I remember this date very clearly because I was the only one in my family rooting for Katarina Witt to win gold. It was on this date in 1988, that Katarina Witt won her second consecutive gold medal at the Winter Olympics. She beat out our skater Debbie Thomas (who I honestly never really liked).
For more info:
http://www.examiner.com/article/this-day-black-sports-history-february-27-1988
http://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/28/sports/88-winter-olympics-witt-is-gold-medalist-for-a-second-time.html
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Ruth I had a neighbor who would get angry at me if I said a skater from another country was good. I just appreciate beautiful skating, I don’t care what country the people come from. I think she wanted to slap me. LOL
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I saw Katarina during the Sochi Olympics. She still looks lovely and has a great personality. I love her skating.
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It’s funny. I told my mom about this memory, and she agreed that Debby Thomas had a bad attitude, and Witt was a good skater. She laughingly accused me of being unAmerican.
Ruth recently posted…This Day in History February 27, 1988
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