Katarina Wolfkostin

Katarina Wolfkostin (born October 9, 2004) is an American ice dancer. With her skating partner, Jeffrey Chen, she is the 2021 U.S. junior national champion, the 2020 U.S. junior national silver medalist, and the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics bronze medalist.

Katarina Wolfkostin
Wolfkostin/Chen at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Personal information
Full nameKatarina Patricia Wolfkostin
Country represented United States
Born (2004-10-09) October 9, 2004
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Home townAnn Arbor, Michigan
ResidenceNovi, Michigan
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
PartnerJeffrey Chen
Former partnerHoward Zhao
John Carlson
CoachIgor Shpilband
Pasquale Camerlengo
Adrienne Lenda
Natalia Deller
Former coachAnjelika Krylova
Marina Zoueva
Oleg Epstein
Timothy McKernan
Yaroslava Nechaeva
ChoreographerIgor Shpilband
Pasquale Camerlengo
Former choreographerAnjelika Krylova
Marina Zoueva
Skating clubPeninsula FSC
Training locationsNovi, Michigan
Former training locationsCanton, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Began skating2009
ISU personal best scores
Combined total159.20
2020 Junior Worlds
Short dance64.77
2020 Junior Worlds
Free dance95.41
2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Ice dance
Winter Youth Olympics
2020 LausanneIce dance

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
2020–2021
2019–2020
[2]

With Zhao
Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2018–2019
[13]
2017–2018
2016–2017

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 19–20 20–21
Junior Worlds7th
Youth Olympics3rd
JGP France5th
JGP Russia4th
Golden Spin2nd
National[14]
U.S. Championships2nd J1st J
U.S. Ice Dance Final1st J
Team events
Youth Olympics4th T
4th P
Levels: J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Zhao
International: Junior[15]
Event 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
JGP Czech Republic10th
International: Adv. novice[15]
Mentor Toruń Cup4th
National[6]
U.S. Championships1st I1st N9th J
Midwestern Sectional1st N
Pacific Coast Sectional1st I3rd J
Levels: I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

With Carlson
National[4]
Event 2014–15 2015–16
U.S. Championships8th I
Pacific Coast Sectionals7th V4th I
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate

Detailed results

Junior results
2020–21 season
Date Event RD FD Total
January 11–21, 2021 2021 U.S. Championships 1
68.81		 1
98.41		 1
167.22
2019–20 season
Date Event RD FD Total
March 2–8, 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

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. "Katarina Wolfkostin and Jeffrey Chen". U.S. Figure Skating.
  2. "Katarina WOLFKOSTIN / Jeffrey CHEN". International Skating Union.
  3. "Interview: Katarina Wolfkostin and Jeffrey Chen". In the Loop. August 21, 2019.
  4. "Katarina Wolfkostin & John Carlson". Stats on Ice.
  5. "Local teens named National Novice Ice Dance Champions". The Oakland Press. January 27, 2018.
  6. "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. "Katarina WOLFKOSTIN / Jeffrey CHEN: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  15. "Katarina WOLFKOSTIN / Howard ZHAO: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
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