Katarina Witt

Katarina Witt German pronunciation kataˈʁiːna vɪt born 3 December 1965 is a German former figure skater A twotime Olympic champion Witt is regarded as one of the greatest ladies singles figure skaters of all time Her Laureus profile states that she is remembered most for her overall athleticism her charismatic appeal and her glamorous image on the ice Witt won the first of her two Olympic gold medals for East Germany at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics before winning a second at the 1988 Calgary Olympics She is one of only two skaters to defend a ladies singles Olympic title the other being Norwegian Sonja Henie Witt is a fourtime World Champion 1984 1985 1987 1988 and twotime World silver medalist 1982 1986 She won six consecutive European Championships 19831988 a feat equalled only by Henie among female skaters Between 1984 and 1988 Witt won ten gold medals in eleven major international events making her one of the most successful figure skaters ever Retiring from competitive skating after defending her Olympic title in 1988 Witt reappeared at the 1994 Winter Olympics where she represented a reunified Germany while skating a Robin Hoodthemed program a comeback performance which saw her receive the Goldene Kamera award Since her subsequent retirement Witt has worked in film and television Description above from the Wikipedia article Katarina Witt licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia