Chelsea Verhaegh

{{short description|Dutch ice dancer}} {{Infobox Figure skater | name = Chelsea Verhaegh | image = Chelsea Verhaegh & Sherim Van Geffen 2025 Worlds Rhythm Dance 04.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Verhaegh and van Geffen at the 2025 World Championships | fullname = Chelsea Andrea Aurelea Verhaegh | altname = | native_name = | country = {{NED}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|06|11|df=yes}} | height = {{height|m=1.60}} | partner = Sherim van Geffen | coach = Maksym Nikitin Oleksandra Nazarova | skating club = DDD Dordrecht | beganskating = 2007 | retired = | medalrecord = {{Figure skating infobox medals|nationals=Dutch |NC={{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Dutch|2020|The Hague|d}}{{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Dutch|2021|The Hague|d}}{{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Dutch|2023|Tilburg|d}}{{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Dutch|2026|Tilburg|d}}{{FS medal|s|NC|nationals=Dutch|2024|Tilburg|d}}{{FS medal|s|NC|nationals=Dutch|2025|Tilburg|d}} }} }}

'''Chelsea Andrea Aurelea Verhaegh''' (born 11 June 2000) is a Dutch figure skater who currently competes in ice dance with partner Sherim van Geffen.<ref name=SCH200222/> With van Geffen, she is a four-time Dutch national champion (2020–21, 2023, 2026), and has competed at the World Figure Skating Championships three times.<ref name=SCH210301/>

== Personal life == Verhaegh was born on June 11, 2000 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.<ref name=ISU-2425/>

== Career == === Early years === Verhaegh began learning how to skate in 2007 as a seven-year-old. She trained as a single skater through the end of the 2018–19 season before transitioning to ice dance in the beginning of 2019. In singles, Verhaegh competed internationally through the junior level.<ref name=SS-CV/>

Shortly after switching to ice dance, Verhaegh teamed up with fellow Dutch single skater, Sherim van Geffen. Their first coach was Peter Moormann, who primarily trained them in Hoorn, Alkmaar, Utrecht, Eindhoven.<ref name=ISU-2122/><ref>{{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}}</ref>

During their first season together, they won the gold medal at the 2020 International Challenge Cup.<ref name=SS-CVSVG/>

=== 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 Eindhoven, Utrecht, Dordrecht, Netherlands and Helsinki, Finland.<ref name=ISU-2021/>

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.<ref name=SS-CVSVG/>

=== 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.<ref name=SS-CVSVG/>

They finished the season with a fourteenth-place finish at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.<ref name=SS-CVSVG/>

=== 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.<ref name=SS-CVSVG/>

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.<ref name=SS-CVSVG/>

Verhaegh/van Geffen ultimately closed the season by finishing thirty-first at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.<ref name=SS-CVSVG/>

=== 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.<ref name=SS-CVSVG/>

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.<ref name=SS-CVSVG/>

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.<ref name=ISU-2324b/>

=== 2024–25 season === Verhaegh/van Geffen began their 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.<ref name=SS-CVSVG/>

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.<ref name=SS-CVSVG/>

Verhaegh/van Geffen then closed the season by placing thirty-second at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.<ref name=SS-CVSVG/>

=== 2025–26 season === Verhaegh/van Geffen opened their season with a fifth-place finish at the 2025 International Ice Dance Dordrecht. They then went on to finish sixteenth at the ISU Skate to Milano, tenth at the 2025 CS Nepela Memorial, seventh at the 2025 Budapest Trophy, tenth at the 2025 NRW Trophy, thirteenth at the 2025 Bosphorus Cup, and eighteenth at the 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.<ref name=SS-CVSVG/>

In January, Verhaegh/van Geffen placed sixth at the 2026 Sofia Trophy and twenty-third at the 2026 European Championships.<ref name=SS-CVSVG/>

== Programs == === Ice dance with Sherim van Geffen === {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Season ! Rhythm dance ! Free dance |- ! 2025–2026 <ref name=ISU-2526/> | * Smooth {{small| by Santana, Itaal Shur, & Rob Thomas }} * Livin' la Vida Loca {{small| by Ricky Martin & Desmond Child choreo. by Maksym Nikitin, Oleksandra Nazarova }} | * Stranger {{small| by Rok Nardin }} * My Love {{small| (from ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'') by Sia }} * Dressed to Kill {{small| by Rok Nardin choreo. by Maksym Nikitin, Oleksandra Nazarova }} |- ! 2024–2025 <ref name=ISU-2425/> | * 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}} |- ! 2023–2024 <ref name=ISU-2324a/> | * 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 <ref name=ISU-2223/> | * {{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 <ref name=ISU-2122/> | * {{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 Jóhannsson}} * Oh My My * Live Like Legends {{small|by Ruelle}} |- ! 2020–2021 <ref name=ISU-2021/> | * Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend {{small|by Leo Robin & Jule Styne performed by Marilyn Monroe }} |}

== Competitive highlights == {{smalldiv| *CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series *TBD – Assigned *WD – Withdrew from competition }} === Ice dance with Sherim van Geffen === {{Figure skating competitive highlights |level=senior|ref={{r|SS-CVSVG}}{{r|ISU-CVSVG}} |season1=2019–20|season2=2020–21|season3=2021–22|season4=2022–23|season5=2023–24|season6=2024–25|season7=2025–26 |{{FS placements|7|World Championships|p2=29th|p4=31st|p6=32nd}} |{{FS placements|7|European Championships|p7=23rd}} |{{FS placements|7|Dutch Championships|p1=1st|p2=1st|p4=1st|p5=2nd|p6=2nd|p7=1st}} |{{FS placements|7|{{small|CS}} Budapest Trophy|p4=WD}} |{{FS placements|7|{{small|CS}} Finlandia Trophy|p3=17th}} |{{FS placements|7|{{nowrap|{{small|CS}} Golden Spin of Zagreb}}|p3=14th|p4=18th|p7=18th}} |{{FS placements|7|{{small|CS}} Ice Challenge|p4=10th}} |{{FS placements|7|{{small|CS}} Nebelhorn Trophy|p3=19th}} |{{FS placements|7|{{small|CS}} Nepela Memorial|p7=10th}} |{{FS placements|7|{{nowrap|{{small|CS}} Trophée Métropole Nice}}|p6=16th}} |{{FS placements|7|Bavarian Open|p1=11th|p4=8th|p5=11th|p6=4th}} |{{FS placements|7|Bosphorus Cup|p1=12th|p5=16th|p6=14th|p7=13th}} |{{FS placements|7|Budapest Trophy|p7=7th}} |{{FS placements|7|Challenge Cup|p1=1st|p2=3rd|p4=8th|p5=9th|p6=7th|p7=7th}} |{{FS placements|7|EduSport Trophy|p6=5th}} |{{FS placements|7|Egna Dance Trophy|p4=8th}} |{{FS placements|7|Ephesus Trophy|p5=5th}} |{{FS placements|7|ICE Dance Dordrecht|p7=5th}} |{{FS placements|7|LuMi Trophy|p2=5th}} |{{FS placements|7|Mentor Cup|p1=17th}} |{{FS placements|7|Mezzaluna Cup|p4=7th|p5=17th}} |{{FS placements|7|NRW Trophy|p2=3rd|p3=6th|p7=10th}} |{{FS placements|7|Open d'Andorra|p3=12th}} |{{FS placements|7|Pavel Roman Memorial|p6=7th}} |{{FS placements|7|Santa Claus Cup|p4=9th}} |{{FS placements|7|Skate Berlin|p7=WD}} |{{FS placements|7|Sofia Trophy|p7=6th}} |{{FS placements|7|Skate to Milano|p7=16th}} |{{FS placements|7|Volvo Open Cup|p1=11th}} |{{FS placements|7|Winter Star|p2=7th}} }}

=== Men's singles === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | International: Junior<ref name=SS-CV/> |- ! Event ! 16–17 ! 17–18 ! 18–19 |- | align=left | Challenge Cup || || 22nd || |- | align=left | Coupe du Printemps || 19th || || |- | align=left | Jégvirág Cup || || || 8th |- | align=left | Mentor Toruń Cup || || || WD |- | align=left | Sofia Trophy || || || 15th |- | align=left | Triglav Trophy || || 11th || |- | align=left | Volvo Open Cup || 15th || || 26th |- | align=left | Warsaw Cup || || || 13th |- | colspan=4 align=center | WD = Withdrew |}

== Detailed results == === Ice dance with Sherim van Geffen === {{Figure skating personal bests|float=yes|ice dance=RD/FD |140.28|2025 CS Nepela Memorial |54.78|{{nowrap|2025 World Championships}} |31.17|2025 World Championships |24.01|2025 CS Nepela Memorial |86.21|2025 CS Nepela Memorial |50.61|2025 CS Nepela Memorial |37.60|2025 CS Nepela Memorial }}

{{Figure skating detailed results |season=2024–25|icedance=RD/FD|ref={{r|SS-CVSVG}} |Oct 16–20, 2024|{{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 }} {{Figure skating detailed results |season=2025–26|icedance=RD/FD|ref={{r|SS-CVSVG}} |Aug 16–17, 2025|{{flagicon|NED}} 2025 International ICE Dance Dordrecht|4|51.26|5|85.12|5|136.38 |Sep 18–21, 2025|{{flagicon|CHN}} 2025 Skate to Milano|18|48.15|17|79.39|16|127.54 |Sep 25–27, 2025|{{flagicon|SVK}} 2025 CS Nepela Memorial|10|54.07|10|86.21|10|140.28 |Nov 13–16, 2025|{{flagicon|GER}} 2025 NRW Trophy|10|56.62|10|87.01|10|143.63 |Nov 24–30, 2025|{{flagicon|TUR}} 2025 Bosphorus Cup|14|56.52|12|88.88|13|145.40 |Dec 3–6, 2025|{{flagicon|CRO}} 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb|19|50.86|18|81.36|18|132.22 |Jan 6–11, 2026|{{flagicon|BUL}} 2026 Sofia Trophy|7|57.01|5|95.06|6|152.07 |Jan 13–18, 2026|{{flagicon|GBR}} 2026 European Championships|23|55.42|{{NA}}|{{NA}}|23|55.42 |Feb 17-21, 2026|{{flagicon|GER}} 2026 Skate Berlin International|7|54.85|{{NA}}|{{NA}}|WD|{{NA}} }}

==References== <references>

<ref name=SS-CV>{{cite web |title=Chelsea Verhaegh |url=https://skatingscores.com/ned/women/chelsea_verhaegh/ |website=Skating Scores |publisher=Skating Scores |access-date=28 May 2025}}</ref>

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

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

<ref name=ISU-2526>{{cite web|url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm|title=Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN: 2025/2026|publisher=International Skating Union|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250825104718/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00109130.htm|archivedate=25 August 2025|url-status=dead|access-date=25 August 2025}}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-2425>{{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}}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-2324b>{{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}}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-2324a>{{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}}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-2223>{{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}}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-2122>{{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}}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-2021>{{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}}</ref>

<ref name=SCH200222>{{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'|language=Dutch|trans-title=Ice dancing couple Verhaegh and Van Geffen: 'wouldn't want any more'|first=Anjuli|last=Veltman|publisher=Schaatsen.nl}}</ref>

<ref name=SCH210301>{{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|language=Dutch|trans-title='Historical selection' to World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm|publisher=Schaatsen.nl}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{ISU figure skater|00102064|Chelsea VERHAEGH}} * {{ISU figure skater|00109130|Chelsea VERHAEGH / Sherim VAN GEFFEN}} * {{TeamNL|chelsea-verhaegh|old_id=5861-chelsea-verhaegh}} * [https://www.schaatsen.nl/rijders/kunstrijden/chelsea-verhaegh-sherim-van-geffen/ News articles of Verhaegh]{{Dead link|date=December 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} at schaatsen.nl {{in lang|nl}}

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