Career
Her first name is sometimes incorrectly spelled "Annett." The old East German newspapers always spelled it with a single "n". Pötzsch represented the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) in the ladies events at international championships. Her first coach was Brigitte Schellhorn.
After Pötzsch was admitted into a sports academy, Gabriele Seyfert was assigned as her coach and later, Seyfert"s mother, Jutta Müller, took over coaching duties.
In 1981, she announced her retirement, saying in 2011, "I had knee problems and I was not motivated because I had reached all my goals" but she said she later regretted her decision. Pötzsch was a judge at international skating events in the late 1980s but the International Skating Union banned her after she appeared in Skates of Gold shows and Katarina Witt"s film, Carmen.
The International Skating Union restored her eligibility in 1994, along with that of professional skaters. In the 1990s, Pötzsch worked at a bank but quit her job in 1999 in order to coach.
She coaches in Chemnitz, Germany, and in 2004 became an International Skating Union technical specialist.
Her students include Daniel Dotzauer, the 2010 German Championships bronze medalist, and Sandy Hoffmann.