Mikutina in 17th place: Olympic chance after a short program in Boston!

Mikutina in 17th place: Olympic chance after a short program in Boston!

Boston, USA - The 114th figure skating world championships started on March 26, 2025 in Boston. The competitions are of great importance for qualifying for the Winter Olympics 2026 in Milan and Cortina. The figure skating World Cup takes place in the "TD Garden", where the ice surface is narrower and longer than the Olympic standard. All competitions are broadcast live or as a summary at Sportschau.de, in the ARD media library and at One.

Olga Mikutina, the Austrian figure skater, is located in 17th place according to the short program of women. She scored 59.63 points, although she could only just jump a triple flip. However, this score is sufficient to qualify for the freestyle of the top 24. Mikutina continues to have chances for an Olympic quotas. laola1 They are less than one point behind 15th place and has almost eight points behind the top ten.

Mukitina's competition and challenges

In the women's ranking, the American Aleysa Liu has 74.58 points after giving her comeback this season after declaring her resignation in 2022 at the age of only 16. Mikutina will have to make an effort to catch up and use the chance of a place among the best service providers and the associated Olympic qualification.

In the pair run, Gabriella Izzo and Luc Maierhofer give their World Cup debut on Thursday (CET). Maurizio Zandron will also compete in the men's short program on Thursday. The requirements are high because the participants can award a total of 24 starting places for the Olympics and 16 in the pair run in the women's and male discipline. Additional places will be awarded in a qualification competition in Beijing at the end of September 2025. Sportschau adds a participant and a couple from Russia.

German athletes in the competition

The German Stars Minerva Hase and Nikita Volodin have performed remarkable achievements this season, including the victory in the Grand Prix final and the European Championship. They prepared intensively for the World Championships and completed a training camp in the USA. Hase reports on the pressure that is on her and mentions that she misses her life partner. Another German couple, Annika Hocke and Robert Kunkel, also goes into the race for the Olympic tickets. Hocke and Kunkel reached 5th place at the World Cup last year, but had problems with a lost suitcase on the way to Boston.

The 20-year-old American Ilja Malinin, the defending champion, is traded as the top star of the World Cup because he was the first figure skaters to show all six possible four-time jumps. The German ice dancers Jennifer Janse van Rensburg and Benjamin Steffan also strive for the Olympic qualification. Due to the high-class competitions, the figure skating world championship in Boston becomes an exciting event for fans and athletes alike. Katarina Witt was invited as a guest of honor and will be among the 15,000 spectators.