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That was amazing! A well deserved Olympic spot! 
Ekaterina Kurakova
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I‘m a little late but I just watched Katia‘s FS at Nebelhorn and omg!! Her reaction afterwards is just so precious. I‘m so relieved she got her Olympic spot and I can‘t wait to see her there. 
Also, this is already her second medal at a Challenger this season, right? Good for her for improving that WS.
Also, this is already her second medal at a Challenger this season, right? Good for her for improving that WS.
O, a post by the most devoted Russian FS fan
I remember him from GP Helsinki 2018, he's very characteristic.
He obviously didn't know that Katia's boyfriend took part in the competition and that it was quite possible she would come to cheer for him.
Here'a an interview by a Polish journalist taken at the Baltic Cup: https://sport.poinformowani.pl/arty...-olimpijska-spelnily-sie-moje-marzenia-wywiad
I like this fragment:
I woke up in the middle of the night and ran to the closet, where I hid the medal [from Nebelhorn] to see if it was true and not a dream. I was scared, later I slept with this medal. The first few days I didn't believe it. Half a year of preparation, four minutes [of Free Skating] and that's it. Now I believe, I am very happy and I feel this Olympics of mine. My dreams came true, I am glad that I have withstood this responsibility and that so many people are proud of me. I am so pleased, many people come to me, congratulate me. I am so grateful, I really am. You were with me when I failed, you were always there and you supported me. I felt that I was not alone, thank you.
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New SP, new dress, and a fantastic performance.
Google translation:
Video of the SP, from the ISU YouTube channel, so geoblocking a possibility.
Google translation:
Katia Kurakowa's 5th place in the short program at ME️
Our player shows high form throughout the season. The points collected during the Challenger and Grand Prix competitions gave her the opportunity to start in the best training group, with the 33rd starting number, right after the World Champion, Anna Szczerbakowa. And she managed to keep her nerves in check! The clean show brought her a season record of 67.47 points and a fifth place.
“Sitting in kiss and cry, I couldn't imagine anything, didn't think about the points. I saw the joy of our team and I think that was the most important thing for me,” said Katia.
“Katia is an amazing fighter. She felt that her rivals were making mistakes, in such situations she mobilized incredibly and gets an adrenaline rush. It was like that now. We are all very proud of her, especially that a completely new program, put together only 3 weeks ago, went,” said Magdalena Tascher, team manager in Tallinn.
After the start, Katia gave long interviews. She has a day off on Friday, and on Saturday evening she will be able to compete in the free program.
Keep your fingers crossed
Katia represents the MKS Axel club, and on a daily basis she trains in the Italian Egna with Lorenzo Magri and Angelina Turenko. The choreographies for her programs are prepared by Benoit Richaud.
Congratulations
Video of the SP, from the ISU YouTube channel, so geoblocking a possibility.
