YuNaKimIsNumbr1 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

more than just a pretty face!

koolaidnhemlock (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

her spins are great. notice she never moves off point. shes probably one of the most underrated skaters of all time because of what she accomplished. she's more than just a pretty face.

2carlyq6 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

her jumps are good but her spins arnt that good :(

russianskatingfan (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

You are wrong here too. I like Manley alot but her short program was overscored as well. With her own easier combination of only a triple salchow, and her obvious bobble on a camel spin she deserved no higher then 5th place in the short. Her figures were also questionable and I doubt they were any better then Witt's. She won the long program over Witt as she deserved to but not the title with a mediocre short and less then great figures herself.

russianskatingfan (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

You are a joke as usual. Debi's skate in Calgary sucked royally and her even getting bronze was a gift courtesy of some bogus scores. You are arguing she should have beaten Witt, LOL! The only one held up in Calgary was Debi Thomas.

CosmicSpeck (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Witt was a great skater.I appreciate her glamourous style & the fact that she was the STRONGEST competitor.but with skating skills, I don't think she was the best.Back then Figures were important & she was terrible!Judges helped her there too!Her jumps were clean but not textbook & she rarely attempted the more difficult jumps/combinations her rivals did. Dick Button once said that her line & positions weren't all that first rate.But you obviously think Witt the best-I understand.

DICKcheneyMASTER (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I would like to help her out of her costume after the performance

ANTINOUS75M (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

IMO, Katarina wasn't more helped by eastern judges than US and canadian skaters were helped by western judges. Moreover, on the 88Olympics, only three of the nine judges were eastern judges.

CosmicSpeck (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Witt was the most consistent competitor of her era & deserved her titles.I agree she was artistically strong but many believe she received favortism from Eastern block judges who favored her style unfairly.Technique shouldn't be subjective & in Witt's case her deficits were simply ignored.Her Figures were terrible yet they were often bumped up to help her succeed.Her jumps & spins werent first rate & this too was often overlooked.The bad thing about this sport is its subjectivity

sillyxchimp (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I was named after her, but thats not my full name...