Mateusz Chruściński (born 29 November 1987 in

Katowice Katowice (, ) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000. K ...

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) is a Polish

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

who competed as a

single skater Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually. Men's singles and women's singles are governed by the International Skating Union (ISU). Figure skating is the oldest winter sport contested ...

and

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. He teamed up with

Joanna Sulej Joanna Sulej (born 16 September 1989 in Łosice) is a Polish figure skater who competed as both a single skater and pair skater. As a single skater, she was the 2005 and 2006 Polish junior national champion. She teamed up with Mateusz Chruścińs ...

in 2008 and began competing internationally with her in the 2008-2009 season. They represented Poland at the 2010 Winter Olympics. They were coached by his mother, Iwona Myldarz-Chruścińska. His brother,

Radosław Chruściński Radosław Chruściński (born 14 December 1991 in Katowice, Poland) is a Polish Pair skating, pair skater. With partner Magdalena Klatka, he is a two-time (2011–2012) Polish Figure Skating Championships, Polish national champion. His brother, M ...

, is also a competitive skater. As a single skater, he is the 2006 Polish Junior national champion and the 2007 senior national silver medalist. He competed three seasons on the

Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

circuit.

Competitive highlights

Pairs career

(with Sulej)

Singles career

References

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Joanna Sulej & Mateusz Chruściński
at the UKŁF "Unia" Oświęcim Polish male pair skaters Polish male single skaters 1987 births Living people Figure skaters at the 2007 Winter Universiade Sportspeople from Katowice Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for Poland 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-figure-skater-stub