Yes, use cookies No, do not use cookies. Error: please enter a valid email. Error: please enter a valid name. Error: please enter a valid last name. Error: please select a country. Error: please enter your date of birth. When a young skater consults her for advice on whether to train abroad — and leave a boyfriend behind — Witt finds occasion to recall the major turning points of her own journey, from her East German childhood to the international spotlight.
She shares her inside perspective and frank opinions on the insular world of skating and offers her views about what it takes to be a champion, and to create a fulfilling life. Written with E. Swift, author of My Sergei , one of the best-selling skating books of all time, Only with Passion is the perfect gift for young women, young athletes — particularly skaters — and skating fans of all ages.
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Figure skater Peggy Fleming won the only U. Later, she publicly battled breast cancer, beating it with radiation therapy. Dorothy Hamill is a gold medal-winning Olympic figure skater known for her moves on the rink as well as her signature bobbed haircut. American swimmer Katie Ledecky won a gold medal at the Olympics before shattering numerous world records. She continued her winning streak at the Summer Olympics, earning four gold medals and one silver medal.
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She still holds the world records in the and meter events. She then tours the US and Canada as star guest of the figure skating shows "Stars on Ice" and "Champions on Ice" for 10 years and also participates in countless international professional competitions. She is the creative mind behind many of the international ice show productions which she conceptualises, creates, headlines and produces with her own production company, WITH WITT.
Katarina Witt tours the world several times to present her unique blend of sportiness and artistic skills to figure skating fans everywhere. In between Katarina recurrently dives into the world of film and theater. The English-language book "Only with passion" deals with her experiences as a young athlete, based on her life story in reality and fiction. It is also sold to numerous countries.
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