Aleksandra "Ola" Kauc-Żelichowska (Polish pronunciation: [alɛkˈsandra ˈkau̯t͡s ʐɛliˈxɔvska]; born 20 February 1980) is a Polish former competitive ice dancer. With Michał Zych, she became a three-time Polish national champion and the 2004 Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist. The duo competed in the final segment at three European Championships, three World Championships, and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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| Other names | Aleksandra Kauc-Żelichowska Ola Kauc | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 February 1980 Łódź, Poland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Poland | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Ice dance | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
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Career
editKauc competed with Michał Przyk and Krzysztof Tomczyk in her early career.
Between 1997 and 2002, she competed with Filip Bernadowski.[1] With him, she was a two-time Polish bronze medalist.
Between 2003 and 2006, she competed with partner Michał Zych. Kauc and Zych were three time Polish national champions. They competed three times at the European Figure Skating Championships and the World Figure Skating Championships. They placed 21st at the 2006 Winter Olympics. After beginning the 2006–2007 season at the 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy, they ended their partnership.
Kauc retired from competitive skating in 2006. She skates professionally. She has appeared on Poland's Dancing on Ice. In the first season, which was in 2007, she was partnered with Zygmunt Chajzer and finished 9th. In the second season, in March 2008, she was partnered with Marek Kościkiewicz and finished 11th.
Programs
editWith Zych
edit| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2006–2007 [2] |
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| 2005–2006 [3] |
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| 2004–2005 [4] |
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| 2003–2004 [5] |
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With Bernadowski
edit| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2000–2001 [6] |
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Notre-Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante:
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Results
editWith Zych
edit| Results[5][4][3][2] | ||||
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| International | ||||
| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
| Olympics | 21st | |||
| Worlds | 24th | 22nd | 19th | |
| Europeans | 14th | 17th | 16th | |
| GP Cup of China | 7th | |||
| GP Cup of Russia | 9th | 8th | ||
| GP Skate America | 10th | |||
| Finlandia | 4th | |||
| Golden Spin | 2nd | |||
| Karl Schäfer | 9th | |||
| Nebelhorn | 5th | WD | 4th | |
| National | ||||
| Polish Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew | ||||
With Bernadowski
edit| Results[6] | ||||
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| International | ||||
| Event | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 |
| Worlds | 17th | |||
| Europeans | 22nd | |||
| GP Skate Canada | 8th | |||
| Karl Schäfer | 2nd | |||
| Nebelhorn | 4th | |||
| Skate Israel | 6th | |||
| Winter Universiade | 11th | |||
| International: Junior | ||||
| Junior Worlds | 8th | 8th | ||
| JGP France | 6th | |||
| JGP Germany | 6th | 4th | ||
| JGP Slovakia | 6th | |||
| Autumn Trophy | 2nd J. | |||
| National | ||||
| Polish Champ. | 1st J. | 1st J. | 3rd | 3rd |
| GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level | ||||
With Tomczyk
edit| Results[6] | |
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| National | |
| Event | 1996–1997 |
| Polish Championships | 4th |
With Przyk
edit| Results[6] | |
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| International | |
| Event | 1995–1996 |
| World Junior Championships | 12th |
References
edit- ^ Mittan, Barry (25 February 2002). "Kauc and Bernadowski Work Towards 2006 Olympics". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008.
- ^ a b "Alexandra KAUC / Michal ZYCH: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 June 2007.
- ^ a b "Alexandra KAUC / Michal ZYCH: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2006.
- ^ a b "Alexandra KAUC / Michal ZYCH: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 April 2005.
- ^ a b "Alexandra KAUC / Michal ZYCH: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.
- ^ a b c d "Alexandra KAUC / Filip BERNADOWSKI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2001.