The Buck siblings started their career by placing 13th at the 1966 European Championships, going on to come in 10th at the Worlds Championships in 1967. They came in sixth place at the 1968 European Championships, in fourth place at the 1969 Europeans, in eighth place at the 1968 Worlds and in fifth place at the 1969 Worlds.[2]
They were the first Germans to capture the European ice dancing title. They did so at the 1972 European Championships in Gothenburg, upsetting Lyudmila Pakhomova / Alexander Gorshkov. They also won three silver medals at Europeans and four medals at the World Championships (three silver and one bronze). They took gold at the West German Championships six times.[citation needed]
The Buck siblings invented the "Ravensburger Waltz", which became one of the ISU's compulsory/pattern dances. They debuted it at the 1973 German Championships.[citation needed]
Personal life
Angelika Buck studied at university in Munich. She is married and has two children.
