After winning the Four National Championships for the third consecutive year, Kurakova made her World Championship debut in March at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm. She placed 32nd in the short program after falling on her the triple Lutz in her planned opening triple Lutz-triple toeloop combination. She managed to tack on a double toeloop onto a triple loop later in the program, but her reduced technical content was not enough to advance her to the free skate.