Hilde Holovsky (29 April 1917 – 3 July 1933) was an Austrian

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. She was the 1931 World silver medalist, the 1933 World bronze medalist, and the 1931 European bronze medalist. At the 1931 World Championships, she was only 13 years old and finished second to

Sonja Henie Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norway, Norwegian figure skating, figure skater and film star. She was a three-time List of Olympic medalists in figure skating, Olympic champion (Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics, ...

. Holovsky did not compete at the

1932 Winter Olympics The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Lake Placid 1932, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February ...

or 1932 World Championships because her family could not afford to send her to North America, where both events took place. Holovsky also competed in

speed skating Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marath ...

. In 1932, she set the Austrian record for ladies in the 500 meters. She died suddenly of

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in July 1933.

Competitive highlights

References

Skatabase

* Raymond Strait and Leif Henie: ''Queen of Ice, Queen of Shadows: The Unsuspected Life of Sonja Henie''. . * *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holovsky, Hilde 1933 deaths Figure skaters from Vienna Austrian female single skaters Austrian female speed skaters Year of birth unknown World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists 1917 births