Brunhilde Baßler

Brunhilde Baßler
Personal information
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 Championships9th9th12th
European Championships8th7th
Kennedy Memorial Winter Games1st
National
West German Championships3rd3rd1st2nd

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. 1 2 "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.