Tassilo Thierbach has passed away

[SkateGuard]

Tassilo Thierbach has passed away. Thierbach and partner Sabine Baeß made history as the first East German pair to win a gold medal at the World Championships in 1982. Baeß and Thierbach were 2-time European Champions and 2-time Olympians as well. These German language articles reflecting on his complicated legacy discuss his involvement with the STASI:

Er war Eiskunstlauf-Weltmeister und er war IM „Gerhard“ - Trauer um Tassilo Thierbach

Seine Partnerin Sabine Baeß und er gewannen 1982 in Kopenhagen als erstes und einziges Eiskunstlaufpaar der DDR WM-Gold. Nun ist Tassilo Thierbach gestorben. Ein Weggefährte erinnert sich.

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Holte WM-Gold für die DDR: Früherer Eiskunstläufer Tassilo Thierbach ist tot

Mit seiner Partnerin Sabine Baeß gewann er als einziges Eiskunstlaufpaar der DDR WM-Gold, nun ist Tassilo Thierbach im Alter von 68 Jahren gestorben. Für Aufsehen sorgte auch die Stasi-Tätigkeit des früheren Eiskunstläufers aus Chemnitz.

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[caseyedwards]

RIP! No doubt those East German piers were the toughest opponents to Soviets for years! Obviously Germany has a long pairs tradition that goes back to the beginning !

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

Tassilo Thierbach has passed away. Thierbach and partner Sabine Baeß made history as the first East German pair to win a gold medal at the World Championships in 1982. Baeß and Thierbach were 2-time European Champions and 2-time Olympians as well. These German language articles reflecting on his complicated legacy discuss his involvement with the STASI:

Er war Eiskunstlauf-Weltmeister und er war IM „Gerhard“ - Trauer um Tassilo Thierbach

Seine Partnerin Sabine Baeß und er gewannen 1982 in Kopenhagen als erstes und einziges Eiskunstlaufpaar der DDR WM-Gold. Nun ist Tassilo Thierbach gestorben. Ein Weggefährte erinnert sich.

www.freiepresse.de

Holte WM-Gold für die DDR: Früherer Eiskunstläufer Tassilo Thierbach ist tot

Mit seiner Partnerin Sabine Baeß gewann er als einziges Eiskunstlaufpaar der DDR WM-Gold, nun ist Tassilo Thierbach im Alter von 68 Jahren gestorben. Für Aufsehen sorgte auch die Stasi-Tätigkeit des früheren Eiskunstläufers aus Chemnitz.

www.saechsische.de

So sad to hear this news. I loved their title winning free skate from the 1982 World Championships in Copenhagen.

(Man, Dick Button really had nothing nice to say about the team. But I thought their routine was really exciting.)

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[kwanfan1818]

I'm not sure what their absolute speed was, but they maintained it really well. That first throw was and they attacked all of their elements without hesitation.

 

[emason]

The first skating competition I went to was 1981 Worlds in Hartford, Ct. Thierbach and his partner were silver medalists there. Russians were first, West Germans were third, and the Carruthers finished off the podium in fifth.

RIP

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

The first skating competition I went to was 1981 Worlds in Hartford, Ct. Thierbach and his partner were silver medalists there. Russians were first, West Germans were third, and the Carruthers finished off the podium in fifth.

RIP

I've watched that competition many times. Such a great event. Underhill and Martini were fantastic in the free skate as well.

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