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The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. The country also hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics, which were held in Berlin. It was the last year in which the Summer and Winter Games both took place in the same country.
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Gundula "Gundi" Busch was a German figure skater. She was the 1954 World champion, the 1954 European champion, and a two-time West German national champion.
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Joan Haanappel is a Dutch former figure skater and sports presenter for NOS, AVRO, ZDF and Eurosport. She is a three-time European bronze medalist (1958–1960) and a four-time Dutch national champion.
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