Justyna Plutowska

Justyna Plutowska

Plutowska with Pietrzyński at the 2010 World Junior Championships
Personal information
Country represented Poland
Born (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991
Gdynia, Poland
Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Partner Jérémie Flemin
Former partner Peter Gerber, Dawid Pietrzyński, Mateusz Krupowies
Coach Barbara Fusar-Poli, Stefano Caruso
Former coach Igor Shpilband, Mirosław Plutowski
Choreographer Corrado Giordani, Benoît Richaud
Former choreographer Igor Shpilband, Joanna Femeńczuk
Skating club GKS Stoczniowiec Gdańsk
Training locations Milan
Began skating 1996
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 128.08
2014 Europeans
Short dance 52.14
2014 Europeans
Free dance 75.94
2014 Europeans

Justyna Plutowska (born 27 June 1991) is a Polish ice dancer. With former partner Peter Gerber, she is the 2013 Finlandia Trophy bronze medalist and 2014 Bavarian Open champion.

Personal life

Justyna Plutowska was born 27 June 1991 in Gdynia, Poland.[1] Her father is a figure skating coach.[2]

Career

Early years

Plutowska began figure skating at the age of three or four.[2] After starting out in singles, she turned to ice dancing when she was about 12 or 13.[3] Her first partner was Mateusz Krupowies. The two won the novice ice dancing title at the 2006 Polish Championships.

Partnership with Pietrzyński

Plutowska teamed up with Dawid Pietrzyński in 2006. The duo won the junior title at the 2009 Polish Championships and were sent to the 2009 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. They ranked 25th in the compulsory dance and 26th in the original dance, which did not allow them to advance to the final segment.

The following season, Plutowska/Pietrzyński repeated as national junior champions and were assigned to the 2010 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands. Ranked 18th in both the compulsory and original dances, they qualified to the free dance and finished 20th overall. They were coached by Mirosław Plutowski in Gdańsk.[4]

In the 2010–11 season, Plutowska/Pietrzyński moved up to the senior level and took the silver medal at the Polish Championships, behind Alexandra Zvorigina / Maciej Bernadowski. They made no senior international appearances.

Partnership with Gerber

Plutowska teamed up with Peter Gerber in June 2012.[3] They were coached by Igor Shpilband in Novi, Michigan,[2] and represented GKS Stoczniowiec Gdańsk.[5] Plutowska/Gerber made their debut at the 2012 U.S. International Classic, finishing eighth. They took the silver medal at the 2013 Polish Championships and placed 27th at the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario, Canada.

In the 2013–14 season, Plutowska/Gerber placed 9th at the U.S. International Classic before competing at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, the final Olympic qualifier. They were 14th in the short dance and 8th in the free dance, finishing 10th overall at Nebelhorn and becoming second alternates for a spot at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Plutowska/Gerber won their first international medal, bronze, at the 2013 Finlandia Trophy one week later. They reached the free dance at the 2014 European Championships in Bratislava and finished 16th overall. After taking gold at the 2014 Bavarian Open in February, the two competed at the 2014 World Championships, held in Saitama, Japan in March, and finished 22nd. Their partnership ended in early May 2014, when Plutowska decided to leave skating for personal reasons.

Partnership with Flemin

Plutowska teamed up with French ice dancer Jérémie Flemin in May 2016.[6] They decided to represent Poland and debuted their partnership at the 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy, finishing 6th. The two are coached by Barbara Fusar-Poli and Stefano Caruso in Milan, Italy.[6]

Programs

With Flemin

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–17
[6]

With Gerber

Season Short dance Free dance
2013–14
[1]
2012–13
[7]
  • Mary Poppins
    • Waltz: Chim Cher-ee
    • Polka: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
  • The Artist
    by Ludovic Bource

With Pietrzyński

Season Original dance Free dance
2009–10
[4]
  • Polish polka: Rybaczka
    by Antoni Sutowski
  • Polish waltz (Kashubia): Szëmiała leszczëna
  • Polish polka: Dzek Polnocny z Zalewa
2008–09
[8]
  • Charleston: Sitting Pretty
    by Kander and Ebb
  • Foxtrot
    by Kander and Ebb
  • Charleston: Sitting Pretty
    by Kander and Ebb
  • Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre)
    by Gotan Project
  • Oblivion
    by Astor Piazzolla
  • Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre)
    by Gotan Project

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Flemin

International[9]
Event 2016–17
CS Lombardia Trophy 6th
CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 10th
CS Warsaw Cup 4th
International Cup of Nice 10th
NRW Trophy 4th
National
Polish Championships

With Gerber

International[10]
Event 2012–13 2013–14
World Champ. 27th 22nd
European Champ. 16th
Bavarian Open 1st
Crystal Skate 6th
Ice Challenge 8th
Finlandia Trophy 7th 3rd
Mentor Nestle Cup 5th
Nebelhorn Trophy 10th
U.S. Classic 8th 9th
National[10]
Polish Champ. 2nd 1st

With Pietrzyński

Plutowska/Pietrzynski compete at the 2010 World Junior Championships, wearing costumes from Kashubia
International[11]
Event 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11
Junior Worlds 27th 20th
JGP Croatia 11th
JGP Czech Republic 13th
JGP Germany 18th 15th
JGP Poland 6th
JGP Spain 15th
Challenge Cup 2nd J
NRW Trophy 8th J
Pavel Roman 9th J
National[11]
Polish Champ. 2nd J 1st J 1st J 2nd
Regional Children's
Cup of Poland 		2nd J
Mazovia Cup 4th J 1st J 1st J
J = Junior level

With Krupowies

National
Event 2005–06
Polish Championships 1st N
N = Advanced novice level

References

  1. 1 2 "Justyna PLUTOWSKA / Peter GERBER: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Q & A with Justyna Plutowska & Peter Gerber". ice-dance.com. 24 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 Górecki, Mateusz (19 November 2013). "„Nadal mamy nadzieję, że pojedziemy na igrzyska" – wywiad z Justyną Plutowską i Piotrem Gerberem" [Justyna Plutowska and Piotr Gerber interview: "We're still hoping we'll get to go to the Olympics"]. igrzyska24.pl (in Polish).
  4. 1 2 "Justyna PLUTOWSKA / Dawid PIETRZYNSKI: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Justyna Plutowska / Peter GERBER". Polish Figure Skating Association. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "Justyna PLUTOWSKA / Jeremie FLEMIN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  7. ↑ "Justyna PLUTOWSKA / Peter GERBER: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Justyna PLUTOWSKA / Dawid PIETRZYNSKI: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009.
  9. ↑ "Competition Results: Justyna PLUTOWSKA / Jeremie FLEMIN". International Skating Union.
  10. 1 2 "Competition Results: Justyna PLUTOWSKA / Peter GERBER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Competition Results: Justyna PLUTOWSKA / Dawid PIETRZYNSKI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014.
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