katarina witt had one hell of a massive ego came across as over confident and full of herself which was a turnoff. Her skating was a bit on the boring side compared to skaters today!
She has pretty good jump technique, and good height on her jumps too. how come she never went on to develop most of her jumps into triples? ( because by the early 90s, at the olympics etc, it would be impossible to even medal without more triples)
Not that triples are everything; it's just that she already has the artistry, presence, the charm...if she had more triple jumps she would have been a tough one to beat for many more years.
@ViVi80 this was the 1980's. triple lutzes were practically non-existent for ladies, and being able to pull off a triple loop near the end of the decade was seen as one of the highest achievements of figure skating.
katarina witt had one hell of a massive ego came across as over confident and full of herself which was a turnoff. Her skating was a bit on the boring side compared to skaters today!
pelicanus11 2 months ago
she did have a triple flip in 83
bfgringo 1 year ago
She has pretty good jump technique, and good height on her jumps too. how come she never went on to develop most of her jumps into triples? ( because by the early 90s, at the olympics etc, it would be impossible to even medal without more triples)
Not that triples are everything; it's just that she already has the artistry, presence, the charm...if she had more triple jumps she would have been a tough one to beat for many more years.
ViVi80 1 year ago
@ViVi80 this was the 1980's. triple lutzes were practically non-existent for ladies, and being able to pull off a triple loop near the end of the decade was seen as one of the highest achievements of figure skating.
cw6391 1 year ago
she has the best step sequences ever and her jumps are great!!!!
aida1002283 1 year ago
Back then it wasn't all about the Triple Jumps for the Ladies. Katrina was a beautiful skater!
rickram1961 1 year ago
State sponsored drug cheat and willingly so.
yescanto 2 years ago
A gold for three triples. Wow.
jrlassiter 2 years ago
This was 1984 and the Zayak rule was in effect which also reduced the number of triples the girls would do.
russianskatingfan 1 year ago
She was so beautiful back then.
safehaven11 2 years ago
what abou now?
jinu4ever 2 years ago
gorgeous. how does the stout, overdone american with the wings follow that.
pattypaleface 2 years ago
Hey....American 80s hair ruled!! :)
indiatree 1 year ago