Katarina Witt first hit the ice at age 5, and after more than a decade of hard work and training, she took international figure skating by storm. She won many consecutive European and World Championship titles in the 1980s and brought home the gold medal for her native East Germany in the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics.
After her Olympic triumphs, Katarina turned pro and continued to skate in ice shows and competitions around the world. She diversified her career by acting in films and television shows, and working as a commentator for figure skating television broadcasts; she has even formed her own company.
Katarina has unparalleled drive and a passion for perfection, as well as boundless energy and high spirits -- all that, and looks too. Katarina's personality and photogenic qualities have made her life a multimedia success story.
People magazine once called Katarina "commanding [and] coquettish," accurately summing up the dual nature of her appeal. Already beautiful, Katarina has a fiery mix of confidence and charm that would add some welcome Sturm und Drang to the life of anyone tired of looks alone.
Plus, three decades of training on the ice have kept Katarina in top physical form. She's as sexy as she ever was -- even as she approaches 40. As recently as 1998, Katarina posed for Play..boy, a magazine better known for showcasing women half Katarina's age. So if Katarina's still good enough for Hef et al., then she's more than a match for the rest of us.
Katarina's style has changed with the times. During her heyday in the 1980s, women often sported big shoulder pads and even bigger hair, and Katarina was no exception. But we don't hold it against her. Figure skaters, usually garbed in things garish and sparkly, are extra susceptible to fashion faux pas, but Katarina hasn't donned outfits any worse than those of her colleagues.
These days, Katarina's style is variable. In her more professional capacities as commentator or businesswoman, she wears business suits, but for more casual gigs, she wears anything from jeans and a T-shirt to colorful prints. Taking advantage of her trim physique, Katarina tends to favor plunging necklines no matter the occasion.
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