Katrien Pauwels (born 8 November 1965) is a Belgian former competitive
figure skater
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...
. She won medals at
Skate America
Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is hosted by U.S. Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: men ...
,
Karl Schäfer Memorial
The Karl Schäfer Memorial (other titles: Asko Cup (1987), Vienna Cup (1994), or Vienna Trophy) was a senior-level international figure skating competition held in Vienna, Austria. Medals were awarded in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' ...
,
Golden Spin of Zagreb, and
International St. Gervais. She placed 13th at the
1984 European Championships and 14th at the
1986 World Championships. Pauwels represented Belgium at the
1984 and
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, MohkÃnsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts†...
. She was
Belgium's flag bearer in 1988.
Pauwels was born in
Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in ...
, grew up in
Mariakerke, and settled in
Wondelgem
Wondelgem used to be a village in East Flanders, Belgium. It is now part of the city of Ghent.
History
In the 9th century the Carolingian emperors owned a large estate in Wondelgem. Ghent has a total population of about 230,000, of which about 12, ...
.
[ She works as a medical representative and also coaches figure skating in ]Eeklo
Eeklo () is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Eeklo proper. The name ''Eeklo'' comes from the contraction of "eke" and "lo", two Old German words meaning ''oak'' and ''sp ...
.[ She has two daughters, Aurélie and Charlotte.][
Pauwels appeared on ]Dancing on Ice (Netherlands and Belgium)
''Dancing on Ice'' in the Netherlands and Belgium is broadcast by the Dutch TV channel RTL 4 and the Belgian TV channel VTM and hosted by Martijn Krabbe and Francesca Vanthielen. The members of the jury are: Joan Haanappel, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Th ...
as a member of the jury.
Competitive highlights
References
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1965 births
Belgian female single skaters
Living people
Sportspeople from Ghent
Olympic figure skaters of Belgium
Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics