Katrien Pauwels (born 8 November 1965) is a Belgian former competitive figure skater. She won medals at Skate America, Karl Schäfer Memorial, 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. She was Belgium's flag bearer in 1988.