Zuzanna Szwed, Mayda Navarro, and Krisztina Czako ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsRswBzM_u4

I just wanted to know what became of these skaters ? Did they become coaches, go pro, make another olympics ? I also have a age question. In the video it says that Krisztina Czako just turned 13 or 14. How was she able to compete in the olympics ? Were the rules different back then ?

I don't remember coming across Navarro's name before, much less her skating -- so thanks for the link.

Szwed and Czako both competed into the 1997-98 season. Szwed didn't qualify for the Polish Olympic team in either 1994 or 1998 (Anna Rechnio took the one Polish ladies' spot both years). Czako did qualify to represent Hungary and did so respectably in 1994, finishing 11th -- in 1998 she was injured right before the Olympics, ending her season, and she didn't compete much after that either.

Wikipedia summaries on their competitive careers and what they've been doing since:

Szwed

Czako
She has her own youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/czakrisz

And yes, the age rules were different back then. I'm not sure exactly what the restrictions were then, but basically the current age cutoffs were introduced in 1996-97. There were some exceptions at that time that don't exist any longer.

Yeah, I seem to remember that Tara Lipinski (age fifteen?) was "grandfathered" in for the 1997 or 1998 season because of her achievements, though she would have been kept out otherwise, so that was about the time things started changing.

Zuzanna is married to Aaron Parchem.

Both Z Zswed and K Czako skated in my era, and started so young back in 1992 and were both singled out as
potential stars and both really did not achieve as much as they should have done.

Zuzanna was always an artist on ice and had some really lovely programs, her most notable is "The Teacher"
LP from 1997 link" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIGgg7_OIsI Just pure class, she is a brilliant choroegrapher now.

Krisztina did a bit better as an amateur and was considered an outside bet for a medal at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, as she was at her peak then but she broke her leg and which ended her career. she was a jumper but her artistry became better with age and her most notable was her "Addams Family" LP from 1997/1998 which was done by Igor Bobrin, she achieved the silver medal at Euro's in 1997 with this routine. link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi0FazjCHRQ. Krisztina does coaching in her native country and is married with a family.

Thanks for the update, Russell30. I'm glad the girls ended up well. It's especially good to know that Zuzanna is a choreographer. If you can, point out some of the work she's done.