Dark horse Olga Mikutina thrives in Feldkirch

Austria’s Olga Mikutina became a dark horse at the 2021 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden last March. In what was her World Championship debut, the 17-year-old jumped into the top ten with an eighth-place finish—the best result for Austrian figure skating in 24 years when Julia Lautowa placed eighth in 1997. With this accomplishment, Mikutina secured an Olympic quota place plus the option for a second quota place for the Austrian ladies. That is a big deal f