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Katarina Witt

Katarina Witt
German figure skater Katarina Witt won two Olympic gold medals and four world championships and became one of the most popular and acclaimed skaters in the world. In 1988 she collaborated with American figure skater Brian Boitano on several world tours. In 1990 the duo’s routine, “Carmen on Ice” (based on French composer Georges Bizet’s opera), won an Emmy Award.
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