Katarina Witt
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Search complete. 34 mentions across 7 episodes found for "Katarina Witt".
Oct 10, 2026
Gary BenderHOST
And then ABC's Wide World of Sports presents a figure skating spectacular.
Gary BenderHOST
Brian Boitano, Katarina Witt, Debbie Thomas, and more take to the ice in a night of Olympic champions, plus over 8,000 women compete in the mini-marathon from New York City featuring Joan Benoit Samuelson.
Gary BenderHOST
Mark McGwire has one fair ball down the left field line.
Gary BenderHOST
He'll hold up as, coming in with the relay very quickly on that play, the left fielder, Henderson.
KatrinaAUDIENCE
Hi.
Jubal FreshHOST
For some reason, in my head, it was Katarina, and I was like, "I don't think that's what we agreed to," um-
NinaHOST
[laughs]
Victoria RamirezHOST
Me too
Jubal FreshHOST
... hello, Katrina.
NinaHOST
[laughs]
Producer FreezePANELIST
I don't know any Katarinas.
KatrinaAUDIENCE
Hello.
Jubal FreshHOST
We'll bring Victoria back into the studio.
Jubal FreshHOST
And while she's getting settled and putting on her headphones, I would just like to say Katarina Witt, yeah, she was a, uh, she's a four-time Olympic medalist-
NinaHOST
Whoa
Jubal FreshHOST
... from East Germany.
Victoria RamirezHOST
Hey
Jubal FreshHOST
...
Jubal FreshHOST
Katarina Witt.
Jubal FreshHOST
There you go.
KatrinaAUDIENCE
Hi.
Jubal FreshHOST
For some reason in my head it was Katarina, and I was like, "I don't think that's what we agreed to," um- [laughs] ...
Jubal FreshHOST
when you called in.
Jubal FreshHOST
Me too.
Jubal FreshHOST
What's your take? Hello, Katrina.
Jubal FreshHOST
[laughs]
Victoria RamirezHOST
I don't know any Katarinas.
KatrinaAUDIENCE
Hello.
Renek WitkowskiGUEST
I could-
Mario NunezHOST
Well, it was Katarina Witt-
Renek WitkowskiGUEST
Yes
Mario NunezHOST
... not Katarina Wit.
Ashley WagnerHOST
Yeah, I'm so excited.
Michelle EllisPANELIST
excited.And they are Katarina Witt and Debi Thomas, the American.
Michelle EllisPANELIST
Katarina Witt skated, representing a communist East Germany.
Michelle EllisPANELIST
Um, so Katarina Witt is the 1984 Olympic champion, and she won, she continued skating, and then she won '85 Worlds.
Michelle EllisPANELIST
Debi Thomas defeated her at '86 Worlds, but then Katarina won her world title back at '87 Worlds.
Michelle EllisPANELIST
Debi Thomas was second.
Michelle EllisPANELIST
But Katarina has the expression.
Michelle EllisPANELIST
Um-
Terrence BurnsGUEST
They had Thomas Bach on the bid.
Terrence BurnsGUEST
They had Katarina Witt on the bid.
Terrence BurnsGUEST
Yeah, I had several Korean people who couldn't speak English who'd been in jail, to be honest with you.
Terrence BurnsGUEST
So we had to, we had to create a completely different narrative, um, that took all of that other stuff off the table that we weren't competitive with.