Annerose Baier
Baier with Rüger in 1964
Other namesWetzel
Born(1946-09-09)9 September 1946
Died9 March 2022(2022-03-09) (aged 75)
Figure skating career
CountryEast Germany
PartnerEberhard Rüger
Skating clubSC Karl-Marx-Stadt
SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
Retired1970

Annerose Baier, married surname: Wetzel,[1] (9 September 1946 — 9 March 2022) was a German ice dancer who represented East Germany. With her skating partner, Eberhard Rüger, she became a three-time Blue Swords champion (1963, 1965, 1966), the 1968 Prize of Moscow News champion, and an eight-time East German national champion (1962, 1964–1970). They finished in the top ten at eight ISU Championships. Their best continental result, fourth, came at the 1970 European Championships in Leningrad, Soviet Union. They finished as high as sixth at the World Championships, in 1969 (Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States) and 1970 (Ljubljana, Yugoslavia).[2]

Baier/Rüger started their career at SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt. In 1963, they began representing SC Karl-Marx-Stadt.[3]

After retiring from competition, Baier coached skating in Karl-Marx-Stadt/Chemnitz.[1]

Competitive highlights

With Rüger

International
Event 61–62 62–63 63–64 64–65 65–66 66–67 67–68 68–69 69–70
Worlds14th13th12th10th6th6th
Europeans11th9th7th7th5th4th
Blue Swords1st2nd1st1st2nd2nd2nd
Prague Skate4th5th3rd
Moscow News2nd4th1st
National[4]
East Germany1st2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st

References

  1. 1 2 "Zoo Leipzig: Eisbahneröffnung" [Leipzig Zoo: Ice rink opening] (in German). Leipziger Volkszeitung. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017.
  2. "Eiskunstlauf - Stars aus Chemnitz / Karl-Marx-Stadt" [Figure skating stars from Chemnitz / Karl-Marx-Stadt] (in German). Schlossberg Museum. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  3. "Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E0110-0005-003, Eiskunstläufer, DDR". Allgemeiner Deutscher Nachrichtendienst, German Federal Archives. 10 January 1966.
  4. "Historie Eiskunstlaufen - DDR - Meisterschaften (Eistanzen)" [History: East German Figure Skating Championships (Ice dancing)]. sport-komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 26 January 2016.
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