Katarina Witt

Stung by a lingering land dispute with farmers and the sudden resignation of its CEO for health reasons, Munich is relying on figure skating great Katarina Witt to lift the city's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The two-time Olympic gold medalist will take a more high-profile role in the campaign following Monday's departure of bid chief executive Willy Bogner , who is suffering from a serious intestinal illness and has been replaced by Bernard Schwank . Witt has been serving as chair of...Read Full Story

No chair of an Olympic bid has probably ever been compared to Hollywood goddess Marilyn Monroe but ice skating legend Katarina Witt justifies that tag. The 44-year-old chair of Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics became the first woman ice skater since Norway 's Sonja Henie (1928, 1932, 1936) to win successive Olympic golds while competing for East Germany in 1984 and 1988. That, though, is not the reason for the comparison with Monroe, whose ice skating skills were never uncovered, but...Read Full Story

Munich winning the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics would be like winning a third Olympic gold medal, ice skating legend Katarina Witt said Friday. The 44-year-old - who became the first woman ice skater since Norway 's Sonja Henie (1928, 1932, 1936) to win successive Olympic golds while competing for East Germany in 1984 and 1988 - is chair of the Munich bid which is attempting to bring the Winter Games to Germany for the first time in almost 80 years. Garmsich-Partenkirchen last...Read Full Story

Katarina Witt in June, 2008. (Getty Images) Katarina Witt 's competitive Olympic days are all done, but when people think of athletes (and especially Olympians) who have graced the pages of Playboy magazine, her name still comes to mind. As the Winter Games get underway, fans once again find themselves searching for the German figure skater's Playboy spread. Katarina Witt last competed in the Olympics in 1994 at the age of 28, but it was four years later that she posed for Playboy . She holds...Read Full Story

German ice-skating legend Katarina Witt was appointed president of Munich 's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games on Tuesday after her predecessor resigned for health reasons. The 44-year-old, who won ladies singles gold at Calgary in 1988 and Sarajevo in 1984, replaces Willy Bogner , 68, who on Monday stepped down as president on medical advice. The Munich bid is under pressure as there is only four months left before it must be formally submitted and the loss of Bogner was a blow, but...Read Full Story

Katarina Witt is a German figure skater. Today latest hot buzzing news is Katarina Witt playboy images leaked online. See the katarina witt in playboy photos 2010. The Photos surrounding on the Internet. But, No News confirming this Katarina Witt playboy news.   Ashley Harkleroad, currently ranked 65th on the women's tennis tour, just got a lot more popular. Well, with men that is. The 22-year-old graces the pages of Playboy in it's latest issue, released last week. Katarina Witt Playboy...Read Full Story

Product Description This East German figure skater dominated the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1988. Born into a failing Communist society, Katarina saw skating as the only way out of a bleak and unfulfilling future. The Olympic Games never lose their magic. Time and time again, on the track, on the bars, and on the ice, Olympic athletes capture the imaginations of people all over the world. The stories of young people who have struggled against adversity to earn their place in t… More...Read Full Story

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As Katarina Witt took the ice in blue jeans and a brown jacket, Elizabeth Manley playfully sank to her knees and did several "I'm Not Worthy" bows in the direction of her former rival. Some 22 years since competing at the Calgary Games, and with the Winter Olympics back on Canadian soil, the two figure skaters turned television broadcasters were reunited Sunday on the ice of a small outdoor rink in downtown Vancouver. "This brings back great memories," Manley said. "And just to be here with...Read Full Story

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