Witt is a four-time World Champion (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988) and two-time World silver medalist (1982, 1986). She won six consecutive European Championships (1983-1988), a feat only equalled by Sonja Henie among female skaters. Katarina Witt (born December 3, 1965, Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany [now Chemnitz, Germany]) German figure skater who was the first woman to win consecutive Olympic gold medals (1984 and 1988) in singles figure skating since Sonja Henie in 1936. The charismatic Witt defined the sport in the 1980s with her flirtatious and graceful performances.
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176 Share 49K views 12 years ago Geneva, SWITZERLAND - 1986 World Figure Skating Championships, Ladies' Long Program - First, a profile on Katarina Witt of East Germany, followed by her. Geneva, SWITZERLAND - 1986 World Figure Skating Championships, Exhibition Performances - Katarina Witt of East Germany skated to the Carpenters' "Make Believe It's Your First Time.".more. Katarina Witt's long program from the NHK Trophy 1986 Katarina Witt: World Championship in Geneva 1986 Breadcrumb / World Championship 1986 Content Back Mrs. Müller and I, jubilant despite losing the World Championship title, over my successful "Maria" from West Side Story, and for my first two perfect scores of 6.0. World Championship 1986 in Geneva
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Feb. 18, 1984 - Olympics Katarina Witt Schlage/ullstein bild via Getty Images circa 1984 Katarina Witt Ulli Winkler/ullstein bild via Getty Images circa 1986 Katarina Witt Manny. Katarina Witt (GDR) - 1986 European Figure Skating Championships, Ladies' Long Program 3Axel1996 42.2K subscribers 16K views 13 years ago Copenhagen, DENMARK - 1986 European Figure Skating. Katarina Witt became a figure-skating champion and a symbol of her country's regime during the Cold. Witt won four World Championships from 1984-88, losing only to American Debi Thomas in 1986. English: Katarina Witt during a rehearsal session in Geneva ice skating rink at the beginning of the world championship week in March 1986. Katarina was not posing for the photo: she looked very "inspired", listening and thinking about some remarks of her coach, Jutta Müller. The other two small photos were taken during the competition.
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Witt explains how she won iconic 'Battle of the Carmens'. Katarina Witt's professional career hinged on winning gold at Calgary 1988 and the legendary figure skater rose to the challenge in style. Katarina Witt's professional career hinged on winning gold at Calgary 1988 and the legendary figure skater rose to the challenge in style. Biography. As a gold medalist in 1984 and 1988 East German Katarina Witt became the first woman figure skater to retain an Olympic title since Sonja Henie. She was also a four-time World Champion (1984-85, 1987-88) and six-time European Champion (1983-88). After taking the Olympic, World and European titles she turned professional in 1988.
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Katarina Witt 1986 Worlds SP Debra Janine Thomas (born March 25, 1967) is an American former figure skater and physician. She is the 1986 World champion, the 1988 Olympic bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion. Her rivalry with East Germany 's Katarina Witt at the 1988 Calgary Olympics was known as the Battle of the Carmens . Early life
