Word: skater
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...Figure skater KATARINA WITT, 32, is not known for being demure. Her interpretation of Carmen at the 1988 Winter Olympics turned the term ice queen upside down. But for years the East German skater has resisted Playboy's attempts to melt her remaining inhibitions. Until now. In its December issue, the magazine will feature a 10-page pictorial on Witt, stripped of skates, sequins and, yes, even her gold medals...
TARA LIPINSKI Skater turns pro for the best of reasons: "I don't want to be 21 and not know...
...Nowadays, no one can be a skater and go to college," he said. "I feel it is a great loss. For me, it was the perfect combination...
Button has kept himself busy since his days as an amateur skater. Once deciding to go pro, he skated with the Ice Capades...
...team that has the Olympics murmuring, "U.S. medals sweep." That kind of talk isn't, of course, going down well with other competitors. Russia's MARIA BUTYRSKAYA settled on her target a month ago, sniffing, "Lipinski made mistakes in many competitions this season. I am a good skater too." Last week at practice, Butyrskaya looked impressive. Among the Americans, however, it is Bobek who is vulnerable--but not just because Lipinski and Kwan are considered by most other skaters to be in a class of their own. "I think we'll win the gold and silver," says Rosalynn Sumners...