Biography

Kierkgaard was born in Hundested

Hundested

Hundested is a town with a population of 8,861 and a former municipality in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark....

, Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

. Her younger sister Anemone Kierkgaard was also a competitive skater.

She competed as a single skater

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

 in Denmark. She was a two-time Danish junior national champion and was the 2000 Danish national champion. Her 7th place finish at the 2000 European Figure Skating Championships

2000 European Figure Skating Championships

The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....

 set a record as being the highest placement for a Danish lady at any ISU Figure Skating Championships

ISU Figure Skating Championships

The International Skating Union organizes four annual Championships for figure skating. It is at the discretion of each member country which skaters are sent to which championship...

, and was the first top-ten finish for a Danish lady since Ester Bornstein placed 8th at the 1934 European Figure Skating Championships

1934 European Figure Skating Championships

The 1934 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships of the 1933-1934 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU Member Nations, as well as the United States, competed for the title of European Champion...

.

Because of injury, she switched from single skating to pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

. She teamed up with Norman Jeschke

Norman Jeschke

Norman Jeschke is a German pair skater.-Biography:He began skating as a single skater, but later switched to pair skating.With partner Christine Tiltmann, he is the 1997 German junior national champion....

 in 2002 to compete for Germany. They were the 2004 German bronze medalists

German Figure Skating Championships

The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....

 but were unable to compete internationally that season due to International Skating Union

International Skating Union

The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...

 rules regarding country changes. Their partnership eventually ended due to Kierkgaard's injuries.

She was the skating double for Claire Danes

Claire Danes

Claire Catherine Danes is an American actress of television, stage and film. She has appeared in roles as diverse as Angela Chase in My So-Called Life, as Juliet in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, as Kate Brewster in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, as Yvaine in Stardust and as Temple Grandin in...

 in It's All About Love

It's All About Love

It's All About Love is a 2003 film written and directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Its narrative can be classified as apocalyptic science fiction, but Vinterberg prefers to call it "a dream". Unlike the director's earlier Danish-language films, It's All About Love is entirely in English and stars...

.

Results

ladies singles for Denmark

Event	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...			11th	14th
European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...			7th
World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...	26th	13th	12th
Nordic Championships Nordic Figure Skating Championships The Nordic Championships are an annual invitational elite figure skating competition, open only to skaters from Nordic countries. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters compete in three levels: senior , junior, and novice...				1st
Danish Championships Danish Figure Skating Championships The Danish Figure Skating Championships are the figure skating national championships held annually to crown the national champions of Denmark. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, across different levels. Not every event has been...	1st J.	1st J.	1st
Skate America Skate America Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly...					8th
Nebelhorn Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....					6th

pairs(with Norman Jeschke for Germany)

Event	2003-2004
German Championships German Figure Skating Championships The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....	3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....	6th