| Karolina Raskina | |
| Birth Date: | 1992 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kremenchuk,Ukraine |
| Discipline: | Rhythmic Gymnastics |
| Level: | International Elite |
| Natlteam: | 2009-2011 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
| Club: | TSV Schmiden |
| Headcoach: | Natalia Stsiapanava, Ekaterina Kotelikova |
| Retired: | yes |
Karolina Raskina (born 28 February 1992) is a retired German rhythmic gymnast of Ukrainian descent.[1] She was a member of the national senior group.
Born in Ukraine, she came to Berlin with her parents as a small child. There she caught the eye of TSV Schmiden's head coach Galina Krilenko in a youth competition, who then took Raskina with her to Fellbach-Schmiden.[2]
In 2006 she won silver with clubs at an international tournament in Budapest.[3] In September she competed with the same apparatus at the Junior European Championships, finishing 6th in the event final and 10th in teams.[4] The following year she was invited out of competition at the Berlin Masters, replacing Johanna Gabor.[5]
In 2008 Karolina made her senior debut at the World Cup in Minsk where was 15th.[6] In June she became the national All-Around, clubs and ribbon champion.[7]
At the 2009 national championships she and her trainer argued with the judges for having awarded her silver in the All-Around.[8] A few months later she was called up to join the group.[9] She was eventually selected for the World Championships where she was 13th in the All-Around.[10] [11]
In 2010 she debuted at the World Cup in Portimão where the group took 6th place with 3 ribbons and 2 ropes.[12] In Saint Petersburg she won silver in the All-Around and both event finals.[13] Competing at the European Championships in Bremen she was 4th in the All-Around, with 5 hoops and with 3 ribbons and 2 ropes.[14] The group was 5th with 5 hoops and 6th with 3 ribbons and 2 ropes in Pesaro.[15]
Starting the 2011 season she won 5 balls’ gold and 3 ribbons and 2 hoops’ silver at the Grand Prix in Thiais.[16] [17] During the World Cup in Pesaro she was 7th in the All-Around and 5th with 3 ribbons and 2 hoops.[18] At the stage in Nizhny Novgorod she won bronze in the All-Around and with 3 ribbons and 2 hoops.[19]
She retired shortly after due to injury. She worked for some time at the federal base before opening her own club in Berlin.[20] [21]