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Katarina Witt (German pronunciation: [ˈkataʁiːna vɪt], audio ⓘ; born 3 December 1965) is a German former figure skater. A two-time Olympic champion, Witt is regarded as one of the greatest ladies' singles figure skaters of all time. [ 1 ]
BEIJING — Katarina Witt, a two-time gold medalist and one of the finest skaters in Olympic history, broke down in tears on live television while discussing the Kamila Valieva situation.
Katarina Witt: 1995 Brian Boitano: 1996 Herbert Clarke: 1996 Sheldon Galbraith: 1996 Carlo Fassi: 1997 Lily Kronberger: 1997 Benjamin Wright 1997 Tom Collins 1998 Josef Dědič: 1998 Felix Kaspar: 1998 Kristi Yamaguchi: 1998 Ronald Ludington: 1999 Gladys Hogg 1999 Dorothy Hamill: 2000 Ladies' Singles Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko: 2000 ...
In January 1988, she reclaimed the U.S. national title. At the 1988 Winter Olympics held in Calgary, she and Katarina Witt engaged in a rivalry that the media dubbed the "Battle of the Carmens", as both women skated their long programs to the music of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen. [10]
“The Favorites” is told through multiple storylines — both from Katarina Shaw’s point of view as she falls in love with Heath Rocha as a kid and begins her Olympic journey; and that ...
She recalls Katarina Witt performing a free skate to “Carmen” in an iconic red costume. ... now known as one of the stars and co-creators of “Baroness Von Sketch Show,” was a “closeted ...
1994: Katarina Witt joins Stars on Ice; Kurt Browning expands his participation to the U.S. Tour. 1994-1995 Tour: The return of Gordeeva & Grinkov following their second Olympic Gold in Lillehammer; cast features total of six Olympic Gold Medals. November 20, 1995: Sergei Grinkov collapses and dies of a heart attack at SOI rehearsals.
The competition is so named because both Witt and Thomas independently elected to skate to the music of Bizet's opera Carmen in their respective long programs. Both skaters had performed very well at the 1987 World Figure Skating Championships (Witt won, with Thomas placing a close second), so it was expected that the duel for Olympic gold in ...