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. In and Katarina Witt is appointed chairwoman of the Munich Olympic bid committee and devotes herself passionately and exclusively to this responsible sports policy task.
In addition to her countless entrepreneurial and artistic activities, Katarina Witt is involved in a variety of charities to support sports, environmental and social issues. With her foundation Katarina aims to help children and adolescents with physical disabilities. She is proud of the results over the last 12 years and the more than projects that have already been realised worldwide with the generous help of many donors. Skip to the navigation. Skip to the subnavigation.
Skip to the content. The crumbling of the East German socialist regime in the late s freed Witt to pursue all sorts of professional interests. Witt and Boitano also teamed up for a three-year run of Witt and Boitano Skating , an exhibition that drew a rare sellout crowd for an ice show at Madison Square Garden. She also segued into mainstream acting with appearances in the films Jerry Maguire and Ronin and popular TV shows such as Frasier and Everybody Loves Raymond.
The skating queen posed nude for the December edition of Playboy , making it just the second issue in the magazine's history to sell out, following the inaugural edition featuring Marilyn Monroe. In , Witt published her autobiography, Only With Passion , and formed the Katarina Witt Foundation to provide aid for disabled children and teens.
She delivered her final professional performance in , but continued to mentor other skating hopefuls on her German reality-TV show Stars on Ice and the British competition Dancing on Ice.
Witt was the subject of the documentary The Diplomat , which chronicled her rise to glory and her uneasy relationship with the East German authorities, who gave her favorable treatment while keeping her under close surveillance. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives.
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