A German figure skater, Katarina Witt is one of the elite women's figure skaters in the history of the Olympics, winning the Gold Medal in 1984 and 1988 for East Germany. In 1995 she was admitted to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
You won't find many longtime figure skating stars like Katarina Witt, Scott Hamilton, Kristi Yamaguchi, Elvis Stojko, Surya Bonaly and Nancy Kerrigan on the headliner list when the 2009 Sun Valley Ice Show debuts Saturday, June 27 at Sun Valley Skating Center.
Publ.Date : Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:07:09 GMTDuring the 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada will have Canada House, the Dutch will have Holland House, and Russia, the host of the 2014 Winter Games, will have Russia House at Science World.
Publ.Date : Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:02:22 GMTWBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko has been chosen by the legendary sports stars of the Laureus World Sports Academy as the 2009 Laureus world comeback of the year.
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