Katarina Witt (born December 3, 1965) is a German figure skater. She is considered one of the most successful figure skaters of all time. Check out pictures, articles, and videos of Katarina Witt here.
Former double Olympic figure skating champion Katarina Witt will head Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, it was announced on Thursday. "I will do everything I can so that the International Olympic Committee can only award the Games to Munich," said Witt, a gold medallist at the 1984 Sarajevo and 1988 Calgary Games. The bid committee will also feature former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder as well as World Cup football legend Franz Beckenbauer. Munich, which staged the 1972... Read Full Story
All this talk about Katarina Witt last week got me thinking about two other figure skaters that I count amongst my favorites. And I dearly miss them from competition but that is the way of things I suppose. My favorite moment for Kati Winkler & Rene Lohse came at the 2004 World Championship. This event was their final competitive event as eligible skaters and it was in Germany, their home country. To understand how special an event this was for this Ice Dance team, you must understand their... Read Full Story
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Katarina Witt
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