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Katarina Wolfkostin
Wolfkostin / Chen at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Full nameKatarina Patricia Wolfkostin
Born (2004-10-09) October 9, 2004 (age 20)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
HometownAnn Arbor, Michigan
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
PartnerJeffrey Chen
CoachIgor Shpilband, Pasquale Camerlengo, Adrienne Lenda, Natalia Deller
Skating clubPeninsula FSC
Began skating2009
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Ice dance
Winter Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Lausanne Ice dance

Katarina Wolfkostin (born October 9, 2004) is an American ice dancer. With her skating partner, Jeffrey Chen, she is the 2020 U.S. junior national silver medalist and the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics bronze medalist.

Personal life

Katarina Wolfkostin was born on October 9, 2004 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She likes art and draws animals and fantasy creatures.[1] She has two pet cockatiels named Chika and Shirley.[1]

Career

Early career

Wolfkostin began skating in 2009, when she was five.[2] She started ice dancing when she was nine. Wolfkostin and her first partner, John Carlson, placed eighth in the intermediate division at the 2016 U.S. Championships.[3][4] She teamed up with Howard Zhao in the 2016–17 season. Together, they were the 2017 U.S. national intermediate and 2018 U.S. national novice ice dance champions.[5] Wolfkostin / Zhao placed fourth in the advanced novice division at the 2018 Mentor Toruń Cup.[6]

2018–2019 season

Wolfkostin / Zhao placed tenth at their first-ever Junior Grand Prix event, 2018 JGP Czech Republic. They won the bronze medal at the 2018–19 Pacific Coast Sectionals to advance to the 2019 U.S. Championships, where they finished ninth. Wolfkostin / Zhao split following the end of the season.

2019–2020 season

Wolfkostin began skating with Jeffrey Chen in 2019 and he moved to train with her coaches, Igor Shpilband and Pasquale Camerlengo, in Novi, Michigan.[1] They placed fifth in their international debut at 2019 JGP France. Wolfkostin / Chen improved to fourth at 2019 JGP Russia, after placing second in the free dance. They won the inaugural U.S. Ice Dance Final to qualify for the 2020 U.S. Championships.[1] Wolfkostin / Chen won their first international medal at the 2019 Golden Spin of Zagreb, earning the silver medal behind Arina Ushakova / Maxim Nekrasov of Russia.

Wolfkostin / Chen were named as the sole ice dance entrant on the U.S. team for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.[7] They were fifth after the rhythm dance, before placing third in the free dance, to win the bronze medal overall behind Russians Irina Khavronina / Dario Cirisano and Sofia Tyutyunina / Alexander Shustitsky.[8] Their medal was the first won by Team USA at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.[9][10] Wolfkostin / Chen were drawn as part of Team Determination for the team event, alongside singles skaters Cha Young-hyun of South Korea and Nella Pelkonen of Finland and pairs skaters Brooke McIntosh / Brandon Toste of Canada. They placed fourth in the free dance segment to help Team Determination finish fourth, after losing the tie-breaker.

Wolfkostin / Chen placed fourth in the rhythm dance and second in the free dance to win the silver medal at the 2020 U.S. Championships, behind Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik.[11] Assigned to compete at their first World Junior Championships, they placed seventh.[12]

Programs

With Chen

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2019–2020
[2]

With Zhao

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2018–2019
[13]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Pewter medals (4th place) awarded only at U.S. national, sectional, and regional events.

With Chen

Wolfkostin / Chen (right) on the podium at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
International: Junior[14]
Event 2019–20
Junior Worlds 7th
Youth Olympics 3rd
JGP France 5th
JGP Russia 4th
Golden Spin 2nd
National[14]
U.S. Championships 2nd J
U.S. Ice Dance Final 1st J
Team events
Youth Olympics 4th T
4th P
Levels: J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Zhao

International: Junior[15]
Event 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
JGP Czech Republic 10th
International: Adv. novice[15]
Mentor Toruń Cup 4th
National[6]
U.S. Championships 1st I 1st N 9th J
Midwestern Sectional 1st N
Pacific Coast Sectional 1st I 3rd J
Levels: I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

With Carlson

National[4]
Event 2014–15 2015–16
U.S. Championships 8th I
Pacific Coast Sectionals 7th V 4th I
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate

Detailed results

With Chen

Junior results

2019–20 season
Date Event RD FD Total
2–8 March 2020 2020 World Junior Championships 7
64.77 		7
94.43 		7
159.20
January 20–26, 2020 2020 U.S. Championships 4
60.93 		2
100.46 		2
161.39
January 10–15, 2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Team – 4
90.41 		4T/4P
January 10–15, 2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics 5
57.02 		3
95.41 		3
152.43
December 4–7, 2019 2019 Golden Spin of Zagreb 1
66.52 		2
97.29 		2
163.81
November 12–16, 2019 2020 U.S. Ice Dance Final 1
66.23 		2
94.68 		1
160.91
September 11–14, 2019 2019 JGP Russia 6
54.91 		2
93.90 		4
148.81
August 21–24, 2019 2019 JGP France 4
58.90 		5
89.03 		5
147.93

With Zhao

Junior results

2018–19 season
Date Event RD FD Total
January 18–27, 2019 2019 U.S. Championships 9
50.07 		8
77.56 		9
127.63
September 26–29, 2018 2018 JGP Czech Republic 10
50.80 		10
76.78 		10
127.58

Novice results

2017–18 season
Date Event PD1 PD2 FD Total
Jan. 30 – Feb. 4, 2018 2018 Mentor Toruń Cup 3
13.99 		3
15.45 		5
53.94 		4
83.38
Dec. 29, 2017 – Jan. 8, 2018 2018 U.S. Championships 2
24.16 		2
24.71 		1
73.54 		1
122.41

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Katarina Wolfkostin and Jeffrey Chen". U.S. Figure Skating.
  2. ^ a b "Katarina WOLFKOSTIN / Jeffrey CHEN". International Skating Union.
  3. ^ "Interview: Katarina Wolfkostin and Jeffrey Chen". In the Loop. August 21, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Katarina Wolfkostin & John Carlson". Stats on Ice.
  5. ^ "Local teens named National Novice Ice Dance Champions". The Oakland Press. January 27, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Katarina Wolfkostin & Howard Zhao". Stats on Ice.
  7. ^ Edmonds, Jamie (January 7, 2020). "Meet this Metro Detroit ice dancing duo with big dreams that are starting to come true". WDIV-TV.
  8. ^ "The future of figure skating is now". International Olympic Committee. January 17, 2020.
  9. ^ Truby, Olivia (January 13, 2020). "Katarina Wolfkostin and Jeffrey Chen skate to bronze for Team USA's first medal at Youth Olympic Games". United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
  10. ^ Wickliffe, Greg (January 13, 2020). "Ann Arbor-based ice skaters earn Team USA's first medal of 2020 Youth Winter Olympics". Michigan Live.
  11. ^ "First Junior Champions Crowned at U.S. Championships". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. January 22, 2020.
  12. ^ Slater, Paula (March 7, 2020). "Nguyen and Kolesnik dance to Junior World title". Golden Skate.
  13. ^ "Katarina WOLFKOSTIN / Howard ZHAO". International Skating Union.
  14. ^ a b "Katarina WOLFKOSTIN / Jeffrey CHEN: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  15. ^ a b "Katarina WOLFKOSTIN / Howard ZHAO: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
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