Jim Sladky

Jim Sladky
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	March 16, 1947 Bridgeport, Connecticut
Partner	Judy Schwomeyer
Former coach	Ron Ludington
Skating club	Genesee FSC
Medal record Figure skating Ice dancing Representing the  United States World Championships 1972 Calgary Ice dancing 1971 Lyon Ice dancing 1970 Ljubljana Ice dancing 1969 Colorado Springs Ice dancing North American Championships 1971 Peterborough Ice dancing 1969 Oakland Ice dancing 1967 Montreal Ice dancing

Jim Sladky (born March 16, 1947) is an American former competitive ice dancer. He competed with partner Judy Schwomeyer. They were five time (1968–1972) U.S. national champions.^[1] They are the 1970 World silver medalists and the 1969 & 1971-1972 World bronze medalists.^[2]

With coach Ron Ludington, Schwomeyer & Sladky created the Yankee Polka compulsory dance.^[3] They first performed it as a competitive program in 1969.

Following their retirement from competitive skating, Schwomeyer & Sladky skated professionally. He and Schwomeyer later married and were divorced 19 years later.^[4] They were inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1991.

Results

(with Judy Schwomeyer)

Event	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972
World Championships		8th	4th	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd
North American Championships		3rd		2nd		1st
U.S. Championships	6th	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

References

1. "Past U.S. Champions - Senior" (PDF). (123 KiB)
2. "ISU Official Results: World Figure Skating Championships - Dance" (PDF).
3. "ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Day 1". International Skating Union. 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
4. Elliott, Helene (2002-01-07). "In Long Run, Little Things Remain". L.A. Times. Retrieved 2009-03-08.