|title=Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN: 2023/2024 (2nd Coaches)|publisher=International Skating Union|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229100428/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm|archivedate=29 February 2024|url-status=dead|access-date=28 May 2025}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm|title=Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN: 2023/2024 (1st Coaches)|publisher=International Skating Union|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106211728/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm|archivedate=6 January 2024|url-status=dead|access-date=28 May 2025}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm|title=Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN: 2022/2023|publisher=International Skating Union|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403084052/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm|archivedate=3 April 2023|url-status=dead|access-date=28 May 2025}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm|title=Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN: 2021/2022|publisher=International Skating Union|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108065208/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm|archivedate=8 January 2022|url-status=dead|access-date=28 May 2025}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm|title=Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN: 2020/2021|publisher=International Skating Union|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419161558/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm|archivedate=19 April 2021|url-status=dead|access-date=28 May 2025}}

{{cite web|url=https://skatingscores.com/ned/dance/chelsea_verhaegh_sherim_van_geffen/|title=NED-Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN|publisher=SkatingScores}}

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Category:Dutch male ice dancers

Category:1993 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Arnhem

Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen