Brunhilde "Bruni" Baßler (Bassler), married surname: Skotnicky, is a former pair skater who represented West Germany. In 1970, she and her skating partner, Eberhard Rausch, won gold at the Kennedy Memorial Winter Games and West German Championships.[1][2] The pair finished in the top ten at four ISU Championships — 1969 Worlds in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States; 1970 Europeans in Leningrad, Soviet Union; 1970 Worlds in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia; and 1971 Europeans in Zürich, Switzerland. Their partnership ended in 1971.
| Brunhilde Baßler | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Brunhilde Bassler Bruni Skotnicky |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | West Germany |
| Partner | Eberhard Rausch |
| Skating club | Mannheimer ERC e.V. |
| Retired | c. 1971 |
Baßler also competed in roller skating.[3][4] During her competitive career, she was a member of Mannheimer ERC e.V.[5] After retiring from competition, she became a skating coach based in Oberstdorf. She married Slovak ice dancer Martin Skotnický.[3]
Competitive highlights
editWith Eberhard Rausch
| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 66–67 | 67–68 | 68–69 | 69–70 | 70–71 |
| World Championships | 9th | 9th | 12th | ||
| European Championships | 8th | 7th | |||
| Kennedy Memorial Winter Games | 1st | ||||
| National | |||||
| West German Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | |
References
edit- ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaften 1891 - 2000 - Gold Medalists" [German Championships 1891–2000 Gold medalists]. figure-skating-corner.com (in German).
- ^ "Eiskunstlauf" [Figure skating] (in German). Neues Deutschland. 8 January 1970.
- ^ a b "Bruni Skotnicky". Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Historie: Rollkunstlaufen - Deutsche Meisterschaften" [History: Roller figure skating - German Championships]. sport-komplett.de (in German).
- ^ "Der Vorstand des Mannheimer ERC e.V." (in German). Mannheimer ERC e.V. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017.