Agata Błażowska (Polish pronunciation: ; born 30 March 1978) is a Polish former competitive

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. With

Marcin Kozubek Marcin Kozubek (Polish pronunciation: ; born 21 June 1978) is a Polish former competitive ice dancer. With Agata Błażowska, he is the 1997 World Junior bronze medalist, a two-time Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, the 1999 Winter Universiade bro ...

, she is the 1997 World Junior bronze medalist, a two-time

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champion, the

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bronze medalist, and the 1999 Polish national champion.

Career

Błażowska's first ice dancing partner was Tomasz Jekiel. She began competing with

in the 1993–94 season. The two placed 18th at the 1994 World Junior Championships in

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and 15th at the 1996 World Junior Championships in

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, Australia. Ranked third in all segments, they were awarded the bronze medal behind two Russian teams –

Nina Ulanova Nina Ulanova (; occasionally romanised French-style as Oulanova; born 31 May 1978) is a Russian ice dancer. With former partner Michail Stifunin, she is the 1997 World Junior champion and 1998 Nebelhorn Trophy champion. Personal life Nina U ...

/ Michail Stifunin (gold) and Oksana Potdykova /

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(silver) – at the 1997 World Junior Championships in

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, South Korea. Błażowska/Kozubek moved up to the senior level in the 1997–98 season. After winning gold at the 1997 Ondrej Nepela Memorial, they debuted on the Champions Series (Grand Prix), placing seventh at the 1997 Cup of Russia. The following season they took gold at the 1999 Polish Championships and bronze at the

. In the 1999–2000 season, Błażowska/Kozubek were awarded gold at the

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and silver at the

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. They placed 14th at the 2000 European Championships in

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, Austria, and 20th at the 2001 World Championships in

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, Canada. In October 2001, Błażowska sustained a

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injury while warming up before the free dance at the

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. The duo withdrew from the event but returned to competition the following month, placing sixth at the

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and seventh at the 2001 Cup of Russia. They were coached by Mirosław Plutowski in

Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...

Programs

(with Kozubek)

Competitive highlights

''GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix''

With Kozubek

With Jekiel

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blazowska, Agata 1978 births Living people Polish female ice dancers World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Figure skaters from Gdańsk Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Poland Competitors at the 1999 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2001 Winter Universiade