In the late eighties and early nineties, the name of Katarina Witt was known to everyone who had at least something to do with figure skating. She was called the princess of ice. In the entire history of figure skating, there was not a single skater who could compare with her.
German skater Katarina Witt: childhood and the beginning of a sports career
Katie was born in the city of Staaken (GDR) on December 3, 1965 in the family of an agronomist and a therapeutic gymnastics instructor. In addition to her, the eldest son Axel grew up in the family. The kindergarten, which was visited by little Katya, was not far from the rink, and the girl from the windows of her room watched the athletes for a long time. At home, she indulged in dreams, in which she performed various tricks, standing on ice skates. Parents did not think of sending her daughter to a sports club, but her mother could not resist the entreaties of her favorite. And once, taking a five-year-old Katya by the hand, she led her to the figure skating section. It turned out that the reception was already over, they were advised to come at the beginning of the next school year. However, when the coach saw how the baby, for the first time getting on skates, began to glide smoothly on the ice, she decided to make an exception for her. So the only daughter of the family Witt Katarina became 101 first-year student of the figure skating school of East Berlin. By the end of the school year, of all the students in the section, there was only one, namely the future two-time Olympic champion Katarina Witt.
Way to victory
When Katie went to school, a very busy week began for the girl. After school, she went to the rink, and spent the evenings in the evening. At the same time, she managed to get good grades. At nine years old, one of the most famous figure skating coaches in the GDR drew her attention - Jutta Muller. She saw great sports potential in a pretty girl and decided to make her a champion. It was under her leadership that the young Witt Katarina was able to win all her gold medals.
A very warm relationship has developed between the coach and the girl. She was for her both a mother, and an older friend, and a mentor. As Katie later admitted, she was always a little afraid of the coach. However, this did not stop Katarina from playing pranks: disrupting training, going to all sorts of tricks so that the scales did not show her true weight, there are several cakes at once, etc. The girl was sweet, so she almost always had the problem of being overweight. And if not for her industriousness and perseverance, the world would not have known about the figure skater Witt. Katarina stubbornly went to the peak of fame for many years. And in 1979, a fourteen-year-old skater was sent to represent the country at the World Cup, where she took 10th place. However, a year later, Katie became the gold medalist of the GDR championship.
Sports wins and awards
During her sports career, she managed to win more than 20 international awards. She is a four-time world champion (1984-1988, with the exception of 1986), a two-time Olympic champion (1984 and 1988), a six-time European champion and an eight-time (consecutive) champion of the GDR. After winning the 1988 Olympics, she left sports.
Return to the ice
But soon the world started talking again about the German figure skater Witt. Katharina in 1994 took part in the film "Carmen on Ice", for which she received the Emmy Award. And 4 years later, she and the show program during the demonstration performances at the Winter Olympics and in honor of her return to the ice received the Golden Camera prize. And after 4 years she starred in the art film "Ronnie." In the same year, Playboy magazine finally reached an agreement with the skater, and appeared in a completely new role Katarina Witt. Photos of her toned naked body soon appeared on the pages of this erotic publication for men. With her act, she challenged the whole world, because her rivals, figure skaters from other countries, often gloated because of her excess weight.