Sylwia Nowak
| Sylwia Nowak | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Poland |
| Born |
28 April 1976 Łódź, Poland |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Former partner |
Sebastian Kolasiński Rafał Gabinowski |
| Former coach | Maria Olszewska-Lelonkiewicz |
| Former choreographer | Elena Tchaikovskaya, Y. Pouzakov, K. Ruszkiewicz |
| Skating club | Miejski Klub Lyzwiarski Lodz |
| Began skating | 1980 |
| Retired | 2003 |
Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka (Polish pronunciation: [ˈsɨlvja ˈnɔvak trɛmˈbat͡ska]; born 28 April 1976 in Łódź) is a Polish ice dancer. With partner Sebastian Kolasiński, she is the 1998 Skate Canada International bronze medalist, 1999 Cup of Russia bronze medalist, 1994 World Junior champion, and a nine-time Polish national champion.
Career
Early in her career, Nowak competed with Rafał Gabinowski. In 1991, coaches paired her with Sebastian Kolasiński,[1] with whom she competed for the rest of her career. They won silver at the 1993 World Junior Championships and then gold in 1994.[2] As seniors, Nowak / Kolasiński won gold medals at the Nebelhorn Trophy, Finlandia Trophy, and Karl Schäfer Memorial and bronze medals at two Grand Prix competitions, Skate Canada International and Cup of Russia. They placed as high as 9th at the World Championships and competed at two Olympics, in 1998 and 2002.
Nowak / Kolasiński retired from competitive skating after the 2002–2003 season. She currently works as a coach.
Personal life
Nowak married ice dancer Marcin Trębacki in 2003 and is now known as Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka.[3] They have a son, Maksymilian, and a daughter, Sonia.
Programs
(with Kolasiński)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–2003 [4] |
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| 2001–2002 [5] |
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| 2000–2001 [6] |
Chicago (musical) by John Kander:
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Results
(with Kolasiński)
| Results[4][5][6][2] | |||||||||||||
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| International | |||||||||||||
| Event | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 |
| Olympics | 12th | 13th | |||||||||||
| Worlds | 23rd | 14th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 9th | 9th | 14th | 11th | ||||
| Europeans | 12th | 9th | 9th | 11th | 8th | 7th | 11th | 10th | 9th | ||||
| GP Skate Canada | 5th | 3rd | 6th | ||||||||||
| GP Trophée Lalique | 5th | 4th | |||||||||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | |||||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 6th | 4th | 5th | 5th | |||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 1st | ||||||||||||
| Karl Schäfer | 1st | ||||||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||||||||||||
| Lysiane Lauret | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| Centennial On Ice | 5th | ||||||||||||
| Universiade | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| International: Junior | |||||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 19th | 11th | 2nd | 1st | |||||||||
| EYOF | 1st | ||||||||||||
| National | |||||||||||||
| Polish Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
| GP = Grand Prix (Champions Series 1995–1997) | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Mittan, J. Barry (1996). "Nowak and Kolasinski". Archived from the original on 14 May 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Dance". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "NOWAK - TRĘBACKA SYLWIA". Polish Olympic Committee (in Polish). Archived from the original on 7 September 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sylwia NOWAK / Sebastian KOLASINSKI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 September 2003.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Sylwia NOWAK / Sebastian KOLASINSKI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Sylwia NOWAK / Sebastian KOLASINSKI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.