Rosemarie Stewart
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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
. After the Olympics she married Robert Dench and, together, they toured with the Ice Capades
through the 1940s and the 1950s. Robert became an American
citizen in 1944. She and her husband published a book to introduce people to pair skating in 1943.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
pair skater
Pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...
. She competed in 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...
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...
in the pairs event
Figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics - Pairs
The pairs figure skating event was held as part of the figure skating programme at the 1936 Winter Olympics. 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...
with partner Ernest Yates. They placed 10th out of a field of 18 teams. She was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk
Woodbridge, Suffolk
Woodbridge is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. It is in the East of England, not far from the coast. It lies along the River Deben, with a population of about 7,480. The town is served by Woodbridge railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line. Woodbridge is twinned with...
. After the Olympics she married Robert Dench and, together, they toured with the Ice Capades
Ice Capades
The Ice Capades was a traveling entertainment show featuring theatrical performances involving ice skating. Shows often featured former Olympicand National Champion figure skaters who had retired from amateur competition....
through the 1940s and the 1950s. Robert became an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
citizen in 1944. She and her husband published a book to introduce people to pair skating in 1943.