Brunhilde Baßler

Brunhilde Baßler
Other namesBrunhilde Bassler
Bruni Skotnicky
Figure skating career
CountryWest Germany
PartnerEberhard Rausch
Skating clubMannheimer ERC e.V.
Retiredc. 1971

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.

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

With 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

  1. ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaften 1891 - 2000 - Gold Medalists" [German Championships 1891–2000 Gold medalists]. figure-skating-corner.com (in German).
  2. ^ "Eiskunstlauf" [Figure skating] (in German). Neues Deutschland. 8 January 1970.
  3. ^ a b "Bruni Skotnicky". Eissportzentrum Oberstdorf. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Historie: Rollkunstlaufen - Deutsche Meisterschaften" [History: Roller figure skating - German Championships]. sport-komplett.de (in German).
  5. ^ "Der Vorstand des Mannheimer ERC e.V." (in German). Mannheimer ERC e.V. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017.