Witt 1988 Olympics SP

Katarina Witt 1988 Olympics Short Program

[@TheHenes]

The best looking female skater of all times . what a women . she told the world that ice skating is more than jumps ... it is art !

[@yellowbanana104]

The 80s -90s is definitely the golden age of the artistry of figure skating. Many of those programmes are like shows, fun, entertaining, inspiring and emotionally touching. Even teenagers like Michelle Kwan, Oksana Baiul etc are possessed with great artistic ability. Katarina is definitely a show queen with a thousand faces. I can never get tired watching her. She is the only one who can dance to this type of music and manage to look mature and feminine instead of a childish play.

[@shihlin1]

Oksana Baiul also did a terrific Broadway medley showgirl routine in her Gold-medal winning LP in 94. Tho Oksana didn't have the longevity of Witt's skating career, she pulled it together in Lillehammer.

[@TheHenes]

Katharina die Große.... The Queen, the Majesty of Figure Skating ....

[@user-ln5zh8fi8u]

Каждое выступление Катарины - это праздник для любителей фигурного катания!!!

[@famayaseghir6753]

La patineuse la plus classe la plus belle et la plus talentueux. Un montre sacré du patinage. Un sourire magnifique un charisme. J'adorais cette jeune fille encore maintenant comme stephi Graf

[@lisahinton9682]

Still gives me goosebumps 31 years later.

[@marygracehughes7455]

Likewise

[@fulhamlondon4336]

Это Легенда Фигурного Катания, ЛЮБИМИЦА БОЛЕЛЬЩИКОВ ВСЕГО МИРА!

[@i.i.3399]

Katarina brought so much to skating as well as the money you make after you leave amateur skating. I disagree with the mans commentary she was great. All these years later and I still enjoy watching her skate. And that smile...⛸

[@user-qe1qy3md3o]

Sie ist und bleibt die Königin auf dem Eis ❤ Vielen Dank liebe Katarina ❤ Und nicht zu vergessen. Zusammen mit der weltbesten Trainerin aller Zeiten, Danke ❤

[@goteborgbarcelona8014]

For a momento I saw Barbra Streissand, later Cyd Charisse to finish with Rita Hayworth and all due to the talent of Katarina Witt. A nice tribute to Hollywood and their musicals.

[@BytomGirl]

Katarina was always my favorite... beautiful, genuine, classy, graceful, talented and sensual... and she could move...

[@marygracehughes7455]

Katarina--something very special, always.

[@emanuelamanucci18]

ERA FANTASTICA.... PUNTO.🤔 👍🌷❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️W KATARINA!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dewaynewestmoreland3773]

This is one of the best short programs I have ever seen. Wonderful.

[@lucyk2371]

This is so funny, they created a rule about skater modesty over this outfit....so silly...

[@inocentela3412]

Did you also watch the video of 15 rules for female figure skaters before?

[@Arcat_05]

@@inocentela3412 Lol, yes)

[@sindento1942]

@@inocentela3412 Ha ha,we're so predictable.

[@debrakateri2979]

I’m so confused about why this costume stirred controversy ? She’s fully clothed

[@thomstephens]

It’s because the former version of this dress did not have any feathers. The conservative judges thought it too revealing.

[@ingusstomaseitis5570]

...Katarina best of the best...❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@markmatthes4964]

Definitely one of the greatest ever

[@thesovgc]

Katarina won this on her guts. She was not the best skater in the field. Nor did she have the most difficulty. But she knew how to turn it out and compete.

[@renavogel7114]

Sie ist die Beste aller Zeiten!!!

[@mht4908]

She’s such a fierce competitor, she always hit when the pressure is greatest on her, whereas both Sumners and Thomas cracked under the pressure. Just like what Brian Boitano said, I would never want to compete against her (love her skating and all her costumes tho)

[@kubaxryYT]

To je věc zkušenosti psychiky a taky byla na třetí ZOH Petra

[@IKurtC]

ugh wish we could have HD footage of Katarina beautiful performance so we can be as amaze as the live viewers were, for the rest of human life

[@fulhamlondon4336]

Самая любимая фигуристка! Любимица болельщиков ВСЕГО МИРА!

[@carl75ful]

There was a better overall balance in the programme those days.I suppose you could argue it's more technical these days but that comes at a price, cramming in all the jumps and spins means there's very little room for the artistic side which in my opinion is what skating is all about.I know which version I prefer,who couldn't appreciate the charisma and grace that Katarina Witt brought to that era.That's PROPER skating.

[@carl75ful]

+girolle01 It is all about doing more triples these days,I think most people agree it has taken the artistic side that Katarina presented out of the sport.Just saying.

[@thangvuong9196]

Carl Thomas Is this what you consider artistic? All I see is a very junior level of choreography and really bad posture. There have been MANY skaters with more difficulty and better artistry since this performance. Stop looking at these performances with rose color glasses and inject a little objective critique.

[@carl75ful]

Thang Vuong Sure, there have been skaters who later had more difficult routines,and more artistic spins etc such as Yuna Kim.But I still think Katarina had great artistry and charisma and without doubt was easily the best of her era. TWO Olympic golds, FOUR World titles, Six European titles how's that for rose tinted glasses.Oh and have I mentioned she's won more titles than any other figure skater.

[@thangvuong9196]

Carl Thomas You know as well as I do her wins were the result of the corrupt judging. The school figures were a tool to control the results without anyone being able to question the objectivity of the judging.

[@carl75ful]

Thang Vuong Nonsense, if anything she suffered corrupt judging from those Yankee judges.And she still won easily.Sour grapes spring to mind.

[@klausweber2889]

she was the best

[@yurizivago3641]

YOU WERE AND REMAIN UNIQUE! The way you felt the music and you could express your ART on the ice were STUNNING!

[@heymasti1]

She is imazing ❤️

[@Musak66]

what is wrong wit u guys this was 24yrs ago at the time i am sure this performance was one in a million......i am sure if she was in this generation of young girls she would hv done better due to the standards.

[@live2020__]

Звезда!!!👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@mariagraziaromaggioli4466]

Wowwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@fabiennevinel6022]

J'ADORE♡♡♡♡♡♡

[@angelsean2843]

Best skater ever, nuf sed

[@e2theeyepie]

You're both delusional, LOL :P

[@debraenderle4737]

Kristi Yamaguchi is the best ever, in my humble opinion.

[@maika6393]

ever ever ever⛸🏅⛸🏅

[@biffbomar3024]

I thought this program was very powerful for Debi and the music helped her tremendously. However, best skater? Undoubtedly, Michelle Kwan.

[@user-qc8iy5vo8r]

Queen yuna is best of all time No one can't compare with her

[@abeacosta5192]

Raro costume hermosa mujer

[@CaptainSandyHook]

1987 World Championships Witt Katarina Witt 1987 Worlds LP

[@akimbohr]

JPN and CZH judges had it right: 5.7 / 5.9

[@fabiennevinel6022]

♡ Kati...

[@gonzo77ffm]

Great short program!!!

[@astridschlegel7681]

Absolutely amazing I didn't know brooke shields had a sister .the spitting image of brooke

[@abelardosaldana7458]

el vestuario inusual pero padrisimo y ella bellisima

[@mht4908]

She still remains my favorite skater to this day, best presentation ever and she always draws the crowd in. Dare I say, I actually enjoy this program more than her Carmen free skate. Both were beautifully choreographed, but this short program had a little more variety in jumps, there was a triple toe + double loop instead of her typical triple toe + double toe. Kinda miss when she used to do a double lutz + triple toe as her opening jump in the free skate

[@kubaxryYT]

Ma otejpovane koleno nemohla už skočit více.

[@fulhamlondon4336]

Любимица болельщиков ВСЕГО МИРА

[@user-gb1mj4ob7o]

Второй кряду Олимпиаде золото.Тренер Ю.Мюллер (СК Карл-Маркс Штадт) техника исполнения на высшем уровне

[@ramonas.-leidenschaftvertr4034]

Warum hat sie so häufig über die B-Note gewonnen? … sieht man hier bald besser als in ihrer Carmen-Kür. Auf der Stelle tanzen zu können (hier als Showgirl unglaublich passend), noch dazu präzise an den Takt genau, trifft mit Ihrer Musikauswahl den Publikums- & Massengeschmack und wohl auch den Geschmack der überwiegend männlichen Preisrichter. Eine riesige Portion Sexiness schon im Kostüm inkl. immer Dauerlächeln. Sie lieferte das ab, was sie draufhat und war wohl auch Nervenstark. Midori Ito: 3fach Axel-Springerin mit 6x 6,0-Bewertung in der A-Note, allerdings nicht unbedingt mit femininem Laufstil und permanenten Dauer-(Freuden?)-Tränen am Kürende hatte da wohl etwas das Nachsehen.

[@Raforeus]

She doesnt Play this is she.

[@queenmaoasada8447]

Meanwhile all I can think of is Debi living in a trailor in Appalachia :-(((

[@butrflie7]

Jules Mekler I know... such a sad story :/

[@waterlilly1498]

Really? I thought she went to med school

[@angelathompson8333]

figure skating has sure come a long way since then.

[@ROYAL_REBEL]

Yup....She was the best for that era. Figure skating now is so much more refined and more technically challenging.

[@mattg.812]

PrincessZan It certainly is not more refined these days. It is now VERY formulaic, and about cramming as much as possible into 4 minutes.

[@ROYAL_REBEL]

You have you opinion and I have mine. Period!

[@ROYAL_REBEL]

Matt G. You have your opinion and I have mine. Period!

[@mattg.812]

PrincessZan Certainly. Your's is just dead wrong, is all. :-)

[@Jeeannina]

I like u most in blue, Kati

[@user-pz8vy2yk2w]

Яскраво себе подати це- талант…

[@miloandtock1]

As far 13 year old being better than Witt, I find it impossible, especially after watching the atrocious, boilerplate,cookiecutter routines of today at the Us Nationals - todays girls are NO MATCH compared to the great competitors of the 70s, 80s and into 90s - and although Witt I'll admit did not have the best technique, she was the best and toughest competitor and biggest charmer, and yes there were times she was overmarked, but Manley was given generous marks in the SP here too...

[@JUNGLEJIMY123]

I loved Debi Thomas but Witt has so much more charisma and style ...She should have won the short program...

[@vistaprime]

is this the outfit that inspired the Katarina rule?

[@vistaprime]

doesn't seem that gaudy to me.

[@MsSlucyna]

It's because in its original.version it was stripped of those feathers.

[@poorthing]

@@vistaprime gaudy? well.....typical excess for the times. Gaudy wasn't the issue but modesty. Yes, it's a word that has no relevance in this century. Also very high cut legs on costumes and leotards were ubiquitous during this decade. It startled the status quo.

[@victoriagill3337]

@@MsSlucyna the original had feathers just not as many

[@nightswimmer99]

13 year old girls today don't have to worry about school figures making up a huge chunk of their score. They are free to focus on mastering the full complement of jumps rather than spending countless hours learning to trace a perfect pattern. Don't knock Katerina for responding to the demands of the time.

[@user-gd8gy6um2m]

Лиза тахтамышева чем-то похожих на катарину вид, обе прекрасной Фигуристки, красавица, умница

[@charissa5150]

I dont get it, what was wrong with the costume?

[@3l3llala13]

At the Europeans competition a few months before the Olympic, there was much less feathers around the hip area; The judges felt the cut was too high around the legs. So more feathers were added for the Calgary Games.

[@mlc2005]

I don't know. The audience seemed to get that there were better skaters who were not getting the marks! Midori Ito's program was superior in literally EVERY way from this, and the audience knew it. I noticed that they gave Witt rather lukewarm applause after both her short and long. I respect Witt for her consistency, but she was, without a doubt, over marked constantly.

[@marjukkanieminen1271]

The greatest figure skater and ice ballerina through all times. Plain and simple. The glamorous QUEEN of the ice. There has never been another Katarina. And there never will be.

[@kubaxryYT]

Midori To neuměla povinné cviky

[@RAFAAMARILLAS]

Yet they do not have her charm and charisma. They are so afraid of making errors.

[@yong-gilchoi8614]

천하의 비트도 지금의 김연아의 기술과 예술연기에 비교하면 초라하다. 그만큼 그동안 피겨 기술수준이 놀랍게 향상되었고, 연기도 정교하고 섬세해졌다. 김연아의 등장은 피겨의 수준이 또 한번 비약하게 되었다.

[@mattg.812]

She was not the best technically in that SP - Ito, Thomas, Kadavy, and Manley were better. She won the SP because her showmanship and charm carried the day with the judges, on the second set of marks.

[@simonsenecal6560]

Manley was not really better technically. Similarily easy jump combo and stronger spins, more spring on some jumps, but a wobbly jump combo and a big wobble on her camel spin. 2 very shaky elements while Witt had none, and both had an easy combo.

[@rekr3316]

Manley did some errors and yes, back then the artistry count as much as technics!

[@achnix3167]

Well also a question of actualy choreography.

[@alicefox2413]

Кабаре

[@user-qd1kc4hr2j]

옛날에는 저 정도가 최고였구나~~ 지금보니 트리플점프 하나 없이 엉성하고 뻣뻣하기만 한데....ㅋㅋ 하긴 25년전인데.... 인간이 진화하는 증거군.

[@snopesshop1903]

I hate this program lol

[@mickdenis6630]

Over marked as usually

[@user-ti9oq9vf6f]

Нет конечно как сейчас браться руками за конек сзади и выводить над головой, либо сбоку, самого красивого элимента.

[@yong-gilchoi8614]

비트의 점프에 비하면 김연아의 점프는 거의 부웅 날아가는 수준이다. 트리플-트리플은 요즘 어린 선수들도 시도하여 성공하는 차원에 이르렀다. 과거와 비교가 안된다.

[@NettieKay]

did she not shave her arm pits o_O Oh well it was a fun program to watch, not like Midori's awesome performances but she is beautiful.

[@jubbadupa]

She was totally over-rated... especially artistically !

[@JuanGonzalez-ym8qr]

no she wasn't, only the best can end a program with such a great step sequence

[@marjukkanieminen1271]

The most artistic figure skater through all times. If there EVER WAS an ARTIST on the ice, THIS GIRL was it. How I wished we still saw the wonderful artists like her on the ice, the real roses of the figure skating like her, Kristi Yamaguchi, Oxana Baiul... Today's stick-thin Russian jumping machines that have taken over the ice leave me completely cold. Witt's figure skating was EVERYTHING that art and poetry on the ice are about. And did she take the world by storm, despite being constantly totally UNDERRATED by American judges that did everything and more to stop her from taking what was always hers - the titles of the World Champion and Olympic Champion!!! Thank God the rest of the judges had eyes on their head!!!

[@julielabelle2907]

@@marjukkanieminen1271 no she is overrated

[@vikingsong2068]

No she wasn't. She was stunning beautiful and graceful on the ice. There has never been another skater of her caliber.

[@Suzy4404]

Todays 13 yrs old girls are better than Katarina. Going to the olympics with such an easy program!

[@victoriagill3337]

@zuzanna but you could say the same of skaters 30 years before. Look at Peggy Flemings Olympic performances or Dorothy Hamill. They were groundbreaking in their time but in 1988 they were easy too 🤷🏽‍♀️ it’s called progress