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German ice skater
Hilda Rückert
A young white woman in ice skates and a striped skating dress, arms and legs stretched in a dancerly poseHilda Ruckert, from a 1918 publication
BornHildegard Charlotte Elisabeth Rückert
8 April 1897
Berlin
Died14 November 1960
Nuremberg
Other namesHilda Ruekert, Hilda Ruckhert
OccupationIce skater

Hilda Rückert (8 April 1897 – 14 November 1960) was a German ice skater.

Early life

Hildegard Charlotte Elisabeth Rückert was born in Charlottenburg, Berlin, the daughter of Fritz Karl Rückert and Luise Wilhelmine Karoline Schucht Rückert.

Career

Rückert traveled to New York City in 1915 with a troupe of young women ice skaters, to join a show at the Hippodrome. As a solo performer, she starred in a rooftop show at the Golden Glades restaurant in New York, and made appearances on ice skates and rollerskates in Boston, Ottawa, Austin, Saranac Lake, Saratoga Springs, and other North American cities. She skated and practiced diving at Indianola Park in Columbus, Ohio. In 1923, she competed as a speed skater at Lake Placid. In 1924, she and her sister Ofilia gave skating exhibitions at the National Ice Skating Championships in Endicott, New York.

Rückert returned to Europe by 1928. She skated as a solo attraction at the St. Moritz Ice Rink for several years. She also skated in pairs with Paul Kreckow, and American skater Howard Nicholson. She appeared in a film, Der Springer von Pontresina (1934).

Personal life

Rückert married Svend Zacho Lind, a Danish man, in 1930. She died in Nuremberg in 1960, aged 63 years.

References

  1. Landesarchiv Berlin; Berlin, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Geburtsregister; Laufendenummer: 212. via Ancestry
  2. "Hilda Ruckert, 'The Skating Gazel' (advertisement)". The New York Times. 1917-05-20. p. 95. Retrieved 2021-04-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Great Skaters Seen at Ellis Carnival". The Boston Globe. 1924-02-29. p. 12. Retrieved 2021-04-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Clever Exhibition of Fancy Skating". The Ottawa Citizen. 1924-02-08. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "4 World Champions will Occupy Hancock Stage in Vaudeville". Austin American-Statesman. 1923-12-27. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "High Kicking on Ice". Chicago Tribune. 1923-02-18. p. 112. Retrieved 2021-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Two Dainty Ballet Dancers". Evening Star. 1923-01-23. p. 17. Retrieved 2021-04-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Entertainment". Indianola Park. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  9. "Lake Placid Skaters Lead". The Buffalo Commercial. 1923-01-13. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  10. "Out of Way! She's Heading Straight for You, is World's Skating Champ". The Buffalo Enquirer. 1923-01-23. p. 7. Retrieved 2021-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Ice Champions Expected to Battle for National Title". Press and Sun-Bulletin. 1923-02-01. p. 19. Retrieved 2021-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Dancing on Ice". The Daily Record. 1928-01-20. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "In an Exhibition of Dancing on the Ice". Nashville Banner. 1935-01-15. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Daredevils of the Rink". Oakland Tribune. 1929-01-06. p. 88. Retrieved 2021-04-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Trick Skaters Open Winter Season at St. Moritz". Los Angeles Evening Express. 1929-01-10. p. 17. Retrieved 2021-04-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. Landesarchiv Berlin; Berlin, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Heiratsregister; Laufendenummer: 142. via Ancestry
  17. Stadtarchiv Nürnberg; Nürnberg, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Sterberegister; Bestand: C 27/II; Signatur: C 27/II Nr. 2587. via Ancestry

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