Jolanta (Jola) Wesolowska-Mantilla (born 11 November 1958) is a former Polish competitive figure skater. Wesolowska is a multiple-time Polish National Champion in Ice Dancing (ice dancing with Andrzej Alberciak, [1] 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982), [2] and represented Poland at the 1978 European Figure Skating Championships.
Jola Wesolowska was born in Lodz, Poland, and attended the Lodz Technical University, [3] where she graduated with a master's degree in organic chemistry After concluding her competitive career, she moved with her family to the United States.
She currently resides in Illinois where she coaches aspiring figure skaters in the Chicago area. [4]
Lynn-Holly Johnson is an American retired figure skater and actress. After achieving some success as a figure skater in the mid-1970s, she began an acting career, including a Golden Globe-nominated role in 1978's Ice Castles and her role as Bibi Dahl in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only.
Sylwia Nowak-Trębacka is a Polish ice dancing coach and former competitor. With partner Sebastian Kolasiński, she is the 1998 Skate Canada International bronze medalist, 1999 Cup of Russia bronze medalist, 1994 World Junior champion, and a nine-time Polish national champion.
Sebastian Kolasiński is a Polish former competitive ice dancer. With partner Sylwia Nowak, he is the 1998 Skate Canada International bronze medalist, 1999 Cup of Russia bronze medalist, 1994 World Junior champion, and a nine-time Polish national champion.
Ilona Senderek-Wójcik is a Polish former competitive figure skater. She is the 2004 Polish national champion and competed in the final segment at the 2005 World Junior Championships.
Naomi Lang is an American former competitive ice dancer. With skating partner Peter Tchernyshev, she is a two-time Four Continents champion, a five-time U.S. national champion (1999–2003), and competed at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Lang is the first Native American female athlete to participate in the Winter Olympics. She is an enrolled member of the Karuk Tribe of California.
Aleksandra "Ola" Kauc-Żelichowska is a Polish former competitive ice dancer. With Michał Zych, she became a three-time Polish national champion and the 2004 Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist. The duo competed in the final segment at three European Championships, three World Championships, and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Agnieszka Domańska is a Polish former ice dancer. She and partner Marcin Głowacki trained in Łódź, coached by Maria Olszewska-Lelonkiewicz.
Marcin Marek Głowacki is a Polish former ice dancer. He and partner Agnieszka Domańska trained in Łódź, coached by Maria Olszewska-Lelonkiewicz.
Elena Dostatni, née Khalyavina is a former competitive ice dancer. Competing for Russia as Elena Khalyavina with partner Maxim Shabalin, she is three times Russian Junior National Championship medalist she won two medals at the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final and two medals at the World Junior Championships.
Filip Bernadowski is a Polish ice dancer.
Alexandria "Zsa Zsa" Riordan-Niechcielska is an American former figure skater. She most recently competed internationally on the Junior National level for Poland and won first place to get the Gold Medal. She is of Polish and Irish descent.
Natalia Kaliszek is a Polish ice dancer. With her skating partner, Maksym Spodyriev, she has won medals on the ISU Challenger Series, including gold at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy, and eight Polish national titles. They have represented Poland at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics, as well as the European and World championships. At the junior level, they placed in the top ten at the 2015 Junior Worlds.
Justyna Plutowska is a Polish ice dancer. With former partner Peter Gerber, she is the 2013 Finlandia Trophy bronze medalist and 2014 Bavarian Open champion.
Peter Gerber is a competitive ice dancer. Competing for Poland,, he is the 2013 Finlandia Trophy bronze medalist and 2014 Bavarian Open champion.
Halina Gordon is a Polish former competitive ice dancer. She is the chair of the ice dancing technical committee at the International Skating Union.
Maksym Spodyriev is a Polish ice dancer. With his skating partner, Natalia Kaliszek, he has won medals on the ISU Challenger Series, including gold at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy, and eight Polish national titles. They have represented Poland at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics, as well as the European and World championships. At the junior level, they placed in the top ten at the 2015 Junior Worlds.
Karina Manta is an American former competitive ice dancer.
Anastasia Vykhodtseva is Polish-Ukrainian former figure skater who used to start in ice dance category.
Iwona Bielas is a Polish former competitive ice dancer. With Jacek Jasiaczek, she won the 1981 Polish national title and competed at three ISU Championships. They finished 11th at the 1979 World Junior Championships in Augsburg, West Germany; 9th at the 1980 World Junior Championships in Megève, France; and 18th at the 1981 European Championships in Innsbruck, Austria.
Jacek Jasiaczek (Polish pronunciation: ; born in the 1964 is a Polish former competitive ice dancer. With Iwona Bielas, he won the 1981 Polish national title and competed at three ISU Championships. They finished 11th at the 1979 World Junior Championships in Augsburg, West Germany; 9th at the 1980 World Junior Championships in Megève, France; and 18th at the 1981 European Championships in Innsbruck, Austria.
