Paul Falk
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Paul Falk was a German pair skater. He skated with Ria Baran
and became two-time World
champion and 1952 Olympic champion.
Ria Baran married Paul Falk during their active international figure skating.
The pair skated for the club Düsseldorfer EG and had no coach. Until 1951 Ria Baran and Paul Falk were not able to participate in international competitions because Germany was excluded from the international sport after World War II
. They were the first couple which performed side by side double jumps and they also invented the Lasso-Lift.
Baran and Falk were never defeated in amateur competition.
In 1951 Paul Falk was voted the male athlete of the year in Germany.
After winning the Olympics in 1952 they turned pro and worked for Holiday on Ice
.
Falk's profession was precision mechanic.
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Ria Baran
Ria Baran was a German pair skater. She skated together with Paul Falk and became twice World champion and in 1952 Olympic champion....
and became two-time World
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...
champion and 1952 Olympic champion.
Ria Baran married Paul Falk during their active international figure skating.
The pair skated for the club Düsseldorfer EG and had no coach. Until 1951 Ria Baran and Paul Falk were not able to participate in international competitions because Germany was excluded from the international sport after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. They were the first couple which performed side by side double jumps and they also invented the Lasso-Lift.
Baran and Falk were never defeated in amateur competition.
In 1951 Paul Falk was voted the male athlete of the year in Germany.
After winning the Olympics in 1952 they turned pro and worked for Holiday on Ice
Holiday on Ice
Holiday on Ice is an ice show currently produced by Joop van den Ende's Stage Entertainment Group with its headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands...
.
Falk's profession was precision mechanic.
Results
(pairs with Ria BaranRia Baran
Ria Baran was a German pair skater. She skated together with Paul Falk and became twice World champion and in 1952 Olympic champion....
)
| Event | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 |
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| Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating... |
1st | ||||||
| World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion... |
1st | 1st | |||||
| European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion... |
1st | 1st | |||||
| German Championships German Figure Skating Championships The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.... |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |