Beatrix Schuba (1972 Gold Medalist)

Beatrix ("Trixi") Schuba (born April 15, 1951 in Vienna) was an Austrian figure skater.
She won the European and World championships in 1971 and 1972 and was the Olympic gold medallist at the 1972 Sapporo games. She was especially noted for her skill in performing compulsory figures. In fact, some say that in the compulsory figures, she was the best ever.
Schuba's victory at the 1972 Winter Olympics proved the catalyst for diminishing the importance of compulsory figures in figure skating competition. Schuba won the Olympic title despite a lackluster free skate because of the points she racked up in the compulsory figures portion of the competition, which counted for 50% of the overall score at that time. However, compulsory figures were not watched by television spectators. ...more Wikipedia data

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