Winter Olympic Classic - Battle of Carmen! Red and black face off, and Kim Yeon-er's idol successfully defends her title
When it comes to figure skating, "Carmen" is a topic that can never be avoided, "Carmen" has long become an indispensable track in the World Figure Skating Competition, from Pushshenko to Zagitova, many Figure Skating World Championship champions and Winter Olympic champions have repeatedly performed this classic song on the ice. Today we want to review the history of the Winter Olympics and the most classic "Battle of Carmen" in the history of figure skating.
The protagonists of the "Battle of Carmen" are Germany's Catalina Werther and American Debbie Thomas, of which Catalina Witt is the "Queen of Ice", and her performance of "Carmen" at the 1998 Winter Olympics is still the sexiest "Carmen" in countless hearts. At that time, Catalina Witt and Debbie staged "Carmen" head-to-head, one red and one black, which was regarded as a classic.
The story of Carmen
"Carmen" is the last opera of the French composer Bizet, telling the love story of the beautiful, passionate and frank gypsy girl "Carmen" who dared to do it.
It is not easy to perform this song well, and the enthusiasm displayed in this kind of style is a great test for the contestants.
Catalina Witt
With the titles of "Queen on Ice" and "Ice Fairy", Catalina Witte is a famous Figure Skater in Germany, and her slightly sad and beautiful face and beautiful curves make her look like a swan on the ice, and it is precisely because of this that her "Carmen" is respected by more people, until today.
In 1984, Witt stood on the stage of the Winter Olympics for the first time and successfully won the championship.
Witt set her own record that year, when she was ranked No. 4 in the world, becoming the only athlete at the Winter Olympics to rank outside the top two in the world but win the Olympic gold medal in women's single figure skating.
1988 Winter Olympics
After a successful Winter Olympics, Witt won the World Championships in 1988 at the Calgary Winter Olympics.
Witt's biggest opponent is Debbie Thomas, a black player from the United States, and Elizabeth Manly is also very strong.
At that time, the outside world hyped up the duel between Witt and Debbie, thinking that it would be the most exciting and fierce women's figure skating duel.
Black butterflies
Debbie is an American figure skater black athlete who is synonymous with talent and hard work, nicknamed "Black Butterfly".
Debbie is also the only black athlete to win a women's singles medal in figure skating at the Winter Olympics.
Battle of Carmen
In the free skate, Both Witt and Debbie use "Carmen" two black and one red, and they have appeared one after another.
Witt's "Carmen" is the sexiest women's singles performance in many people's minds, as a rare female player with first-class difficulty, art, expressiveness and prescribed movements, Witt's fiery performance, smooth gliding, and seemingly difficult jumps at the time were mesmerizing.
However, Witt only did two weeks (2 Loops) after a three-week jump, the action was not completed, and the huge mistake also gave the competitor Debbie a chance.
Unexpectedly, Debbie, who played after the game, played abnormally under pressure, and made mistakes in 3 three-week jumps, giving up the gold medal.
Witt also became the second female figure skater in the history of the Winter Olympics to successfully defend her title.
It is praised by the outside world
Later, when "Carmen" is performed again on the field of figure skating, many people will still think of the duel between Witt and Debbie.
It wasn't just Werther who contributed the sexiest performances, but also the costumes and styling of the time, etc., which were the best in that era.
Kim Yeon-er idol
When Korean figure skater Kim Yeon-er participated in the show with Witt, she couldn't control her excitement and was very excited to meet her idol.
Kim had only met Witt once at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, and when Witt won a Winter Olympic medal for East Germany, the South Korean figure skating diva had not yet been born.
Kim said: "She is a role model for all figure skaters and I am very excited to meet her. ”
List of honors;
Katarina Witte's key accolades include:
4 gold medals at the World Championships: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988;
2 silver medals at the World Championships: 1982, 1986;
Olympic results: 2 gold;
At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, Katarina Witt finished seventh.
