Katarina Witt 1980 European Championships FS

Baby Kati but already in her second Europeans at the age of just 14. Very solid skate, just like in Dortmund later in her Worlds debut. Frau Muller is pleased, but has toleave the K&C early as Anett Potszch was next to skate.

[@irinapopandopulo2703]

Это период моей молодости. Мы все в СССР любили её. Всегда ждали её выступления. Талантливая , красивая , модная!

[@jeannineweber5721]

Her Trainer Jutta Müller always found the right music to the age of her skaters.

[@mongeegnom9614]

Die Person und das Eis sind in harmonischer Symbiose und man muss einfach genießen.....wunderbar ❤

[@victoriagill3337]

Katarina has always loved to perform, and you can see even here she thoroughly enjoys being on the ice. Showing presence here at a young age. She’s very confident

[@sundaydriverinnewyork]

Expressing herself through the music, covering the ice with such energy...purely delightful!

[@Dossen_A]

Already here many gestures exactly match the musical accents! So nice. Good 4 triples.

[@petrakarikas4600]

Ich hatte sie mit 11 Jahren, als Eissternchen schon laufen gesehen, bei einem Schaulaufprogramm, in der Werner Seelenbinder Halle, damals hieß sie noch so! Jetzt Velodrom/Berlin Landsberger Allee! Damals sagte ich :"sie wird mal was ganz GROßES!"

[@fulhamlondon5146]

кажется она никогда не падала, она стала легендой фигурного катания

[@СерыйЮл]

Какая же она молодая и красивая! Да техника у неё отличная, но не такая ещё великолепная и отточенная какая будет лет через несколько! Распускающийся бутон прекрасной розы!!!

[@irinagrand7229]

Супер- спортсмен Катарина! Она внесла большой вклад в фигурное катание!!! 🎉

[@rekr3316]

Thank you sooo much for posting this! I was searching for that for so many years!

[@MsLizziebeth1]

OMG, I've never seen this before (at least don't remember). She's completely unrecognizable until her closeup with her coach. AMAZING how much maturity 💄⛸️ 🏆she gained in just 4 years, just as her body was changing! Astonishing.🥇 Glimmer of the showman on her shoulder-action during the straight line sequence! 😁

[@Ольга-с2з]

Любим и помним

[@geri0756]

Phänomenal.

[@kenmoreSF]

she's the queen of triple toes

[@robertsoslow733]

Her scratch spin and spread eagle were way better here than they were later in her career. Clearly loves performing.

[@Dylvente]

I noticed that too! She lost the ability to lean back on her spread eagle and get into her scratch position without lowering herself first. I wonder if it had to do with changes in her physique as she matured.

[@katjay3125]

Shes a dude that's why

[@vasilicastroe8256]

A FOST ZEITA GHETII ANILOR ACEIA TULBURI !!! O REVELATIE INTR/O URIASA TRISTETE !!! ITI MULTUMIM,DANKE SO..N, KATARINA VIT !!!

[@Tatyhka]

Какая она малышка тут ещё. Прелесть. Ну на счёт катания тут и писать нечего. Только наслаждаться.

[@Istabo]

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - wunderful 🎉

[@gunygun5491]

Wahnsinn!!!

[@bevinboulder5039]

Hard to imagine Katarina skating to Mary Poppins if I hadn't just watched it.

[@victoriagill3337]

Lol did you see her skate to the muppet show

[@bevinboulder5039]

No! Do you know if that's available on KZbin?

[@victoriagill3337]

@@bevinboulder5039it is, it was her 1981 short programme. If you search for that you’ll come across it. Haven’t shared the link here as I can’t find a version of it uploaded by the same person

[@kerstinrieck3648]

@@bevinboulder5039ja ist es

[@timothyhh]

We never saw that double lutz-triple toe after 1984 and never saw a lutz of any flavor after 1986.

[@katjay3125]

Male body changes

[@jammarhamilton2913]

This is actually the first time i ever seen katakana take a drink from a person that she did not know and drink it.. Yes in Calgary she had that coke cup but she hand ut to her coach but any time they ask her for a beverage she say no but this championship she was thirst lol

[@lawr17]

She can't for doping reasons.

[@martypellow9908]

Thanks so much for posting this rarity Floskate! She went really fast into her triple salchows, no wonder she popped the first one. Her layback improved a lot by 1984. Where did she place here in the FS and overall? If you have any unseen Elena Vodorezova would love to see those too.

[@rekr3316]

She was 13th overall.

[@martypellow9908]

@@rekr3316 Surprised so low with those high free skating marks

[@rekr3316]

That was because of her bad ranking in compulsory figures…

[@nondescriptnyc]

OMG, I have the result sheets from this event (you know, those sheets w/ B&W podium photos and the complete results ISU used to release after major competitions) somewhere! My memory is totally fuzzy, but I want to say 17 CF - 11 SP - 4 FS = 13th overall. This was before factored placement, so there was a limit to how much a strong FS could pull skaters up.

[@tatianachuyko5126]

Какое детское катание . О, насколько двинулись вперёд умения сегодня. Обалдеть. Какая ж разница

[@annettekuschel2799]

Die Beste..ever❤

[@chrystaldlabal4935]

Have her picture with my husband when we were in Sun Valley

[@BrigitteMende-p2z]

????????

[@patsyundylvaonline11]

Die Musik war früher schöner als heute!! Der Gesang stört, der heute erlaubt idtz

[@СветланаГвардина]

Прекрасная фигуристка!

[@yury_leningradskaja_oblast]

ГДР рулИл, где же вы сейчас=))).

[@olgat.2837]

Там же, где СССР.

[@eyen30]

It’s interesting to see that her body lines were actually better when she was younger. But you could see here that her bad habit of not fully stretching out her free leg when landing her jumps was already developed.

[@katjay3125]

Shes a male

[@robertsoslow733]

And telegraphed her jumps.

[@k.s.6568]

​@@katjay3125 no

[@Terramar888]

Какая молодая и арасивая здесь еп тренер Ютта Мюллер. И Катарина еще мовспм левчашка. Прыжки дсоцеве, но техника хорошая для того времени.

[@zentaalibaeva9862]

И Юта Мюллкр рядом, как всегда

[@northsmoket]

3 triple toes 1 triple salchow though with the zayak rule only 1 triple toe/ better speed than 1984 and beyond/ layback was passable/ never saw her do an illusion/ she skates as fast as janet lynn and her jumps are the highest of any comprtitors at the time/she looks a bit like a brunette version of janet lynn , though janets artistry at 14 and onward has never been matched

[@floskate]

The Zayak rule didn't exist at this point and if it had, two triple ties would have counted as she did the first in combination with a double lutz.

[@victoriagill3337]

@@floskatezayak rule came in toward end of 1981?

[@sqlcomp]

Oh my the hair!

[@secretgarden3555]

Das dürfte ne erste Dauerwelle sein, die war modern in den 80ern.

[@ТатьянаАнаньина-ъ9ф]

Очень технична, созревшее и сформированое тело, получает удовольствие от катания, а не то что как девчули у тут бери - скорее бы прыгнуть повыше и откатать..

[@Ирина-п6я2н]

С короткой стрижкой на мальчика похожа))

[@rowenanoppenberger8280]

I don't like her short hair

[@yury_leningradskaja_oblast]

конечно, сейчас, из 2024г. - смешно смотреть на ее ужимки, по сравнению с несравненными русскими фигуристками, но забавно сравнить!

[@olgat.2837]

Посмотрите на ужимки всех остальных в то время. Катарина Витт каталась почти до 30 лет, в 29 лет участвовала в Олимпиаде, заняв 7-е место. И это было очень красивое катание. Это тоже трудно себе представить сейчас, когда наши несравненные девушки заканчивают карьеру в 20 лет.

[@liline5651]

Patinage complètement dépassé maintenant. Quand on voit le niveau maintenant. Surtout les Russes

[@1383mimo]

Ein Feuerwerk...welchen Platz hatte sie....

[@user-ps3kw3og2k]

Такой примитив по сравнению с нынешними российскими фигуристками. Они вне конкуренции.

[@sanddorn3751]

Das ist wahr.

[@olgat.2837]

Глупо сравнивать прежних спортсменов с нынешними, нужно сравнивать современников. А в то время все наши фигуристки ей в подметки не годились.

[@olgaistomina7102]

Для любого здравомыслящего человека ясно, что сравнивать такие вещи нельзя.