Katarzyna Karasińska (born 24 October 1982 in Wroclaw) is a world class

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. She achieved 5th place in the

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's 2005 European Cup

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event. She also competed in the

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, ranking #30 in women's slalom, and in the

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, ranking #41 in women's slalom.

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1982 births Living people Polish female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Poland Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Winter World University Games medalists in alpine skiing Sportspeople from Wrocław FISU World University Games gold medalists for Poland FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Poland Competitors at the 2007 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade 21st-century Polish sportswomen {{Poland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub