Michał Zych ( ; born 28 May 1982 in

Gdynia Gdynia is a city in northern Poland and a seaport on the Baltic Sea coast. With an estimated population of 257,000, it is the List of cities in Poland, 12th-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in the Pomeranian Voivodeship after Gdańsk ...

) is a Polish former competitive

ice dancer Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. A ...

. With Aleksandra Kauc, he is a three-time Polish national champion and the 2004

Golden Spin of Zagreb The Golden Spin of Zagreb () is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Croatian Skating Federation () and held in Zagreb, Croatia. The competition debuted in 1973, and ...

silver medalist. The duo competed in the final segment at three

European Championships A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...

, three

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, and the

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Career

Early in his career, Zych competed with Agnieszka Szot. From 2000 to 2002, he competed with Marta Dzióbek, with whom he is the 2002 Polish junior bronze medalists. From 2003 to 2006, he competed with partner Alexandra Kauc. Kauc and Zych are three time Polish national champions. They competed three times at the

European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Medals are awarded in single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The ...

and the

World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). The first World Championships were held in 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and they have been held e ...

. They placed 21st at the

. After beginning the 2006–2007 season at the 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy, they ended their partnership.

Programs

With Kauc

With Dzióbek

Competitive highlights

With Kauc

With Dzióbek

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zych, Michal Polish male ice dancers Olympic figure skaters for Poland Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Gdynia 21st-century Polish sportsmen