- Joined
- Jun 26, 2012
- Country
-
Chelsea Verhaegh and Sherim van Geffen are a Dutch Ice Dance pair. They teamed up early 2019, and have competed at the WC 2021 in Stockholm.
Chelsea was born on the 11th of June in 2000, Sherim on the 16th of July 1993. Both were born in The Netherlands and started as single's skaters. Verhaegh started skating when she was 6 but Van Geffen didn't start until he was 14. Verhaegh had always been intrigued by Ice Dancing even during the time she was still doing single's. They started training together in 2018 and officially joined forces in 2019.
In 2020 at the Challenge Cup they became National Champions for the first time (at the 2021 Challenge cup there was no National Championship) but, it has to be admitted, they were the only participants. However, midway 2020 they were confronted with a rival pair, Hanna Jakucs and Alessio Galli, originally from Italy/Hungary who had come to an agreement with the Dutch Skating Federation to represent The Netherlands.
Chelsea and Sherim continued with their own plans, in the sense that they wanted to represent The Netherlands at major competitions and were continuing to improve. They managed to attain the minimum TES for the SP at the WC at the Ice Star competition in Minsk (Belarus) and the minimum TES for the FS at the LuMi Dance Trophy in Odessa (Ukraine). At the WC they were 29th, and weren't able to do their FD. However, they hadn't expected to. They were proud to be able to represent their country at a WC. The first time for an ID couple in 24 years.
In the season 2021-2022 they were less lucky. Attaining the OG was a long shot but they tried to get there with the Nebelhorn procedure. However, their final placement there was 19th, not nearly enough to get there. They could not compete at Euros as their rivals had done better the first part of the season. They also missed the WC in Montpellier, again because their rivals had done better, but who weren't their either due to not having enough points for the minimum TES required.
They made a fresh start in 2022-2023 where they were 7th at Mezzaluna Cup, 10th at the IceChallenge in Graz and 9th at the Santa Claus Cup. Whenever they met their rivals there emerged a battle royal as the points they received were pretty close in the RD. However Hanna and Alessio managed to come out on top to be the ID team going to the EC, but Chelsea and Sherim managed to get to the WC (getting the Tech minimums at Challenge Cup in Tilburg). Funnily their rivals are coached by Maurizio's former ID partner Barbara Fusarpoli.
They are coached by Maurizio Margaglio. the choreographer is Neil Brown.
They have a gofundmepage (in Dutch) https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-future-of-dutch-ice-dancing
ISU bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm
ISU Personal Bests
Programs
2022/2023 season
RD: Rhumba: Sing It Back by Mark Brydon, Roisin Murphy; Samba: Katchi by Nicholas Waterhouse, Todd Bridges
FD: Hello by Evanescence; Never Go Back by Evanescence
2021/2022 season
RD: Blues: New Shine by Sophia Urista; Funk: Walk That Walk by Bakermat, Nik Hanson
FD: "War on Hearts", "Oh My My", "Live Like Legends" by Ruelle, "Chalkboard" by Johann Johannson
2020/2021 season
RD: "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" by Leo Robin, Julie Styne performed by Marilyn Monroe
FD: "War on Hearts", "Oh My My", "Live Like Legends" by Ruelle, "Chalkboard" by Johann Johannson
Results
2022-2023 Season
2021-2022 Season
2020-2021 Season
Results table (taken from the ISU BIO):
Chelsea was born on the 11th of June in 2000, Sherim on the 16th of July 1993. Both were born in The Netherlands and started as single's skaters. Verhaegh started skating when she was 6 but Van Geffen didn't start until he was 14. Verhaegh had always been intrigued by Ice Dancing even during the time she was still doing single's. They started training together in 2018 and officially joined forces in 2019.
In 2020 at the Challenge Cup they became National Champions for the first time (at the 2021 Challenge cup there was no National Championship) but, it has to be admitted, they were the only participants. However, midway 2020 they were confronted with a rival pair, Hanna Jakucs and Alessio Galli, originally from Italy/Hungary who had come to an agreement with the Dutch Skating Federation to represent The Netherlands.
Chelsea and Sherim continued with their own plans, in the sense that they wanted to represent The Netherlands at major competitions and were continuing to improve. They managed to attain the minimum TES for the SP at the WC at the Ice Star competition in Minsk (Belarus) and the minimum TES for the FS at the LuMi Dance Trophy in Odessa (Ukraine). At the WC they were 29th, and weren't able to do their FD. However, they hadn't expected to. They were proud to be able to represent their country at a WC. The first time for an ID couple in 24 years.
In the season 2021-2022 they were less lucky. Attaining the OG was a long shot but they tried to get there with the Nebelhorn procedure. However, their final placement there was 19th, not nearly enough to get there. They could not compete at Euros as their rivals had done better the first part of the season. They also missed the WC in Montpellier, again because their rivals had done better, but who weren't their either due to not having enough points for the minimum TES required.
They made a fresh start in 2022-2023 where they were 7th at Mezzaluna Cup, 10th at the IceChallenge in Graz and 9th at the Santa Claus Cup. Whenever they met their rivals there emerged a battle royal as the points they received were pretty close in the RD. However Hanna and Alessio managed to come out on top to be the ID team going to the EC, but Chelsea and Sherim managed to get to the WC (getting the Tech minimums at Challenge Cup in Tilburg). Funnily their rivals are coached by Maurizio's former ID partner Barbara Fusarpoli.
They are coached by Maurizio Margaglio. the choreographer is Neil Brown.
They have a gofundmepage (in Dutch) https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-future-of-dutch-ice-dancing
ISU bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm
ISU Personal Bests
| Personal Best Total Score | 120.04 | ISU Ice Challenge, Graz |
| Personal Best Score Rhythm Dance | 50.94 | ISU World Championships 2023 |
| Personal Best Score Free Dance | 72,75 | ISU CS 54th Golden Spin of Zagreb 2022 |
Programs
2022/2023 season
RD: Rhumba: Sing It Back by Mark Brydon, Roisin Murphy; Samba: Katchi by Nicholas Waterhouse, Todd Bridges
FD: Hello by Evanescence; Never Go Back by Evanescence
2021/2022 season
RD: Blues: New Shine by Sophia Urista; Funk: Walk That Walk by Bakermat, Nik Hanson
FD: "War on Hearts", "Oh My My", "Live Like Legends" by Ruelle, "Chalkboard" by Johann Johannson
2020/2021 season
RD: "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" by Leo Robin, Julie Styne performed by Marilyn Monroe
FD: "War on Hearts", "Oh My My", "Live Like Legends" by Ruelle, "Chalkboard" by Johann Johannson
Results
2022-2023 Season
| Competition | RD | No. | FD | No. | Total | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 World Championships | 50.94 | 31 | DNQ | - | - | - |
| Challenge Cup 2023 | 58.78 | 8 | 91.09 | 8 | 149.87 | 8 |
| Egna Dance Trophy 2023 | 53.94 | 8 | 78.75 | 9 | 132.69 | 8 |
| Bavarian Open 2022 | 54,76 | 8 | 81.89 | 8 | 136.65 | 8 |
| Golden Spin 2022 | 43.38 | 20 | 72.75 | 18 | 116.13 | 18 |
| 16th Santa Claus Cup ISU | 54.62 | 9 | 83.66 | 10 | 138.28 | 9 |
| Ice Challenge 2022 | 48.36 | 10 | 71.68 | 10 | 120.04 | 10 |
| Mezzaluna Cup 2022 | 53.18 | 7 | 75.72 | 8 | 128.90 | 7 |
2021-2022 Season
| Competition | Score | No | Score | No | Score | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finnish Ice Dance Open 2022 | 49.61 | 2 | 65.52 | 2 | 115.13 | 2 |
| Golden Spin 2021 | 48.98 | 11 | 58.25 | 14 | 107.23 | 14 |
| 21th Open d'Andorra | 47.78 | 12 | 67.86 | 12 | 115.64 | 12 |
| NRW Trophy 2021 | 50.59 | 6 | 72.88 | 7 | 123.47 | 6 |
| Finlandia Trophy 2021 | 45.35 | 17 | 67.89 | 17 | 113.24 | 17 |
| Nebelhorn Trophy 2021 | 47.88 | 19 | 70.80 | 19 | 118.68 | 19 |
2020-2021 Season
| Event | Rhythm Dance | Free Dance | Total |
| 2021 World Championships | 29 (50.79) | DNQ | 29 (50.79) |
| 2021 LuMi Dance Trophy | 5 (56.98) | 5 (86.85) | 5 (143.83) |
| 2021 Challenge Cup | 3 (53.32) | 3 (75.07) | 3 (128.39) |
Results table (taken from the ISU BIO):
| International Competition | Year | Place | International Competition | Year | Place |
| Volvo Open Cup 2019, Riga | 2019 | 11. | Winter Star 2020, Minsk | 2020 | 7. |
| Bosphorus Istanbul Cup 2019, Istanbul | 2019 | 12. | LuMi Dance Trophy 2021, Odessa | 2021 | 5. |
| Mentor Torun Cup 2020, Torun | 2020 | 17. | Challenge Cup 2021, Den Haag | 2021 | 3. |
| Bavarian Open 2020, Oberstdorf | 2020 | 11. | CS Nebelhorn trophy | 2021 | 19. |
Last edited:
