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.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, which borders Austria. Nearby is Germany's highest mountain, Zugspitze, at 2,962 m (9,718 ft.).
Maxi Herber was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. She is the youngest figure skating Olympic champion when she won gold in pair skating together with Ernst Baier at the 1936 Winter Olympics. The duo revolutionized pair skating, becoming the first team to perform jumps side by side.
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.
Werner Rittberger was a German figure skater.
Rolf Oesterreich is a German pair skater and figure skating coach. With Romy Kermer, he is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist.
Ellen Brockhöft, née Rehra, was a German figure skater. Competing in ladies' singles, she was a two-time world silver medalist and a seven-time German national champion. She represented Germany at the 1928 Winter Olympics and finished ninth. Brockhöft was a member of Berliner Schlittschuhclub. During her skating career she claimed to be younger than her real age, believing this would help her career. She retired from amateur sport in 1929 and became a coach in St. Moritz.
Isabel Duval de Navarre is a German figure skating coach, ISU technical specialist, and former competitor for West Germany. She is the 1975 German national champion and placed fifth at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Erich Zeller was a German figure skater and figure skating coach.
Ina Bauer, married name Szenes, was a German competitive figure skater. She won three consecutive West German national titles (1957–59) and invented the skating element which bears her name.
Herbert Wiesinger is a German former pair skater who competed for West Germany.
Sepp Schönmetzler is a German figure skater, coach, and journalist. He is the 1962 and 1965 German national champion and placed 12th at the 1964 Winter Olympics. He produces the German figure skating magazine Eissport-Magazin.
SC Riessersee is a professional ice hockey team based in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberbayern, Germany. They currently play in DEL2, the second level of ice hockey in Germany. Prior to the 2013–14 season, they played in the 2nd Bundesliga. They play their home games at the Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum.
The Olympia-Kunsteisstadion is a skating stadium located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
For the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, a total of six sports venues were used. Alpine skiing events took place for the first time and were held in three different locations. Riessersee held the speed skating and some of the ice hockey matches while the bobsleigh events took place south of the lake. The ski jump and its neighboring stadium played host to the cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, and ski jumping events. Even though figure skating and some of the ice hockey matches took place outdoors at the ice stadium, the ice itself was artificially refrigerated to prevent ice thawing.
Christopher Berneck is a German figure skater. He won four senior international medals and became a two-time German national bronze medalist.
Inge Jell was a German figure skater. She won the 1947 German national senior title and two junior national titles. She was an international ice skating champion in her class at St. Moritz and twice won the medal of the King of Sweden. She placed tenth at the 1951 European Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. She performed in U.S. ice shows for two years and featured in various German shows.
Erika Kraft is a German former figure skater who represented West Germany. She is the 1952 national champion and placed tenth at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. She finished 14th at the 1951 World Championships in Milan, Italy, and fourth at the 1952 European Championships in Vienna, Austria.
Christiane Jentsch is a former German curler.
