Eva Pawlik was an Austrian figure skater, show star, actress and commentator.
14 Facts About Eva Pawlik
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Eva Pawlik was the 1948 Olympic silver medalist, the 1948 World silver medalist, and the 1949 European champion.
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In 1947, Eva Pawlik was rated best European skater and second in the world.
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In 1948, Eva Pawlik performed in exhibition skating in the United States.
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Eva Pawlik appeared together with US Champion Gretchen Merrill in the Broadmoor Ice Revue, produced by Edi Scholdan in Colorado Springs.
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Eva Pawlik was asked to appear in a movie starring Gene Kelly.
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Eva Pawlik wanted to combine his dancing with her skating.
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Eva Pawlik declined, as turning professional would have excluded her from the 1949 championships.
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In 1949, despite suffering acute appendicitis, Eva Pawlik beat her rival Aja Zanova in Milan to become European champion.
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Eva Pawlik joined the Vienna Ice Revue and performed a program that was considered by some journalists and figure skating experts to be technically and artistically slightly superior to the free skating of World champion Vrzanova.
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Eva Pawlik played major parts in the productions of two movies featuring the Revue, Spring On The Ice, 1950, and Revue Of Dreams, 1959.
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In 1961, Eva Pawlik retired from skating and became the first European and first female figure skater to become a TV figure skating commentator.
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Eva Pawlik commentated all European and World Championships in figure skating and the 1964,1968 and 1972 Olympic Games for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation.
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In 1979, Eva Pawlik became severely ill and died in 1983, four months after her husband.