Annerose Baier, married surname: Wetzel, (9 September 1946 — 9 March 2022) was a German ice dancer who represented East Germany. With her skating partner, Eberhard Rüger, she became a three-time Blue Swords champion (1963, 1965, 1966), the 1968 Prize of Moscow News champion, and an eight-time East German national champion (1962, 1964–1970). They finished in the top ten at eight ISU Championships. Their best continental result, fourth, came at the 1970 European Championships in Leningrad, Soviet Union. They finished as high as sixth at the World Championships, in 1969 (Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States) and 1970 (Ljubljana, Yugoslavia).
Baier/Rüger started their career at SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt. In 1963, they began representing SC Karl-Marx-Stadt.
After retiring from competition, Baier coached skating in Karl-Marx-Stadt/Chemnitz.
Competitive highlights With Rüger
International Event 62–63 63–64 64–65 65–66 66–67 67–68 68–69 69–70 Worlds 14th 13th 12th 10th 6th 6th Europeans 11th 9th 7th 7th 5th 4th Blue Swords 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd Prague Skate 4th 5th 3rd Moscow News 2nd 4th 1st National East Germany 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
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