Elżbieta Gabryszak ( ; born 6 August 1998) is a Polish

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. She is the 2017

Crystal Skate of Romania The Crystal Skate of Romania is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Romania. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and sometimes ice dancing Ice dance (sometimes referred t ...

champion, the 2019

Open d'Andorra The Open d'Andorra is an international figure skating competition held annually in Canillo, Andorra, usually in November. Medals may be awarded in Single skating, men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing on the senior, junior, and novice leve ...

silver medalist, the 2018

Warsaw Cup The Warsaw Cup is an annual international figure skating competition which is generally held in November in Warsaw, Poland. Its senior categories became part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014–15 season. Medals may be awarded in the discipl ...

bronze medalist, and a two-time Polish national champion (2017, 2018).

Personal life

Gabryszak was born on 6 August 1998 in

Tychy Tychy (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Tichau; szl, Tychy) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, approximately south of Katowice. Situated on the southern edge of the Upper Silesian industrial district, the city boders Katowice to the north, ...

Career

Early years

Gabryszak began learning to skate in 2003. Coached by Iwona Mydlarz-Chruścińska, she made her junior international debut in November 2012. In September 2015, she competed at an

ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

event.

2016–2017 season

Gabryszak's senior international debut came in November 2016 at the

. She won her first senior national title in December at the Four National Championships in

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...

2017–2018 season

In October 2017, Gabryszak took gold at the

. At Four Nationals, held in December in

Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...

, she won her second national title. She placed 34th at the

2018 European Championships The 2018 European Championships were the first edition of the European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburgh hosting the diving events and Gleneagles ...

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, Russia.

2018–2019 season

Gabryszak was awarded the bronze medal at the

in November 2018. At Four Nationals in

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, she finished second among the Polish competitors, behind Ekaterina Kurakova, who was not yet eligible to compete internationally. In January, Gabryszak placed 25th at the 2019 European Championships in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

, Belarus.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

References

External links

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Elżbieta Gabryszak
at the Polish Figure Skating Association
Elżbieta Gabryszak
at Stats on Ice {{DEFAULTSORT:Gabryszak, Elżbieta 1998 births Living people Polish female single skaters People from Tychy Competitors at the 2019 Winter Universiade Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship