Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka

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
Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka in 2016
Born	(1976-04-28) 28 April 1976 (age 48) 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

Sylwia 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

Early 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

(with Kolasiński)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2002–03 [1]	Waltz: Once Upon A December (from Anastasia) Polka by Karol Namysłowski	The Phantom of the Opera on Ice by Robert Danova
2001–02 [7]	Tango Paso doble Tango	Give a Little Time for your Love by Beethoven, Mozart performed by Richard Clayderman
2000–01 [8]	Chicago by John Kander Charleston: The Bond Foxtrot: All that Jazz Charleston: The Bond	The Godfather by Nino Rota

Results

GP: 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

1. "Sylwia NOWAK / Sebastian KOLASINSKI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 September 2003.
2. "NOWAK - TRĘBACKA SYLWIA" (in Polish). Polish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012.
3. 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.
4. Mittan, J. Barry (1996). "Nowak and Kolasinski". Archived from the original on 14 May 2012.
5. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: ISU Results: Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-31.
6. "Natalia KALISZEK / Maksim SPODIREV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016.
7. "Sylwia NOWAK / Sebastian KOLASINSKI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
8. "Sylwia NOWAK / Sebastian KOLASINSKI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.

External links

• Sylwia Nowak / Sebastian Kolasinski at the International Skating Union