Juri Kurakin

Juri Kurakin
Silná/Kurakin in 2012
Personal information
Country represented	Austria
Former country(ies) represented	Bulgaria Estonia
Born	(1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 Tallinn, Estonia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Partner	Barbora Silná
Former partner	Ina Demireva Alexandra Baurina
Former coach	Barbara Fusar-Poli, Eva Sonnleitner, Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Dmitri Sildoja, Vitali Schulz, Svetlana Alexeeva, Oksana Potdykova
Skating club	EKE Vienna Grazer Eislaufverein
Training locations	Milan, Italy; Vienna and Graz, Austria; Lyon, France; Dortmund, Germany
Began skating	1992
Retired	August 2016
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	130.88 2016 Worlds
Short dance	54.63 2016 Worlds
Free dance	79.38 2014 Ice Challenge

Juri Kurakin (born 3 August 1987) is a former competitive ice dancer who is best known for his partnership with Barbora Silná for Austria. Together, they won three Austrian national titles and reached the final segment at three ISU Championships. Earlier in his career, Kurakin competed for Estonia and Bulgaria.

Personal life

Kurakin was born 3 August 1987 in Tallinn, Estonia. He is the younger brother of Dmitri Kurakin, an ice dancer who competed internationally for Estonia and Germany.^[1]

Career

Early career

Kurakin began learning to skate in 1992.^[1] Early in his career, he competed with Alexandra Baurina for Estonia.^[2]

In 2005, Kurakin began skating with Ina Demireva, with whom he represented Bulgaria. Initially coached by Oksana Potdykova, Demireva/Kurakin decided to train under Svetlana Alexeeva and Elena Kustarova in Moscow in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons.^[3]^[4] They switched to Oleg Volkov and Alexander Zhulin for their final season together, 2008–09.^[5]

Partnership with Silná

Kurakin teamed up with Czech-Austrian skater Barbora Silná in 2010.^[6] The two decided to represent Austria. In the 2010–11 season, they were coached by Dmitri Sildoja and Vitali Schulz in Dortmund and Vienna.^[6] The following season, training under Muriel Zazoui and Romain Haguenauer in Lyon and Graz, they won their first Austrian national title.^[7] During the next two seasons, they finished second to Kira Geil / Tobias Eisenbauer at the Austrian Championships. In the 2013–14 season, they switched to Barbara Fusar-Poli in Milan.^[8]

Having missed qualifying for the free dance at three ISU Championship, Silná/Kurakin were successful for the first time at the 2015 Europeans in Stockholm, where they finished 18th. At the 2015 Worlds in Shanghai, they ranked 21st in the short and did not advance further.

Stefano Caruso joined Fusar-Poli as the duo's coach in the 2015–16 season.^[1] Silná/Kurakin reached the final segment at the 2016 Europeans in Bratislava and at the 2016 Worlds in Boston, where they placed 17th and 20th, respectively. They announced their retirement on 3 August 2016 due to Silná's back problems.^[9]

Programs

With Silná

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2015–16 ^[1]	Waltz & Polka: Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II	Lawrence of Arabia by Maurice Jarre
2014–15 ^[10]	Paso doble: España cañí by Pascual Marquina Narro	Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word by Elton John Funeral for a Friend Love Lies Bleeding by Elton John
2013–14 ^[8]	Slow foxtrot: Just One Dance by Caro Emerald Quickstep: That Man by Caro Emerald	Lost Generation (from "Chronicles") by Audiomachine Cerebral Beauty by Audiomachine
2011–12 ^[7]	Rhumba: Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers performed by Will Young Cha cha: Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps performed by The Pussycat Dolls	Amélie by Yann Tiersen
2010–11 ^[6]	Waltz: La Valse d'Amélie (from Amélie) by Yann Tiersen Quickstep: Jumping Jack by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	Ritornare (from Corteo)

With Demireva

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2008–09 ^[5]	Slow foxtrot: Selection by Louis Armstrong Quickstep: Selection by Louis Armstrong	Kill Bill
2007–08 ^[4]	Serbian folk: Selection by Goran Bregović	Harem by Sarah Brightman
2006–07 ^[3]	El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!)	Harem by Sarah Brightman

Results

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Silná for Austria

International^[11]
Event	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16
Worlds		36th			21st	20th
Europeans		24th		25th	18th	17th
CS DS Cup						5th
CS Finlandia Trophy						9th
CS Ice Challenge						4th
CS Nepela Trophy		7th			5th
Cup of Nice		11th
Ice Challenge		5th
Mont Blanc	8th
Nebelhorn Trophy	16th
NRW Trophy						2nd
Pavel Roman		8th
Trophy of Lyon	5th	2nd
National^[11]
Austrian Champ.	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st

With Demireva for Bulgaria

International^[12]
Event	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09
Worlds			30th	29th
Europeans				25th
Golden Spin				8th
Nepela Memorial				8th
International: Junior^[12]
Junior Worlds		25th	24th
JGP Bulgaria			13th
JGP Czech Rep.		15th
JGP Romania		15th	13th
National^[12]
Bulgarian Champ.	2nd		1st

With Baurina for Estonia

International^[13]
Event	2004–05
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Germany	17th

References

1 2 3 4 "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
↑ "Alexandra BAURINA / Juri KURAKIN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 January 2007.
1 2 "Ina DEMIREVA / Juri KURAKIN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007.
1 2 "Ina DEMIREVA / Juri KURAKIN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 June 2008.
1 2 "Ina DEMIREVA / Juri KURAKIN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009.
1 2 3 "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011.
1 2 "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012.
1 2 "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
↑ Silna, Barbora; Kurakin, Juri (3 August 2016). "We have to announce, that we decided to finish our active sport career...". Facebook.
↑ "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
1 2 "Competition Results: Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016.
1 2 3 "Competition Results: Ina DEMIREVA / Juri KURAKIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012.
↑ "Alexandra BAURINA / Juri KURAKIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.

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