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Mariusz Siudek

Mariusz Siudek
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Personal information
Full name Mariusz Krzysztof Siudek
Country represented Poland
Born (1972-04-29) 29 April 1972 (age 44)
Oświęcim, Poland
Residence Toruń, Poland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Partner Dorota Siudek
Former partner Marta Głuchowska
Beata Zielińska
Beata Szymłowska
Former coach Richard Gauthier
Manon Peron
Iwona Mydlarz-Chruscinska
Former choreographer Julie Marcotte
Julie Brault
Former skating club Unia Dwory SSA Oświęcim
Former training locations St. Leonard, Quebec
Oświęcim
Began skating 1978
Retired 2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 177.24
2004 NHK Trophy
Short program 61.84
2004 NHK Trophy
Free skate 115.40
2004 NHK Trophy

Mariusz Krzysztof Siudek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarjuʂ ˈɕudɛk]; born 29 April 1972 in Oświęcim) is a retired Polish pair skater who competed with wife Dorota Siudek (Zagórska). They are the 1999 World bronze medalists, two-time (1999, 2000) European silver medalists and two-time (2004, 2007) European bronze medalists. They were the first Polish pair to win a medal at the World Championships. They now coach together in Toruń, Poland.

Siudek was introduced to figure skating by his sister. After starting out as a singles skater, he took up pair skating in 1989. His early partners were Beata Szymłowska, Beata Zielińska, and Marta Głuchowska.

Siudek teamed up with Dorota Zagórska in 1994. In their first season together, the pair won their national title and were sent to the 1995 European and World Championships, finishing 9th and 16th in their debuts. The following season, they placed 8th in their Champions Series (later renamed Grand Prix) debut at the 1995 Trophée de France.

In the 1997–1998 season, Zagórska / Siudek were 4th at the 1998 European Championships. They finished 10th at their first Olympics, in Nagano, Japan, and ended the season at the 1998 World Championships where they placed 5th.

In 1998–1999, Zagórska / Siudek won their first European medal, silver, at the 1999 European Championships. They went on take bronze at the 1999 World Championships, becoming the first Polish pair to win a World medal.


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