Sebastian Kolasiński (Polish: [sɛ'bastian kɔla'ɕiɲskʲi]; born 16 February 1975) is a Polish former competitive ice dancer. With partner Sylwia Nowak, he 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.
| Sebastian Kolasiński | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 February 1975 Łódź, Poland |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Skating club | Miejski Klub Lyzwiarski Lodz |
| Began skating | 1981 |
| Retired | 2003 |
Personal life
editKolasiński was born on 16 February 1975 in Łódź, Poland.[1] He has a daughter, Jagoda (born in 2002), with his ex-wife, Jagna Marczułajtis, an Olympic snowboarder.[1][2]
Career
editEarly in his career, Kolasiński had a brief partnership with Agnieszka Domańska. In 1991, coaches paired him with Sylwia Nowak,[3] with whom he competed for the rest of his career. They won silver at the 1993 World Junior Championships and then gold in 1994.[4]
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. The two retired from competitive skating after the 2002–03 season. They occasionally skate at special performances.
Kolasiński also works as a coach and choreographer. One of his former students is Ilona Senderek.
Programs
edit(with Nowak)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2002–03 [1] |
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| 2001–02 [5] |
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| 2000–01 [6] |
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Results
editGP: Champions Series/Grand Prix
(with Nowak)
| International[1][5][6] | |||||||||||||
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| Event | 90–91 | 91–92 | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Universiade | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| Lysiane Lauret | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| Centennial On Ice | 5th | ||||||||||||
| International: Junior[6][4] | |||||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 19th | 11th | 2nd | 1st | |||||||||
| EYOF | 1st | ||||||||||||
| National[1][6] | |||||||||||||
| Polish Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
| WD: Withdrew | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Sylwia NOWAK / Sebastian KOLASINSKI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 September 2003.
- ^ "KOLASIŃSKI SEBASTIAN" (in Polish). Polish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013.
- ^ Mittan, J. Barry (1996). "Nowak and Kolasinski". Archived from the original on 14 May 2012.
- ^ a b "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-31.
- ^ a b "Sylwia NOWAK / Sebastian KOLASINSKI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
- ^ a b c d "Sylwia NOWAK / Sebastian KOLASINSKI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.