![]() They placed first in both segments, easily winning the gold medal. Returning to international competition for the first time in over a year, Wolfkostin/Chen began on the Junior Grand Prix by competing at the first French JGP of 2021, in Courchevel. ![]() Despite the injury, they placed first in both the rhythm and free dance, earning them the gold medal for the national title. Championships, after Chen was medically cleared to skate after a second opinion was obtained following a knee injury, originally thought to be an incapacitating ACL tear. Wolfkostin/Chen then competed at the 2021 U.S. ![]() Wolfkostin/Chen placed first in the rhythm dance and first in the free dance in both rounds of the 2020 Virtual ISP Points Challenge, and second in the free dance at the 2020 Virtual U.S. The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with domestic competitions initially changed to a virtual format, leading up to the 2021 U.S. Assigned to compete at their first World Junior Championships, they placed seventh. Wolfkostin/Chen placed fourth in the rhythm dance and second in the free dance to win the silver medal at the 2020 U.S. They placed fourth in the free dance segment to help Team Determination finish fourth after losing the tie-breaker. ![]() 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. Their medal was the first won by Team USA at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. They were fifth after the rhythm dance, before placing third in the free dance, to win the bronze medal overall behind Russians Khavronina/ Cirisano and Tyutyunina/ Shustitsky. Wolfkostin/Chen were named as the sole ice dance entrant on the U.S. Wolfkostin/Chen won their first international medal at the 2019 Golden Spin of Zagreb, earning the silver medal behind Ushakova/ Nekrasov of Russia. Ice Dance Final to qualify for the 2020 U.S. Wolfkostin/Chen improved to fourth at 2019 JGP Russia after placing second in the free dance. They placed fifth in their international debut at 2019 JGP France. Wolfkostin began skating with Jeffrey Chen in 2019, and he moved to train with her coaches, Igor Shpilband and Pasquale Camerlengo, in Novi, Michigan. Wolfkostin/Zhao split following the end of the season. Championships, where they finished ninth. They won the bronze medal at the 2018–19 Pacific Coast Sectionals to advance to the 2019 U.S. Wolfkostin/Zhao placed tenth at their first-ever Junior Grand Prix event, 2018 JGP Czech Republic. Wolfkostin/Zhao placed fourth in the advanced novice division at the 2018 Mentor Toruń Cup. national intermediate champions and the 2018 U.S. Coached by Anjelika Krylova and Pasquale Camerlengo, Wolfkostin/Zhao were the 2017 U.S. She teamed up with Howard Zhao in the 2016–17 season. Championships in the intermediate division. Wolfkostin and her first partner, John Carlson, placed eighth at the 2016 U.S. She started ice dancing when she was nine, training in Canton, Michigan, with Marina Zoueva. Wolfkostin began skating in 2009 when she was five. She has three cats, a corn snake, and two pet cockatiels named Chika and Shirley. She has two older siblings, Kelman and Sierre. She likes art, music, and drawing animals and fantasy creatures. Katarina Wolfkostin was born on October 9, 2004, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. junior national silver medalist, and the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics bronze medalist. junior national champion, the 2021 French JGP champion, the 2020 U.S. With her former skating partner, Jeffrey Chen, she was the 2021 U.S. Katarina Wolfkostin (born October 9, 2004) is an American ice dancer.
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