Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka (Polish pronunciation: [ˈsɨlvja ˈnɔvak trɛmˈbat͡ska]; born 28 April 1976) is a Polish ice dancing coach and former competitor. 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.
| Sylwia Nowak | |
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.jpg) Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka in 2016 | |
| Born | 28 April 1976 Łódź, Poland |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Skating club | Miejski Klub Lyzwiarski Lodz |
| Began skating | 1980 |
| Retired | 2003 |
Personal life
editSylwia Nowak was born on 28 April 1976 in Łódź, Poland.[1] She married Polish ice dancer Marcin Trębacki in 2003 and changed her surname to Nowak-Trębacka.[2][3] She and her husband have a son, Maksymilian, and a daughter, Sonia.
Career
editEarly in her career, Nowak competed with Rafał Gabinowski. In 1991, coaches paired her with Sebastian Kolasiński,[4] with whom she competed for the rest of her career. They won silver at the 1993 World Junior Championships and then gold in 1994.[5]
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.
Nowak-Trębacka works as a coach in Toruń. Her most notable students are Natalia Kaliszek / Maksym Spodyriev.[6]
Programs
edit(with Kolasiński)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2002–03 [1] |
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| 2001–02 [7] |
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| 2000–01 [8] |
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Results
editGP: Champions Series/Grand Prix
(with Kolasiński)
| International[1][7][8] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[8][5] | |||||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 19th | 11th | 2nd | 1st | |||||||||
| EYOF | 1st | ||||||||||||
| National[1][8] | |||||||||||||
| Polish Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
| WD: Withdrew | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sylwia NOWAK / Sebastian KOLASINSKI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 September 2003.
- ^ "NOWAK - TRĘBACKA SYLWIA" (in Polish). Polish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012.
- ^ Zdrojewska, Grażyna (6 June 2003). "Sylwia Nowak w lipcu zostanie mamą" [Sylwia Nowak will become a mom in July]. Express Ilustrowany (in Polish). Nasze Miasto Łódź. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Natalia KALISZEK / Maksim SPODIREV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016.
- ^ 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.