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Today is the 3rd of October, which is Unity Day in Germany. It's been 30 years this year, so we get a lot of interesting historical stuff. ARD, Germany's biggest broadcaster, just showed an interesting biopic about Katarina Witt. You can watch it in the ARD mediathek here:
Unfortunately all in German and I don't know if you need a VPN. If you're french you can also watch it on Arte, where it is cut a bit different and longer.
I think even if you don't speak or understand the language it's pretty straightforward and you might even get the gist of it. It also has Sandra Bezic and Brian Boitano commenting.
Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR
Katarina Witt ist mit zwei Olympiasiegen, vier WM- und sechs EM-Titeln die erfolgreichste Sportlerin in der Geschichte des Eiskunstlaufs. Der Film folgt ihrem Lebensweg von Sachsen bis nach Hollywood.
www.ardmediathek.de
Unfortunately all in German and I don't know if you need a VPN. If you're french you can also watch it on Arte, where it is cut a bit different and longer.
Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR - Die ganze Doku | ARTE
Die zweifache Olympiasiegerin Katarina Witt ist die erfolgreichste Sportlerin in der Geschichte des Eiskunstlaufs. Der Film von Jobst Knigge zeigt den Weg der Eiskunstlauflegende aus Sachsen bis nach Hollywood. Die Privilegien hatten einen Preis: Katarina Witt wurde systematisch von der Stasi...
www.arte.tv
I think even if you don't speak or understand the language it's pretty straightforward and you might even get the gist of it. It also has Sandra Bezic and Brian Boitano commenting.
Katarina Witt ist mit zwei Olympiasiegen, vier WM- und sechs EM-Titeln die erfolgreichste Sportlerin in der Geschichte des Eiskunstlaufs. Der Film folgt ihrem Lebensweg von Sachsen bis nach Hollywood.
Katarina Witt is, with two Olympic wins, four World Champion and six European Champion titles, the most succesful female athlete in the history of figure skating. This film follows her life's journey from Saxony to Hollywood.