Grzegorz filipowski biography definition

Grzegorz Filipowski

Polish figure skater

Grzegorz Filipowski
Born (1966-07-28) 28 July 1966 (age 58)
Łódź, Poland
Country Poland
Retired1992

Grzegorz Filipowski (Polish pronunciation:[ˈɡʐɛɡɔʂ filiˈpɔfski]; born 28 July 1966)[1] is a former Polish competitive figure skater.

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He is the 1985 European bronze medalist, the 1989 European silver medalist and the 1989 World bronze medalist.

Filipowski competed in three Winter Olympics between 1984 and 1992, with a best finish of fifth position in 1988.[2] He missed the first half of the 1987–88 season due to a stress fracture in his left leg.[3]

Filipowski was the first skater to perform a triple-triple combination of jumps (3 toe/3 toe) in competition.[citation needed] Barbara Kossowska coached him in Łódź and Rochester, Minnesota.[3] Filipowski turned pro in 1992 and settled in Canada.

He works as a coach in figure skating at the York Region Grzegorz Filipowski – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre FANEC