From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Beatrix Schuba
Beatrix Schuba
Trixi Schuba
Personal information
Biography
Born in Vienna, Schuba’s passion for figure skating began
Country represented Austria
as a young child in 1955 when she happened to see an
Born April 15, 1951 (1951-04-15) American competition on the television bought by her
parents to watch performances of the Vienna State Opera
Height 5’7" (170 cm)
and the Burgtheater.[5] Her coach from 1955 to 1962 was
Former coach Helmut Seibt Helmut Seibt[6] and then was Leopold Linhart.[1] After
Leopold Linhart her father died when she was thirteen, Schuba went to
Skating club Wien trade school and eventually took over the bookkeeping of
her family’s lumber business in Vienna; mornings were
Retired 1973
given to skating and afternoons to work.[7]
Medal record Her first major success was winning the ladies’ sin-
gles portion of the Austrian Championships at the age of
Competitor for Austria
sixteen in 1967; she would go on to defend her title five
Ladies’ Figure skating straight times. Schuba steadily improved throughout the
end of the 1960s and the early 1970s, placing in the top
Olympic Games
five several times and eventually taking first twice each
Gold 1972 Sapporo Ladies’ singles at the European Championships and the World Champi-
World Championships onships in 1971 and 1972.[1]
Gold 1972 Calgary Ladies’ singles Olympics
Gold 1971 Lyon Ladies’ singles Schuba’s greatest success came in 1972 at the Winter
Silver 1970 Ljubljana Ladies’ singles
Olympics at Sapporo when she won the gold medal.[8]
She is the first Austrian lady since Herma Szabo in 1924
Silver 1969 Colorado Springs Ladies’ singles to win gold and is the most recent.[5]
European Championships Schuba, the dominant compulsory figures skater,
placed first in the figures and Janet Lynn of the United
Gold 1972 Gothenburg Ladies’ singles States, the top free skater placed first after the free skate;
Gold 1971 Zürich Ladies’ singles however, due to the scoring system used at the time,
Schuba won the gold and Lynn the bronze behind silver
Silver 1970 Leningrad Ladies’ singles
medalist Karen Magnussen of Canada.[9]
Bronze 1969 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ladies’ singles The International Skating Union, the governing body
of the sport, would over the ensuing years decrease the
Bronze 1968 Västerås Ladies’ singles
weight given the figures portion before finally eliminat-
ing it in 1990.[10]
Olympic medal record
Women’s figure skating
Post-olympic career
After winning gold at Sapporo, Schuba did the same the
Gold 1972 Sapporo Singles
next month at the World Championships, successfully
defending against silver medalist Magnussen and bronze
Trixi Schuba (born Beatrix Schuba on April 15, 1951) is an
medalist Lynn.[11] At the end of the year, sportswriters
Austrian figure skater and is a six-time Austrian cham-
named her Athlete of the Year for 1972.[12]
pion (1967–1972), a two-time European champion (1971
Retiring from amateur skating, Schuba appeared over
and 1972), a two-time World champion (1971 and 1972),
the succeeding six years in the professional shows Ice
and Olympic champion of 1972, all in ladies’ singles.[1]
Follies and Holiday on Ice, after which she began a career
She is considered to be one of the best compulsory
in the insurance industry which she continues to the pre-
figure skaters ever.[2][3][4]
sent.[5]
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Beatrix Schuba
Event 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Winter Olympics 5th 1st
World Championships 9th 4th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st
European Championships 5th 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st
Austrian Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
In addition to her career in insurance, Schuba is in- [6] "Hellmut Seibt - A Life For Figure Skating". Vienna:
volved in various sports organizations in Austria. She is Eissport Klub Englemann. http://www.eke-
a former president of the Austrian Ice Skating Associa- vienna.net/EKE/
tion, the first woman to hold that position, and she sat on index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=163&Itemid=63
the board of the Austrian Olympic Committee from 2004 [7] Vienna Sports Department. "Trixi Schuba -
to 2009.[13] Schuba has served as president of the Inter- Sportpersönlichkeit aus Wien [Trixi Schuba -
national Panathlon Club Wien since 2007, on the board Sports Personality of Vienna]" (in German). Wien.at.
of the Austrian Paralympic Committee since 2009, and Vienna: City of Vienna. http://www.wien.gv.at/
as vice president of the Graz Skating Association since freizeit/sportamt/annodazumal/biografien/
2010.[13] schuba.html. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
[8] "U.S. men win on ice, but not like Dutchman.". The
Results Miami News. Associated Press (Miami, FL). February
7, 1972. http://news.google.com/
newspapers?id=vcwlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1761,23
References Retrieved January 22, 2010. "And, just as she said
she would, Miss Schuba used that lead to breeze to
[1] ^ "Trixi Schuba Biography and Olympic Results".
victory and a gold medal while Miss Holmes faded
Sports Reference. Sports Reference.
to fourth, giving Miss Magnussen, the North
http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/
American champion, the silver and Miss Lynn, the
athletes/sc/beatrix-schuba-1.html. Retrieved 1
four-time U.S. titlist, the bronze, America’s second
February 2011.
in the games."
[2] Hamill, Dorothy; Clairmont, Elva (1983). Dorothy
[9] "Figure Skating at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games:
Hamill On and Off the Ice. A.A. Knopf. p. 114.
Women’s Singles". Sports Reference. Sports
ISBN 9780394856100. "Still, it was exciting to see all
Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/
the famous foreign skaters, Karen Magnussen from
olympics/winter/1972/FSK/womens-singles.html.
Canada (the local girl); Beatrix Schuba, the girl
Retrieved 1 February 2011.
from Austria who was said to have the best figures
[10] "No More Figures In Figure Skating". The New York
in the history of skating; little Christine Errath
Times. Associated Press. June 9, 1988.
from East Germany and her teammate Sonja
http://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/09/sports/no-
Morgenstern."
more-figures-in-figure-skating.html. Retrieved
[3] Künzle-Watson, Karin (1996). Ice Skating: Steps to
February 4, 2011. "Under the rule change, the
Success. Steps to Success. 1. Human Kinetics. p. 113.
figures’ share of the total score, which was 60
ISBN 9780873226691. "To this day, there are two
percent 20 years ago, will go down immediately
individuals considered the best at this art: Gillis
from 30 to 20 percent. A revamped short program’s
Grafström of Sweden, who was the men’s Olympic
value will be increased to 30 percent from 20."
champion in 1920, 1923, and 1928, and Beatrix
[11] "Trixi wins title and then retires". The Montreal
"Trixi" Schuba of Austria, who was the women’s
Gazette. Canadian Press (Montreal): p. 23. March 13,
Olympic champion in 1972."
1972. http://news.google.com/
[4] Sivorinovsky, Alina (2000). Inside Figure Skating.
newspapers?id=DRQyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5KEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5727%2C
MetroBooks. p. 17. ISBN 9781586630058. "Her
Retrieved February 9, 2011. "Trixi Schuba, a sad
closest competitor, 1972 Olympic champion Beatrix
Austrian girl who laughingly apologized for
"Trixie" Schuba of Austria, was a lethargic
winning, has capped her international skating
freestyler but arguably the greatest figure skater
career by retaining her world figure-skating
the world had ever seen."
crown."
[5] ^ "Biographie". Trixi Schuba. Zenker und Co.
[12] "Schuba Edges Proell As Athlete of Year". Lawrence
http://www.trixischuba.at/bio.html. Retrieved 1
Daily Journal-World. Associated Press (Lawrence,
February 2011.
KS): p. 15. December 22, 1972.
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Awards
Preceded by Austrian Sportspersonality of the year Succeeded by
Ilona Gusenbauer 1972 Annemarie Moser-Pröll
newspapers?id=GywyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5-cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1304%2C3418096.
Persondata
Retrieved August 24, 2011. "Austria’s Beatrix
Name Schuba, Beatrix
Schuba, the world and Olympic figure skating
cham-pion, beat double World Cup ski winner and Alternative names
current leader in the Cup standings, Annemarie Short description
Proell, in a sports writers’ poll of Best Athlete of Date of birth April 15, 1951
the Year."
Place of birth
[13] ^ "Erfolge". Trixi Schuba. Zenker und Co.
http://www.trixischuba.at/erfolge.html. Retrieved Date of death
1 February 2011. Place of death
External links
• Trixi Schuba, Janet Lynn, and Karen Magnussen
tracing figures at the 1972 Winter Olympics
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Categories:
• 1951 births
• Austrian female single skaters
• Olympic figure skaters of Austria
• Figure skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics
• Olympic gold medalists for Austria
• Sportspeople from Vienna
• Living people
• Olympic medalists in figure skating
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