The pairs figure skating

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

event was held as part of the figure skating programme

Figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics

At the 1936 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Sunday February 9, 1936 to Saturday February 15, 1936.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...

 at the 1936 Winter Olympics

1936 Winter Olympics

The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...

. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which had previously been held twice at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 and at all three Winter Games from 1924 onward. The competition was held on Thursday February 13, 1936.

Thirty-six figure skaters from twelve nations competed.

Medalists

Maxi Herber Maxi Herber Maxi Herber was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. She became Olympic pair champion with Ernst Baier at the 1936 Winter Olympics... Ernst Baier Ernst Baier Ernst Baier was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. He became Olympic pair champion in 1936 together with Maxi Herber. The duo also won several World and European championships.Ernst Baier skated for the club Berliner SC...

Ilse Pausin Ilse Pausin Ilse Pausin-Ulrich was an Austrian pair skater. With her brother and partner Erik Pausin, she won the silver medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics at age 17... Erik Pausin Erik Pausin Erik Pausin was an Austrian pair skater. With his sister and partner Ilse Pausin, he won the silver medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics at age 15. They won five consecutive silver medals at the World Figure Skating Championships and three consecutive silver medals at the European Figure Skating...

Emília Rotter László Szollás László Szollás László Szollás was a Hungarian pair skater. With partner Emília Rotter he won the World Figure Skating Championship four times in five years , and were the 1932 World silver medalists. They were the 1934 European Champions and 1930 & 1931 silver medalists...

Results

The points and score are given as shown in the official Olympic report.

Rank	Name	Nation	Placements	Score
1	Maxi Herber Maxi Herber Maxi Herber was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. She became Olympic pair champion with Ernst Baier at the 1936 Winter Olympics...  / Ernst Baier Ernst Baier Ernst Baier was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. He became Olympic pair champion in 1936 together with Maxi Herber. The duo also won several World and European championships.Ernst Baier skated for the club Berliner SC...		11	11.5
2	Ilse Pausin Ilse Pausin Ilse Pausin-Ulrich was an Austrian pair skater. With her brother and partner Erik Pausin, she won the silver medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics at age 17...  / Erik Pausin Erik Pausin Erik Pausin was an Austrian pair skater. With his sister and partner Ilse Pausin, he won the silver medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics at age 15. They won five consecutive silver medals at the World Figure Skating Championships and three consecutive silver medals at the European Figure Skating...		19.5	11.4
3	Emília Rotter / László Szollás László Szollás László Szollás was a Hungarian pair skater. With partner Emília Rotter he won the World Figure Skating Championship four times in five years , and were the 1932 World silver medalists. They were the 1934 European Champions and 1930 & 1931 silver medalists...		32.5	10.8
4	Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy		38.5	10.6
5	Maribel Vinson / George Hill George Hill (figure skater) George Edward Bellows Hill was an American figure skater who competed in single skating and pair skating. As a pair skater, he was the 1933, 1935, 1936, and 1937 U.S. national champion with partner Maribel Vinson. As a single skater, he was the 1930, 1931, 1934, and 1936 U.S...		46.5	10.4
6	Louise Bertram Louise Bertram Frances Louise Bertram was a Canadian pair skater. She was born in Toronto to Robert McKenzie Bertram and Louisa Hope Hodgens. As Louise Bertram, she and her partner, Stewart Reburn, were dubbed "the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of the ice world" and were Canadian seniors pairs champions in 1935...  / Stewart Reburn Stewart Reburn Stewart Dudley Dagge Reburn was a Canadian figure skater who competed in men's singles and pair skating. As a singles skater, he won the silver medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1929 and 1931...		68.5	9.8
7	Violet Cliff Violet Cliff Violet Hamilton Cliff was a British pair skater who competed with her husband, Leslie Cliff. The couple finished seventh at the 1936 Winter Olympics. That same year, they won the silver medal at the European Figure Skating Championships and the bronze at the World Figure Skating Championships...  / Leslie Cliff Leslie Cliff (figure skater) Leslie Howard Talbot Cliff was a British pair skater who competed with his wife, Violet Cliff. The couple finished seventh at the 1936 Winter Olympics. That same year, they won the silver medal at the European Figure Skating Championships and the bronze at the World Figure Skating Championships...		56.5	10.1
8	Eva Prawitz / Otto Weiß Otto Weiß (figure skater) Otto Weiß is a former German pair skater.Weiß became German pair champion in 1932 and 1933 with partner Wally Hempel. Weiß represented Germany in the 1936 Winter Olympics with Eva Prawitz. In 1937 the pair became also German champions...		74.5	9.5
9	Anna Cattaneo / Ercole Cattaneo		93	9.1
10	Rosemarie Stewart Rosemarie Stewart Rosemarie Stewart was an English pair skater. She competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the pairs event with partner Ernest Yates. They placed 10th out of a field of 18 teams. She was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk...  / Ernest Yates		102.5	9.0
11	Grace Madden Grace Madden Grace E. Madden was an American pair skater. With brother J. Lester Madden, she was the 1934 U.S. national champion. They competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics and placed 11th.-Results:-References:*...  / J. Lester Madden J. Lester Madden James Lester Madden was an American figure skater who competed in men's singles and pair skating. His pairs partner was his sister, Grace. He and Grace Madden were the 1934 U.S. national pairs champions....		95	9.1
12	Audrey Garland Audrey Garland Audrey Garland was a Canadian pair skater. With partner Fraser Sweatman, she won the silver medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1935 and competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.-Results:...  / Fraser Sweatman Fraser Sweatman Fraser Sweatman was a Canadian pair skater. With partner Audrey Garland, he won the silver medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1935 and competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.-Results:Pairs -References:***...		105	8.7
13	Irina Timcic / Alfred Eisenbeisser-Ferraru		102	9.0
14	Eleanore Bäumel / Fritz Wächtler		113	8.8
15	Randi Bakke Randi Bakke Randi Nilsine Bakke was a Norwegian pair skater. She represented Oslo Skøiteklub....  / Christen Christensen Christen Christensen (figure skater) Christen Christensen was a Norwegian pair skater. He represented Oslo Skøiteklub....		132.5	8.2
16	Louise Contamine / Robert Verdun		138.5	8.2
17	Hildegarde Švarce / Eduards Gešels		149	7.5
18	Helene Michelson / Eduard Hiiop		161	6.8

Referee: Hermann Wendt

Judges: Charles M. Rotch Kurt Dannenberg August Anderberg Arnold Huber Hans Grünauer André Poplimont Oscar Kolderup Jenő Minnich Ludowika Jacobsson