Jacek Tascher

Tascher began skating at Polonia Bydgoszcz when he was 4½ years old.^[1] In 1973 and 1975 he won the Polish national title in men's singles.^[2] He was sent to two World and two European Championships; his best result was 15th at the 1975 Europeans in Copenhagen.

In 1977, Tascher switched to ice dancing, forming a partnership with Halina Gordon-Półtorak. They became two-time national silver medalists and placed 12th at the 1978 and 1979 European Championships.

In 1989, Tascher founded the Walley Figure Skating Club in Poland.^[1] He coaches at the club with his daughter, Magdalena.^[3] In 1996, he began providing figure skating commentary for Polish Eurosport.^[4][5] He is also the president of the Polish Figure Skating Association.^[6]