Fournier Baudry competed for Canada and Denmark before being rushed into French citizenship last year in order to find the champion a new partner.

It comes after Cizeron split with Gabriella Papadakis, with whom he won the Beijing 2022 title, five world titles and his skating partner since they were children.

The split has been extremely acrimonious. Earlier this year, she released a memoir describing an “unbalanced” relationship with Cizeron in which she said she felt “under his grip” and accused him of being “controlling” and “demanding”.

Cizeron called this a “smear campaign” and “false information”, and is taking legal action. Papadakis, who has worked in figure skating broadcasting since 2024, was fired, external as an analyst for NBC before these Games because of a “conflict of interest” as a result of her memoir.

As for Fournier Beaudry, she was not available to step in as Cizeron’s partner by chance.

She was previously partnered with Canadian skater Nikolaj Sorensen, with whom she is also in a relationship.

But in 2025 Sorensen was given a six-year suspension, external following a sexual assault allegation dating from 2012. The allegation relates to his behaviour towards an American skater coach and does not involve Fournier Beaudry.

Sorensen has called the allegations “false”, while Fournier Beaudry has publicly supported her boyfriend.

In the Netflix documentary Glitter and Gold, which follows the international figure skating tour, she said: “I know my boyfriend 100%. I know him.”

Her stance has been criticised, external by the anonymous complainant, who said the comments “create a dangerous environment for skaters who need to report abuse”.

Fournier Beaudry gained French citizenship in November and has since refused to comment further on Sorensen.