Maria Zuchowicz (born in

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, in 1930 – 24 November 2020) was a Polish lawyer and

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official. She was Chairperson of Appeal Commission of the

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and Vice-President of the Polish Figure Skating Associations. She was also international skating judge including as a judge and referee of the Olympic Games in

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, Innsbruck,

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and Calgary. A Member of the CAS ad hoc Division at the Winter Olympic Games,

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, 1998, Ms. Zuchowicz was also President and arbitrator of the Court of Sport of the Polish Olympic Committee and arbitrator of the Football amicable Court of the Polish Football Union. She has been commenting on figure skating events for the Polish national television ( TVP) and was a judge in the first (autumn 2007) and second (spring 2008) Polish edition of the '' Dancing on Ice''.

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