From Karl Marx City to world fame: The life of figure skating icon Katarina Witt is a story of talent and hard work, of Olympic gold and flashbulbs, of East and West. In “Being Katarina Witt,” the two-time Olympic champion talks about her unique career, which has always been under special scrutiny. As a seven-year-old, she was spied on by the GDR’s state security service, under pressure to succeed as an athlete, and privately in the spotlight of the tabloids to this day. The five-part documentary series shows how Witt withstood the constant pressure when “Carmen” enchanted everyone, went from “the most beautiful face in socialism” to a star in the USA and how she lives today – at almost 60 years old, Witt celebrates her birthday on December 3rd.
