Louise Bertram

Frances Louise Bertram (later Hulbig, March 30, 1908 October 18, 1996) was a Canadian pair skater.[1]

Louise Bertram
Full nameFrances Louise Bertram
Born(1908-03-30)March 30, 1908
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedOctober 18, 1996(1996-10-18) (aged 88)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
HometownToronto
Figure skating career
Country Canada
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pairs Figure skating
North American Championships
Bronze medal – third place1935 MontrealPairs

She was born in Toronto, Ontario to Robert McKenzie Bertram and Louisa Hope Hodgens.

As Louise Bertram, she and her partner, Stewart Reburn, were dubbed "the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of the ice world" and were Canadian seniors pairs champions in 1935.

Her partnership with Reburn ended in 1938 when he was spotted by world champion Norwegian skater Sonja Henie.

The professional skating career of Louise Bertram ended shortly after that when she married Sidney Hulbig.

In 2015, Reburn and Bertram were inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame, in the athlete category, in its 25th anniversary year.

Competitive highlights

(with Stewart Reburn)

Event 1934 1935 1936
Winter Olympic Games6th
World Championships4th
North American Championships3rd
Canadian Championships2nd1st

References

  1. "Olympedia – Louise Bertram". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 12 December 2021.


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