Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka (Polish pronunciation: ; 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.
Personal life Sylwia Nowak was born on 28 April 1976 in Łódź, Poland. She married Polish ice dancer Marcin Trębacki in 2003 and changed her surname to Nowak-Trębacka. 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, with whom she competed for the rest of her 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 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.
Programs (with Kolasiński)
Season Original dance Free dance 2002–03 Once Upon A December Polka The Phantom of the Opera on Ice 2001–02
Give a Little Time for your Love 2000–01 Chicago The Bond All that Jazz The Bond The Godfather
Results GP: Champions Series/Grand Prix
(with Kolasiński) International 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 Skate Canada 5th 3rd 6th Trophée Lalique 5th 4th Cup of Russia 4th 4th 3rd 7th 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 Junior Worlds 19th 11th 2nd 1st EYOF 1st National Polish Champ. 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st WD: Withdrew
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