Career
With Romy Kermer, he is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist. Österreich began skating in Berlin. He first teamed up with Marlies Radunsky.
From 1972 on he skated with Romy Kermer.
He skated for the club South Carolina Dynamo Berlin and was representing East Germany. His coach was Heidemarie Seiner-Walther.
Österreich now works as a figure skating coach at the club TUS Stuttgart. (with Kermer)
(with Radunsky).
