Christine Errath (later Trettin then Stüber, born 29 December 1956) is a German former

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, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

who represented

East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...

in competition. She is the 1976 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1974 World champion, and a three-time European champion.

Career

Coached by Inge Wischnewski, Errath trained at

SC Dynamo Berlin The Sports Club Dynamo Berlin was an East German sports club that existed from 1954 to 1991. It was the largest sports club of SV Dynamo, the sports association of the security agencies. The club was reformed after German reunification and succe ...

and competed for East Germany. Being especially strong in free skating, Errath benefited from the reduction in value of compulsory figures introduced in 1972. She became World champion in 1974 and a three-time European champion between 1973 and 1975. Until 1973, Errath's chief rival was Sonja Morgenstern, an East German coached by

Jutta Müller Jutta Müller ( Lötzsch; 13 December 1928 – 2 November 2023) was a German figure skater and one of the most successful figure skating coaches worldwide. Personal life Jutta Lötzsch was born on 13 December 1928, to Marie Lötzsch (née Pr ...

. In 1976, her main rival was

Anett Pötzsch Anett Pötzsch (later Witt, now Rauschenbach; born 3 September 1960) is a German former Figure skating, figure skater. She is the Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics, 1980 Olympic champion, two-time World Figure Skating Championships, W ...

, also coached by Müller. Errath took bronze at the 1976 European Championships and at the

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (, ) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 (), were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from February 4 to 15, 1976. The games were awarded to Inn ...

. She retired after winning the silver medal at the 1976 World Championships.

Personal life

Errath was formerly married to Ulrich Trettin, a former East German tennis champion, with whom she has two children, Jenny and Marcus. In 2006, she remarried, to orthodontist Paul Stüber, and is now known as Christine Stüber-Errath. Errath currently works for the German TV station MDR, which produces programs in the German states of

Saxony Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...

Thuringia Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area. Er ...

, and

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...

. She hosts the show "Außenseiter Spitzenreiter" (“Top model Outsider”) with Hans-Joachim Wolfram (creator of the

Dynamo Dresden Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden e.V., commonly known as SG Dynamo Dresden or Dynamo Dresden, is a German association football club based in Dresden, Saxony.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kasse ...

hymn "Dynamo Fever").Der Moderator Hans-Joachim Wolfram
mdr.de (22 December 2010) In 2010, she published her book ''Die Pirouettenkönigin'' (''Pirouette Queen'').

Results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Errath, Christine 1956 births Living people German female single skaters Figure skaters from Berlin Sportspeople from East Berlin Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in figure skating World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics 20th-century German sportswomen East German female figure skaters