The 1940's Pair Team of Eva Pawlik and Rudi Seeliger

[FSWer]

Say,do we know anything about the 1940's Pair Team of Eva Pawlik and Rudi Seeliger? I read about them in an issue of IFS. and was just wondering if they still skate,if there are any pics on-line of them from when they skated. Their competitive record,etc. Does anyone know? Thanks. BTW. does anyone also know if the last name format for Teams was used back then? In which case they would be...Pawlik/Seeliger.

[Audryb]

They both died in 1983, he from a heart attack and she 4 months later from another illness. Think about it though, even not knowing anything about them, if they were around 20 in the 40's, they'd be at least in their 80's now, maybe their 90's. It's pretty unlikely they'd still be skating, at least in public!

Eva Pawlik was apparently a singles and pairs skater and was supposed to skate in both events in the 1940 Olympics, but couldn't because she was Austrian and it was during WWII.

here are two videos of them skating in 1956:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRRCZAwWl_w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na13kSUnKwI

here's one of Eva Pawlik in 1960:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRLIhYShYjE&feature=related

Have you ever used google FSWer? I'd never heard of these skaters, but I found all this info and more, plus lots of pictures, in about 5 minutes. Type their names into google and click "images" at the top of the page and you'll get plenty of pictures.

[FSWer]

They both died in 1983, he from a heart attack and she 4 months later from another illness. Think about it though, even not knowing anything about them, if they were around 20 in the 40's, they'd be at least in their 80's now, maybe their 90's. It's pretty unlikely they'd still be skating, at least in public!

Eva Pawlik was apparently a singles and pairs skater and was supposed to skate in both events in the 1940 Olympics, but couldn't because she was Austrian and it was during WWII.

here are two videos of them skating in 1956:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRRCZAwWl_w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na13kSUnKwI

here's one of Eva Pawlik in 1960:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRLIhYShYjE&feature=related

Have you ever used google FSWer? I'd never heard of these skaters, but I found all this info and more, plus lots of pictures, in about 5 minutes. Type their names into google and click "images" at the top of the page and you'll get plenty of pictures.

LOL,I just Googled it...and got SOMETHING alright!!!..What non of us would have even expected. Because of the era there from (the 40's). But here it is EVERYONE!!!! For those who ARE also interested. A...and the...very last surving Fanpage for the Team.....I was surprised as there WAS no Internet in their time. But it's at
http://evapawlik.npage.at/eva_pawlik_fanpage_10234425.html Can you btw. explain what her hearitage has to do with the Disciplines she skated in? BTW. is there any known Skating Club info.? As far as the club the reresented,etc.? Was it a club wre familar with?

[FSWer]

It's funny too that there's no record of them on the Pairs on Ice website. As the photos go all the way back to 1932. BTW. were they paired up by a coach,a Brother/Sister Team,or Husband/Wife?

[kayskate]

I had never heard of these skaters, but was impressed by their vids. I love the headbanger variant released into a camel. Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.

Kay

[FSWer]

Say,what was the last competition that they ever competed in,and are there any photos of them skating in it? BTW. maybe unlikely...but is there anyone here who actully saw them skate?