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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 ]
Katarina Witt from East Germany won the 1988 women's singles gold medal, becoming the second female figure skater in history to win back-to-back Olympic titles. Yuna Kim of South Korea won the women's singles event in 2010 with world record scores in the short program, free skating, and combined total.
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]
She recalls Katarina Witt performing a free skate to “Carmen” in an iconic red costume. At … How Carolyn Taylor’s Teen Dreams of Olympic Skating — and Katarina Witt — Resulted in New ...
Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in women's singles, a ten-time World champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European champion (1931–1936).
He was the first U.S. men’s champion — and his country’s youngest at age 16 — when that competition returned in 1946. ... Torvill and Dean, Kristi Yamaguchi, Kurt Browning and Katarina ...
The 18 new players for the 48th season of the reality series include a stunt performer, a pizzeria owner, and the first contestant with a speech impediment in the show's history.
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 ...