Tonia Sue Kwiatkowski was born on February 12,1971 and is an American figure skating coach and former competitor.
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12 Facts About Tonia Kwiatkowski
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Tonia Kwiatkowski is a two-time Winter Universiade champion, a winner of two silver medals on the Champions Series, and the 1996 US national silver medalist.
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Tonia Kwiatkowski finished in the top ten at two World Championships and competed in 13 US Championships.
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Tonia Kwiatkowski was frequently lauded by television commentators for pursuing her post-secondary education while competing at the highest levels of the sport, a rare combination in figure skating, which typically demands four to six hours of daily practice to remain competitive at the elite level.
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Tonia Kwiatkowski was well-known among skaters for her unusual jump entrance technique into the triple lutz, a jump which remains the most difficult maneuver consistently performed by female figure skaters.
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Tonia Kwiatkowski's spins were fast with clean positions, and her basic skating quality was marked by great speed.
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When Tonya Harding, reaching the nadir of a two-year skating slump, fell several times in her long program, and third-place Nicole Bobek struggled by making several mistakes, fourth-place Tonia Kwiatkowski had a shot to move up onto the podium and onto the World team.
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Tonia Kwiatkowski did not skate well at the 1994 Nationals and finished a disappointing fifth, failing to qualify for an Olympic spot.
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Armed with her newly minted college degree, Tonia Kwiatkowski struck back with a strong performance at the 1995 US Nationals, taking the lead after the short program and finishing third behind Nicole Bobek and Michelle Kwan, with a fall on a triple flip in the long program costing her a shot at the title.
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In 1998, at age 26, Tonia Kwiatkowski was the "old lady" of figure skating, nine years older than rival Michelle Kwan and eleven years senior to Tara Lipinski.
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