Sydney Kolodziej | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Canada |
Born | Elk Grove Village, Illinois, U.S. | August 18, 1993
Residence | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Height | 1.51 m (4 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
Partner | Maxime Deschamps |
Coach | Richard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte, Sylvie Fullum |
Choreographer | Julie Marcotte |
Skating club | St. Leonard FSC |
Former skating club | Broadmoor Skating Club |
Training locations | Saint-Leonard, Quebec |
Began skating | 2000 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 164.32 2017 CS U.S. Classic |
Short program | 59.06 2017 Skate Canada |
Free skate | 108.78 2017 CS U.S. Classic |
Sydney Kolodziej (born August 18, 1993) is an American pair skater. Representing Canada with Maxime Deschamps, she has competed at the Four Continents Championships, placing 9th in 2018, and on the Grand Prix series, at the 2017 Skate Canada International.
Kolodziej began learning to skate in 2000. [1] In 2005, she competed in the juvenile girls group at the Upper Great Lakes Regionals in Duluth, Minnesota and placed 1st overall. [2] She furthered at the regionals in the ladies’ category, winning bronze and finished 5th at Midwestern Sectionals in the 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 seasons. She was a member of the Broadmoor Skating Club. [3]
In 2016, Kolodziej teamed up with Maxime Deschamps to compete in pair skating for Canada. The pair finished 6th at the 2017 Canadian Championships, having ranked 6th in the short program and 4th in the free skate.
Coached by Richard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte, and Sylvie Fullum in Saint-Leonard, Quebec, Kolodziej/Deschamps made their international debut as a pair in September, at the 2017 CS U.S. Classic, where they placed 7th. Skate Canada also selected the pair to compete at a Grand Prix event, the 2017 Skate Canada International. They finished 8th at their Grand Prix assignment and then 7th at the 2018 Canadian Championships. They were named in Canada's team to the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei and finished 9th after placing 8th in the short program and 9th in the free skate.
With Deschamps
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2017–2018 [1] |
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2016–2017 |
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GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
International [4] | ||
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Event | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
Four Continents | 9th | |
GP Skate Canada | 8th | |
CS U.S. Classic | 7th | |
National [5] | ||
Canadian Champ. | 6th | 7th |
SC Challenge | 3rd | |
Section Québec | 1st |
National [6] | |||
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Event | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
Midwestern Sectionals | 5th N | 5th N | |
Upper Great Lakes Regionals | 3rd N | 3rd N | |
Southwestern Regionals | WD J | ||
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior. WD = Withdrew |
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