| Colette Kaminski | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 May 1997 St. Louis Park, USA |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Coach | Pete Biver Traci Coleman |
| Skating club | Warsaw Figure Skating Academy |
Colette "Coco" Kaminski (born 29 May 1997) is an American figure skater, who represented internationally Poland between 2013 and 2017. She is a three time Polish national bronze medalist.
Kaminski was born in the US, as a fourth child, on 29 May 1997 from American mother and Polish father. Her sister was also a figure skater. [1] As of spring 2017, she was a student at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. [2]
Kaminski started skating in 2004, under Judy Johnson Bouts. Not being strong enough to represent the US, she was invited in 2013 to skate for Poland.
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | |||
| 2016-2017 [3] |
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JGP: Junior Grand Prix ; CS: Challenger Series
| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| Europeans | 30th | ||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 14th* | 11th | 12th | ||
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 14th | ||||
| CS Autumn Classic International | 13th | ||||
| Slovenia Open | 17th | ||||
| Philadelphia Summer International | 13th J. | 18th | |||
| Cupe de Nice | 21st | ||||
| International: Junior | |||||
| Reykjavik Int. Games | 6th | ||||
| Skate Canada Autumn Classic | 6th | ||||
| Toruń Cup | 16th | ||||
| National | |||||
| Poland | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | ||
| Poland: Junior | 1st | 4th | |||
| J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew * Warsaw Cup became part of a newly created Challenger Series circuit starting with 2014/2015 season | |||||
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