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11/01/2014

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Katarina Witt

The glamorous East German skater remembers dancing Carmen at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

In 1988, the glamorous East German skater, Katarina Witt, and her American rival, Debbi Thomas, both chose to dance the role of Carmen in the final of the Olympics. For Sporting Witness, Witt recalls a contest that became known as the "Battle of the Carmens".

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