Katarina Witt
Chronology
| 1965 | Born December 3 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, former East Germany, now Chimnitz, Germany |
| 1970 | Begins skating at Kuchwald ice arena |
| 1974 | Begins working with coach Jutta Mueller |
| 1983 | Wins first of six consecutive European Championships |
| 1984 | Wins first of four World Championships; wins first Olympic gold |
| 1988 | Wins second Olympic gold |
| 1988 | Appears in American Holiday on Ice tour and in Canvas of Ice program |
| 1989 | Fall of Berlin Wall changes her life |
| 1990 | Earns Emmy Award for HBO's Carmen on Ice |
| 1992 | Covers the Olympics in Albertville, France for CBS-TV |
| 1993 | Covers World Championships in Prague for NBC-TV |
| 1993 | Returns to Kuchwald ice arena to train for 1994 Olympics |
| 1994 | Places seventh at Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway |
| 1994 | Moves to New York City and begins skating with professional touring exhibition Stars on Ice |
| 1994 | Finishes eighth at European Championships |
| 1995 | Takes time off to recover from back injury |
| 1996 | The Ice Princess airs on HBO |
| 1996 | Appears in Jerry Maguire with Tom Cruise |
| 1997-98 | Appears on television in Arliss and V.I.P |
| 1998 | Appears in Ronin with Robert DeNiro |
| 1998 | Appears in top-selling issue of Playboy |
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