Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: Ko te putanga tuatahi o Christensen i runga i te atamira a motu i te 2011 United States Junior National Championships, i te wa i mutu ai ia i te tuarima. I roto i ona ono o nga whakaaturanga a Junior National, koinei anake te wa kaore ia i purei i te whakamutunga o te whakataetae. I te 2012 Junior Championships i hoki mai a Christensen me te roopu ano o te tuatoru o Elizabeth Busche, tuarua Anna Bauman me te arahi Sonja Bauman. I arahi a Christensen i tana kapa ki te wikitoria, i whiwhi i tana taitara motu tuatahi me tana whai waahi tuatahi ki te tohu mo te United States i te World Junior Championships. I te
I te 2012 World Juniors i Ostersund, Sweden, i mutu te kapa a Christensen me te rekoata 0<unk>9 kaore he wikitoria. I patua te parekura i nga wiki noa i muri i te whakataetae i te Whakataetae o te Ao i te wa i mate ai a Busche, te kaitiaki tuarua o Christensen i te mate pukupuku. Ko te matenga ohorere o Buche, he mate taiohi i patua ai a Christensen me era atu o nga kaitakaro huruhuru rangatahi o Duluth.