Romy KERMER

Romy Kermer started her career with Tassilo Thierbach, but they split in 1973. Kermer then began skating with Rolf Oesterreich, with whom she won East German titles in 1973, and 1975-76. They started competing internationally in 1973, placing fifth at Worlds and sixth at the Europeans. They also added three silvers at the European Championships in 1974-76, and the World Championships in 1975-76, adding one bronze in 1974. They won another silver medal at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics. The two skaters married after the 1976 season and Kermer worked as a figure skating coach in Berlin training junior figure skaters.