Katarina witt celebrity biography, zodiac sign and. Swift is a senior writer at sports illustrated and coauthor of my sergei. This is a list of many women who won gold medals and became figure skating olympic champions at the olympics. Xiv olimpijske zimske igre, was a winter multisport event which took place from 819 february 1984 in sarajevo.
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Eastberlinborn figure skater and model who won gold medals in the 1984 sarajevo and 1988 calgary winter olympics. Katarina witt celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous. Katarina won two olympic gold medals in sarajevo olympics. The charismatic witt defined the sport in the 1980s with her flirtatious and graceful performances. She actually lost the free skating competition, but earned the gold medal based on her performances in the compulsory figures and the short programme. German skater katarina witt explained her unsuccessful dating.
Dancing on ice judge katarina witt claims east germanys. Katarina witt winning gold at 1984 sarajevo olympics. The most successful figure skater of all times can be seen on the ice for the last time in februarymarch 2008 in 8 cities all over germany. Dr katrina witt is an nhmrc emerging leader fellow at orygen and the university of melbourne. As a person born on this date, katarina witt is listed in our database as the 33rd most popular celebrity for the day december 3 and the 148th most popular for the year 1965. The charismatic witt defined the sport in the 1980s with her flirtatious and. Witt won two olympic gold medals for east germany, first at the 1984 sarajevo olympics and the second at the 1988 calgary olympics. Apr 24, 2020 katarina witt biography affair, single, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is katarina witt. Katarina witt bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. Christmas 1998 was pretty sweet after twotime olympic gold medalist katarina witt opened up for the december edition of playboy magazine. Feb 25, 2010 that was the experience east germanys katarina witt and americas debi thomas faced at the 1988 winter olympics in calgary, canada, when they each independently chose bizets carmen as the music for their long program. Always looking for new challenges, i am continually taking on new directions in my work, adding to my experience thus far as figure skater, producer, moderator, actress and. Nov 26, 2012 katarina witt 1984 long programme duration. In this motivating book full of pictures, she reveals her very special fitness tips for a healthier, happier, and more satisfying life.
The host city for the xiv winter olympics was announced on 18 may 1978 during an 80th session of the international olympic committee in athens, greece. Katarina witt, born december 3, 1965, karlmarxstadt, 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. Carmen by georges bizet katarina witt my brother and i ran into her, literally, with a luggage cart in a new york airport. In 1993, katarina witt was accused by a public rights activist, of having. Katarina witt simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Katarina witt became a figureskating champion and a symbol of her countrys regime during the cold war. Katarina witt and debi thomas top 10 figure skating. Katarina witt, 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. She is a fourtime world champion 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and twice world silver medalist 1982, 1986. Katarina witt, born in 1965, still skates professionally. When you register to our service, youll enjoy instant access to katarina witts agent giving you the opportunity to contact her team in a matter of moments. Katarina witt was born on december 3, 1965 in east berlin, east germany. She won gold at the sarajevo olympics in 1984 at age 19 and in. German skater katarina witt explained her unsuccessful.
Olympiades, belles femmes, katarina witt, jeux olympiques dhiver 1988, catherine. Jayne torvill and christopher dean of great britain on their way to winning gold medals in the ice dancing event during the sarajevo winter olympic games in. She is also a senior methods editor for the cochrane collaboration. In her spread, katarina witt was seen jumping, stretching and spreading near some luscious waterfall in some nondescript place. As a gold medalist in 1984 and 1988 katarina witt of germany and east germany became the first woman figure skater to retain an olympic title since sonja henie. It shows katarina witt at practice with her longtime trainer jutta muller, in private with friends, and impressions of show rehearsals and performances as a figure skater. Always looking for new challenges, i am continually taking on new directions in my work, adding to my experience thus far as. Katarina, who posed for playboy in 1998, was born in staaken, east germany, and attended a school for athletically gifted children. Katarina witt and brian boitano figure skating dresses. Katarina witt gdr 1987 world figure skating championships. December 1998 christmas 1998 was pretty sweet after twotime olympic gold medalist katarina witt opened up for the december edition of playboy magazine.
Additionally, she is a fourtime world champion and twice a. Katarina witt gdr 1985 world figure skating championships, ladies long program duration. That was the experience east germanys katarina witt and americas debi thomas faced at the 1988 winter olympics in calgary, canada, when they each independently chose bizets carmen as the music for their long program. Mar 14, 2009 katarina witt 1984 long programme duration. She is 48 years old and born on december 3rd, 1965. Nov 26, 2016 in 2009, witt began her acting career as amour in a stage production of everyman in berlin. She currently has 3 gallery links in her own freeones section.
S, pirmin zurbriggenworld cup skier 15th winter games abc to lose money. Witt won two olympic gold medals for east germany, first at the 1984 sarajevo olympics and the second in 1988 at the calgary olympics. Figure skater katarina witt of germany performs in the 1984 winter olympics circa february of 1984 in sarajevo, yugoslavia. Elle a ete deux fois championne olympique en 1984 et 1988, quatre fois. She was also a fourtime world champion 198485, 198788 and after taking the olympic and world titles in 1988 she turned professional. She won two olympic gold medals for east germany, first at the 1984. She is an actress and producer, known for ronin 1998. At the 1984 sarajevo winter games, katarina witt came through a closely fought contest to win the womens figure skating gold medal.
Readers can learn practical and easily applicable tips in katarina witts book, healthy and fit with kati witt. Katarina witt born december 3, 1965 is a german figure skater, in germany she was commonly affectionately called kati in the past, but today her full name is used more often. Voir plus didees sur le theme patinage artistique, patinage et patinage sur glace. She took home a total of four gold medals in her olympic career. She is an actress and producer, known for ronin 1998, jerry maguire 1996 and carmen on ice 1990. The katarina rule was adopted by the international skating union in 1988 after witt showed up in a feathery, skirtless, skinbaring ensemble that gave her the look of a showgirl kicked out. She went to kinderund jugendsportschule, a school for the athletically gifted. Katarina witt and brian boitano figure skating dresses, ice. Oct 16, 2014 katarina witt is a beautiful german native.
She won two olympic gold medals for east germany, first at the 1984 sarajevo olympics and the second in 1988 at the calgary olympics. See more ideas about katarina witt, figure skating and 1984 olympics. She won two olympic gold medals for east germany, first in the 1984 sarajevo olympics and the second in 1988 at the calg. She is a fourtime world champion 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and twotime world silver medalist. In 1984, katarina witt was voted gdr female athlete of the year by the readers of the east german newspaper junge welt. Katarina witt born 3 december 1965 is a retired german figure skater. Just being katarina witt is a fulltime job in general. Katarina witt of east germany winning gold at calgary 1988 to defend her title from sarajevo witt was also a 4 time world figure skating champion katarina witt gdr. In 1984, i win my second title as european champion at the european figure skating championships in budapest. Katarina witt biography affair, single, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is katarina witt. The ice rink becomes the runway for female figure skaters. During my amateur career it was not unusual to stay with the same freestyle routine for over two years, while of course, choreographing a new short program each. Katarina witt revealed how she handled her first relationship. Katarina witt is a famous german figure skater, who was born on december 3, 1965.
Our records show that katarina witt is currently retired which means she is not making movies, doing live shows andor. Her perfect body posture and her 5 feet 5 inches height led to many photo shoots for popular magazines. She won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 winter olympics and competed in the 1994 winter olympics. Katarina witt born december 3, 1965 is a former east german figure skater. Katarina witt ger, 1984 and 1988 olympic figure skating champion, tv presenter, film star, playboy model, charity boss. In 1995, witt became a member of the world figure skating hall of fame. She was also a fourtime world champion 1984 85, 198788 and after taking the olympic and world titles in 1988 she turned professional. Her physical ability and creative streak have made witt stand out from other athletes. Katarina witt 1984 patinage artistique, fatale, patinage sur glace, jeux. Katarina witt on the cover of the famous magazine playboy.
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