"Battle of the Carmens" Katarina Witt - Witness - BBC News

Subscribe to BBC News    / bbcnews   Subscribe    / bbcnews   Check out our website: http://www.bbc.com/news Facebook:   / bbcworldnews   Twitter:   / bbcworld   Instagram:   / bbcnews   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".