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Michał Woźniak
Ioulia Chtchetinina and Michał Woźniak at the 2024 World Championships
Born (1999-07-01) 1 July 1999 (age 25)
Katowice, Poland
HometownKatowice
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Poland
DisciplinePair skating (since 2020)
Men's singles (2012–20)
PartnerIoulia Chtchetinina (since 2023)
Anna Hernik (2020–22)
CoachNolan Seegert
Dmitri Savin
Skating clubUKŁ SPIN Katowice
Began skating2005
Polish Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Spišská Nová Ves Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2024 Turnov Pairs

Michał Woźniak (born 1 July 1999) is a Polish pair skater. With his current skating partner, Ioulia Chtchetinina, he is the 2023 Bavarian Open silver medalist, the 2023 Diamond Spin silver medalist, the 2023 Budapest Trophy bronze medalist, and the 2024 Polish national champion.

Personal life

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Woźniak was born on 1 July 1999 in Katowice, Poland. As of 2023, Woźniak is a law student at the University of Silesia in Katowice. In his free time, he enjoys reading and road cycling.[1]

Career

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Early years and single skating career

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Woźniak began learning how to skate in 2005. He trained as a single skater in his native Poland up until 2019. While Woźniak never competed in the senior ranks internationally, he did receive a handful of junior international assignments over the course of his singles career, including two ISU Junior Grand Prix events. Notably, he won the Polish Junior Championships in 2016. Woźniak's coach, Iwona Mydlarz-Chruścińska, attempted to convince him to switch to a paired discipline — namely ice dance given his height and musicality — for several seasons before he ultimately chose to pursue pairs.[1]

2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons: Partnership with Hernik

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Woźniak teamed up with his first partner, Anna Hernik, in 2020, coached by Mateusz Chruściński. Both new to pair skating, the duo learned the basics of the discipline together, eventually building to throw triple jumps and a double twist. Hernik/Woźniak entered the 2021 Four Nationals Championships, the shared national championship event for the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, but withdrew after the short program.

Hernik/Woźniak made their international debut at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying event to the 2022 Winter Olympics. The couple finished last at the event, suffering a frightening error during the free skate where Hernik fell head first out of a lift and onto the ice. While the team did eventually return for the 2022 Four Nationals Championships where they won the Polish national title, Hernik ultimately made the decision to conclude her competitive career.[2]

2023–24 season

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Woźniak faced challenges in finding a new skating partner following the conclusion of his collaboration with Hernik. His search was initially hindered by the COVID-19 pandemic and later by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. With limited options internationally, he decided to explore possibilities within his home country. However, tryouts with young skater Wiktoria Pacha and returning veteran Ola Malinkiewicz proved unsuccessful. Eventually, Woźniak connected with Swiss-Hungarian skater Ioulia Chtchetinina, who was in search of a new partner after parting ways with Márk Magyar, over Instagram.[2] Despite differences in their levels of experience in the discipline, Chtchetinina agreed to a tryout. The official announcement of their partnership for Poland took place in August 2023.[1]

Chtchetinina/Woźniak made their international debut at the 2023 Budapest Trophy where they finished fourth of four teams. They next competed at the 2023 Diamond Spin where they placed second between Italian teams Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini and Anna Valesi / Manuel Piazza. The team claimed their second international medal not long after with a bronze at the 2023 Warsaw Cup behind Georgians Anastasia Metelkina / Luka Berulava and Brits Anastasia Vaipan-Law / Luke Digby. Chtchetinina/Woźniak competed once more before the Polish National Championships, finishing fourth at their first Challenger event, the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[3]

At the 2024 Four Nationals Championship, Chtchetinina/Woźniak placed second in the combined senior pairs event, but won the Polish national title by default as the sole Polish entrant. Their win yielded assignments to both 2024 Europeans and 2024 Worlds. The team competed just once more before the championship season began, winning the silver medal at the 2024 Bavarian Open between Daria Danilova / Michel Tsiba from the Netherlands, and Barbora Kucianová / Martin Bidař of the Czech Republic.[4]

Chtchetinina/Woźniak finished just inside the top 10 at Europeans, and placed 19th at the Worlds.[5][6]

2024–25 season

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Chtchetinina/Woźniak opened their second season together at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy where they finished 7th.[7]

Programs

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With Chtchetinina

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Season Short program Free skating
2024–2025
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2023–2024
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With Hernik

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Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
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As a single skater

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Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
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  • Vivir
    by Don Juan
    choreo. by Maciej Bernadowski, Marianne Gola

Competitive highlights

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Pair skating with Ioulia Chtchetinina

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Competition placements at senior level [12]
Season 2023–24 2024–25
World Championships 19th
European Championships 10th
Polish Championships 1st
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 4th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 7th
Bavarian Open 2nd
Budapest Trophy 4th
Diamond Spin 2nd
Warsaw Cup 3rd

Pair skating with Anna Hernik

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Competition placements at senior level [13]
Season 2020–21 2021–22
Polish Championships WD 1st
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 16th

Single skating

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Competition placements at junior level [14][15]
Season 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Polish Championships (Senior) 8th 7th 4th
Polish Championships (Junior) 10th 7th 5th 1st 6th 3rd 5th
JGP Czech Republic 19th
JGP Poland 24th
Mentor Toruń Cup 8th
Tirnavia Ice Cup 9th
Warsaw Cup 10th
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References

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  1. ^ a b c Tascher, Magdalena (7 August 2023). "Nowa para sportowa" [New sports pair] (in Polish). Polish Figure Skating Association.
  2. ^ a b Gorecki, Mateusz (9 January 2024). "Polska wraca na ME po 11 latach! Niezłomny duet marzy o igrzyskach" [Poland returns to the European Championships after 11 years! The unwavering duo dreams of the games] (in Polish). TVP Sport.
  3. ^ "ISU Golden Spin of Zagreb 2023 – Pairs". www.croskate.hr. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Bavarian Open 2024 Pairs". www.deu-event.de. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  5. ^ "ISU European Championships 2024 – Pairs". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  6. ^ "ISU World Championships 2024 – Pairs". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Nebelhorn Trophy 2024 - Pairs". German Ice Skating Union. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Ioulia Chtchetinina / Michal Wozniak: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Ioulia Chtchetinina / Michal Wozniak: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Anna HERNIK / Michal Wozniak: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Michal Wozniak: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  12. ^ "POL–Ioulia Chtchetinina/Michal Wozniak". SkatingScores.com.
  13. ^ "POL–Anna Hernik/Michal Wozniak". SkatingScores.com.
  14. ^ "POL–Michal Wozniak". SkatingScores.com.
  15. ^ "Michael Wozniak / Ioulia Chtchetinina". RinkResults.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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