Louise Bertram

Frances Louise Bertram (later Hulbig, March 30, 1908 – October 18, 1996) was a Canadian pair skater. Skating with Stewart Reburn, she was the 1935 Canadian champion and competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Career Bertram competed at her first Canadian National Championships in 1928. She placed 4th in pairs, skating with Errol Morson.

In 1932, she competed at the Canadian Championships in four skating along with Stewart Reburn, Veronica Clarke, and John J. Machado. Their group won the competition.

At the 1934 Championships, she and Reburn won silver in the pairs competition. They again entered the fours competition, this time with Margaret Henry and Hubert Sprott, and won the silver medal.

In 1935, she and Reburn became the Canadian pairs champions, and they also won - as the only competitors - the tenstep competition. They placed second in the fours competition. In March, they competed at the North American Championships, where they won bronze. Writing for Skating magazine, Norman V. S. Gregory noted they skated to a tango time and said that although they at first appeared slow, "As they continue you realize you are seeing marvelous pair work, with much real difficulty peculiar to that type of pair."

They competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics. At the time, Canadian athletes received little support; Bertram and Reburn's chaperone at the Olympics said they were not given official jackets and made their own. Their scores varied considerably; the Swedish and Norwegian judges ranked them third and fourth, while the Austrian and German judges ranked them 13th and 14th. They finished in sixth place. Afterward, they competed at the 1936 World Championships and placed 4th.

Bertram made a last appearance at the Canadian Championships in 1937 to win bronze in the tenstep competition with Osborne Colson.

She and Reburn were called "the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of the ice world" Reburn split from her in 1938 to tour with Sonja Henie. When asked about their split, Bertram simply said, "He went one way and I another."

Personal life Bertram married Sidney Hulbig, with whom she had a son with the given name Bertram. She died on October 18, 1996 in Aurora, Ontario.

Competitive highlights (with Stewart Reburn)

Event 1934 1935 1936 Winter Olympic Games 6th World Championships 4th North American Championships 3rd Canadian Championships 2nd 1st