Sebastian Kolasiński (; born 16 February 1975) is a Polish former competitive ice dancer. With partner

Sylwia Nowak Sylwia is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Sylwia Ejdys (born 1984), Polish middle-distance runner *Sylwia Gruchała (born 1981), Polish fencer * Sylwia Jaśkowiec (born 1986), Polish cross-country skier * Sylwia Julito (born ...

, he is the

1998 Skate Canada International The 1998 Skate Canada International was the second event of six in the 1998–99 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held in Kamloops, British Columbia on November 5–8. Medals we ...

bronze medalist,

1999 Cup of Russia The 1999 Cup of Russia was the fifth event of six in the 1999–2000 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg on November 24 ...

bronze medalist, 1994 World Junior champion, and a nine-time Polish national champion.

Personal life

Kolasiński was born on 16 February 1975 in

Łódź Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...

, Poland. He has a daughter, Jagoda (born in 2002), with his ex-wife, Jagna Marczułajtis, an Olympic snowboarder.

Career

Early in his career, Kolasiński had a brief partnership with Agnieszka Domańska. In 1991, coaches paired him with

, with whom he competed for the rest of his career. They won silver at the 1993 World Junior Championships and then gold in 1994. 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 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

and

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

. The two retired from competitive skating after the 2002–03 season. They occasionally skate at special performances. Kolasiński also works as a coach and choreographer. One of his former students is Ilona Senderek.

Programs

(with Nowak)

Results

''GP: Champions Series/Grand Prix'' (with Nowak)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolasinski, Sebastian 1975 births Living people Polish male ice dancers Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Poland Sportspeople from Łódź World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Universiade medalists in figure skating Universiade silver medalists for Poland Competitors at the 2001 Winter Universiade