Women
POL
Magdalena Zych
POL- Date of birth17 Feb 2004
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownOpole
- Place of birthOpole
- Start skating / Club She began figure skating at age four in Opole, Poland. She took up short track in 2015 in Opole. / AZS Politechnika Opolska: Opole, POL
- HobbiesSupporting Spanish football team Real Madrid, sports, spending time with her dog Pluto. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2021)
- LanguagesEnglish, Polish
- Other nameMadzia, Magda, Pszczola ['pszczola' means 'bee' in English. Her father called her this when she was young because she was fast]. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2021; Facebook profile, 04 Jan 2021; sportoweopole.pl, 30 Dec 2020)
- CoachLukasz Fabjanski [club], POL; Urszula Kaminska [national], POL; Gregory Durand [national], FRA; Philippe Tremblay [national]
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Every day you are closer to achieving your goals." (Athlete, 31 Jan 2021)
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (Athlete, 31 Jan 2021)
Her parents, and her sister. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2021)
To win an Olympic medal. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2021)
Finishing third in the 500m at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival [EYOF] in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and placing fifth in the 3000m relay at the 2021 World Championships in Dordrecht, Netherlands. (Athlete, 13 Dec 2021)
MEDAL DEDICATION
She dedicated the bronze medal she won in 500m at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to her grandfather. He was able to watch her performance in the 500m before passing away later during the tournament. "It was depressing when I found out that my grandpa had passed away, he was my greatest fan. I am happy that he could watch my bronze medal race in the 500m. I dedicated my medals to him." (magazynsportowiec.pl, 07 Mar 2019)
She dedicated the bronze medal she won in 500m at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to her grandfather. He was able to watch her performance in the 500m before passing away later during the tournament. "It was depressing when I found out that my grandpa had passed away, he was my greatest fan. I am happy that he could watch my bronze medal race in the 500m. I dedicated my medals to him." (magazynsportowiec.pl, 07 Mar 2019)
She practises visualisation before a race. (Athlete, 31 Jan 2021)
Her neighbour invited her to go figure skating. After almost eight years of figure skating, she suffered an injury, and was then asked by coach Anna Lukanova-Jakubowska if she would consider switching from figure skating to short track.
Lukasz Fabjanski [club], POL; Urszula Kaminska [national], POL; Gregory Durand [national], FRA; Philippe Tremblay [national]
