Julia Sauter is making her Olympic debut here in Milan Cortina after 10 national titles and 13 years competing for Romania. She is originally from Germany and finally was awarded citizenship last fall. She has funded her training throughout, working as a school-aid and waitress and a coach to cover training expenses.
The 28-year-old was 11th at the European Championships.
Her short program at the Milan Cortina Games was one of her best and the judges agreed, awarding her a personal best score. She headed into the short program in 16th place.
Today, she skated her free skate to a medley by The Cinematic Orchestra with absolute joy, smiling broadly after she realized her jumping passes were nearly flawless. She received another personal best earning 127.80 points — which had her shouting with happiness — and her total score was 190.93 points.
Olga Mikutina, Austria’s five-time national champion trains in New Jersey and attends Montclair State University. Thanks to a 17th-place finish at the Olympic qualifying 2025 World Championships, she qualified for Milan Cortina with ease, and she placed 13th at the European Championships earlier this year.
She was excellent today, skating to an emotional cover of “Nothing Else Matters,” with a few under-rotation calls on jumps, giving an overall powerful performance. She earned a season's best of 123.87 points and a total Olympic debut score of 185.59 points.
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