Calla Urbanski
| Calla Urbanski | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Calla Vita Urbanski-Petka |
| Country represented | United States |
| Born |
June 26, 1960 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Former partner | Joseph Mero Rocky Marval Mark Naylor Michael Blicharski |
| Former coach | Ronald Ludington |
| Former skating club | University of Delaware FSC |
| Former training locations | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Retired | 1994 |
Calla Vita Urbanski-Petka (born June 26, 1960) is an American former pair skater. With Rocky Marval, she is the 1991 Skate America champion, the 1992 NHK Trophy bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion (1992–1993). They represented the United States at the 1992 Winter Olympics and finished tenth.
Urbanski was raised in Skokie, Illinois, the daughter of a radio engineer and a hair stylist. She worked double shifts as a waitress and barmaid during her skating career.
Competing with Michael Blicharski, Urbanski placed 6th at the 1988 U.S. Championships. Their partnership ended when he decided to join an ice show due to financial problems. She then competed two seasons with Mark Naylor but they split after finishing seventh at the 1990 Goodwill Games.
Urbanski teamed up with Rocky Marval in 1990. They were coached by Ronald Ludington in Wilmington, Delaware. The media dubbed the pair "The Waitress and the Truck Driver" because of their occupations. In the 1991–92 season, Urbanski/Marval won gold at the 1991 Skate America and at the 1992 U.S. Championships. They were named in the U.S. team to the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France and finished tenth. Both developed chest colds at the event and waited a day for medication because the approved type had initially run out. The pair placed seventh in the final event of the season, the 1992 World Championships.
In June 1992, Urbanski and Marval announced the end of their partnership. Both arranged tryouts with other skaters — Urbanski with Scott Kurttila and Marval with Natasha Kuchiki — but the two decided to reunite in late July. They competed together for one more season, winning bronze at the 1992 NHK Trophy and their second U.S. national title.
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