Anna Rechnio

Anna Elżbieta Rechnio (Polish pronunciation: [ˈanna ˈrɛxɲɔ]; born 11 December 1977) is a Polish former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time Polish national champion who competed at two Winter Olympics.

Anna Rechnio
Rechnio in 2009
Personal information
Full nameAnna Elżbieta Rechnio
Alternative namesAnna Rechnio-Fiedosiejew[1] (married name)
Country representedPoland
Born (1977-12-11) 11 December 1977
Warsaw, Poland
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Retired2000

Personal life

Anna Elżbieta[2] Rechnio was born 11 December 1977 in Warsaw.[3]She is married to a former Russian skater; Alexei Fedoseev.[4] They have a daughter; Maria (born 2010).[1]

Career

Rechnio began skating in 1984.[3] Early in her career, she was coached by Barbara Kossowska and Anna Hunkiewicz.[3]

In the 1993–94 season, Rechnio won her first senior national title. In January 1994, she placed 7th at the European Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. The following month, she competed at her first Winter Olympics. Ranked ninth in the short program and 12th in the free skate, she finished tenth overall in Lillehammer, Norway.[5] Concluding her season, she finished 15th in March at the 1994 World Championships in Chiba, Japan, having ranked 7th in her qualifying group, 9th in the short, and 17th in the free.

Rechnio also won the Polish Figure Skating Championships in 1997 and 1998. She placed 19th at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.[5]

Rechnio competed at five World Championships, achieving her highest placement, 5th, in 1998. She also competed at six European Championships — her best placement was 7th in 1994.

In the 1999–2000 season, Rechnio was coached by Miroslawa Brajczewska in Warsaw.[3] After retiring from competition, she began working as a coach.[1]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
1999–2000
[3]
    • Gypsy Flame
      by Armic

    Results

    GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix

    International[3]
    Event 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00
    Olympics10th19th
    Worlds15th14th5th6th16th
    Europeans15th7th9th12th13th13th
    GP Skate America6th
    GP Skate Canada7th
    GP Cup of Russia5th6th
    Trophée de France8th
    Nebelhorn Trophy9th14th
    Piruetten14th3rd
    Prague Skate10th
    Schäfer Memorial2nd
    Skate Israel3rd
    Goodwill Games8th
    International: Junior[3]
    Junior Worlds17th6th7th
    Blue Swords1st J
    Piruetten1st J7th J
    National[3]
    Polish Champ.2nd2nd1st2nd2nd1st1st2nd2nd
    J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew

    References
    1. Kolasińska-Bazan, Edyta (26 September 2012). "Łyżwiarstwo od przedszkola" [Figure skating from preschool]. Wirtualna Polska / dzieci.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-04-02.
    2. "RECHNIO ANNA ELŻBIETA". Polski Komitet Olimpijski (Polish Olympic Committee). Archived from the original on 5 March 2013.
    3. "Anna RECHNIO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016.
    4. An interview with Anna Rechnio (pol.)
    5. "Anna Rechnio". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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