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, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Partner	Barbora Silná
Former partner	Ina Demireva Alexandra Baurina
Coach	Barbara Fusar-Poli, Eva Sonnleitner
Former coach	Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Dmitri Sildoja, Vitali Schulz, Svetlana Alexeeva, Oksana Podtykova
Skating club	Grazer Eislaufverein
Training locations	Milan Graz
Began skating	1992
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	129.58 2014 Ice Challenge
Short dance	50.20 2014 Ice Challenge
Free dance	79.38 2014 Ice Challenge

Juri Kurakin (born 3 August 1987) is an Estonian ice dancer who has competed for Estonia, Bulgaria, and currently Austria. Early in his career, he competed with Alexandra Baurina for Estonia. He teamed up with Ina Demireva in 2005 and skated for Bulgaria with her. They are the 2006 Bulgarian national silver medalists. In 2010, he teamed up with Czech skater Barbora Silná to compete for Austria.

He is the younger brother of Dmitri Kurakin, an ice dancer who competed internationally for Estonia and Germany.

Programs

With Silná

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2014–2015 ^[1]	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
2013–2014 ^[2]	Slow foxtrot: Just One Dance by Caro Emerald Quickstep: That Man by Caro Emerald	Lost Generation (from "Chronicles") by Audiomachine Cerebral Beauty by Audiomachine
2011–2012 ^[3]	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
2010–2011 ^[4]	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
2008–2009 ^[5]	Slow foxtrot by Louis Armstrong Quickstep by Louis Armstrong	Kill Bill

Results

CS: Challenger Series (began in the 2014–15 season); JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Silná for Austria

International^[6]
Event	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15
World Champ.		36th
European Champ.		24th		25th	18th
CS Nepela Trophy		7th			5th
Nebelhorn Trophy	16th
Cup of Nice		11th
Ice Challenge		5th
Pavel Roman		8th
Mont Blanc Trophy	8th
Trophy of Lyon	5th	2nd
National^[6]
Austrian Champ.	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st

With Demireva for Bulgaria

International^[7]
Event	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09
Worlds		30th	29th
Europeans			25th
Golden Spin			8th
Nepela Memorial			8th
International: Junior^[7]
Junior Worlds	25th	24th
JGP Bulgaria		13th
JGP Czech Republic	15th
JGP Romania	15th	13th
National^[7]
Bulgarian Champ.		1st

With Baurina for Estonia

International^[8]
Event	2004–05
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Germany	17th

References

↑ "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014.
↑ "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
↑ "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012.
↑ "Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011.
↑ "Ina DEMIREVA / Juri KURAKIN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009.
↑ 6.0 6.1 "Competition Results: Barbora SILNA / Juri KURAKIN". International Skating Union.
↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Competition Results: Ina DEMIREVA / Juri KURAKIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012.
↑ "Alexandra BAURINA / Juri KURAKIN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009.

External links

Media related to Juri Kurakin at Wikimedia Commons