Ilse PAUSIN

Ilse Pausin was an Austrian figure skater who started in pair skating with her brother Erik Pausin, who was one-year younger. In the 1930s, they were the second-best pair in the world behind the Germans Maxi Herber and Ernst Baier. Together the Pausins won the Austrian Championships from 1936-41. After the annexation they also competed in the German Championships taking second place in 1939 and 1941. Together they won silver medals at the World Championships for five consecutive years – 1935-39, losing for the last four years to Herber/Baier. The Pausins also were second at the Europeans in 1937-39, representing Germany in 1939. After the war Ilse Pausin worked as a coach.