European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A urday february 27, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 Winter olympics sexy Kati Witt wins with More than skimpy clothes by Lisa Levitt Ryckman Calgary. Alberta a whal is Valarina win made of sequins and spins and Power and poise Ihal s Whin Valarina is made  and Limin. I plus and Loc loops that s what satan Imade of. Lips and hips and thighs and eyes that s what Katarina is made or. On. The defending world Champion in t about to let anyone forget i either nol now nol in what might Well be among he last competitions of her fib fire Skal ing career. So Coler Sci Kali dressed to kill in strands of sparkle Cut up to Hen and Dawn to there seducing Hie crowd wrap Ping the judges around her Little Finger and bringing out the cat in some coaches and competitors. We re Here to skate in a dress not  sniffed Canadian coach Peter in Enfield. Referring to will s Star Span glad showgirl get up for thursday s Short program. When i Wear the Righi costume. I feel much  Witt said. Why not stress whal we hate that is attractive so she does and it Worts. The 22-year-old Oast German wins the titles three world championships six european championships and the Gold medal at the last Winter olympics and the hearts of millions. Letters pour in from hundreds of men who want to marry her. American cos Metic companies who want to marketer and Little kids who want in emulate her. What is Valarina made of the right ancestry attitude Anil aptitude. A govern Mcnol run Star making machine plucked her from the pack stage 5 and plopped her into intensive raining at one of the country s major sports clubs. Thai s what Valarina and All Easi German Greal athletes Are made of. "1 made my Way out to the Middle of  she told Ifie Canadian Maga Ineize. Maclean s of her first time on Scales. And 1 remember thinking. This is for me " so Witt was Grix med and nurtured and rained four hours a Day on the ice another eight at school. She saw Little of her parents much More of her coach Jutla Muller who is a professional men Lor and personal Friend. There never has been much Lime to Malta of her friends. Only admirers. Thai scents 10 suit Valarina who loves her privilege and prestige. She is a National celebrity buried under ions of mail each year coddled and pampered by her government. In East Germany thai Means she has her own apartment and ear something most of her country men wait years to obtain ii Means special treatment in restau rants acid washed jeans from the United states occasional trips to clubs to hear her favorite Madonna songs. I m used to getting my Way Witt told Maclean s. And must say 1 Lite  whal is Katarina made of the same As any other figure skater 30 percent for figures 20 percent for the compulsory Short program and so per cent for the Long program four i nulls of freestyle. She is not fond of figures the pains lading etching of figure eights on ice. Hates hem in fad. There is no crowd to woo and win. On saturday she plans to Skale to music from Carmen portraying woman seducing a Man. H s a natural for Wilt who has a habit of picking a Man from the crowd and skating Tor him alone at each comp elision. It s a Irick Muller taught her for establishing rap port Wilh the audience. Her Success at crowd pleasing Drew criticism from ale Mcgowan coach for american Dehi Thomas at the world championships at Cincinnati la  accused win of trying to steal the Thunder from . Skaters. Actually she did More than that wresting Thomas title Wilh triple jump after triple jump. " draw my strength from being in from of a crowd will says because i feel at Home with  whal is Katazina made of Fame and Fortune and Hope fur the future. Katarina wet to to us to Way. And i Hishi say i like  she plans to retire after the world championships Cal month in Budapest and enrol in cling classes in East Ber Lin. Shu warns in be an actress a movie Star. She wants to sleep Laic and Cal junk food and be a legend in her of n time. "1 do not want people to come up to me one Day and say. Aren t you thai skater who used to be famous " she has said. "1 am. And i will be. Much More than  judgment at Calgary the heat is on  Calgary. Alberta a the crowd Hood a coach held his host.-. Tin jury dad rend a Ann Lucr unpopular verdict. No sport is As subjectively judged As figure skaling. On the olympic stage those decisions arc magnified. Any inc there is Cuntro Versy Over Marks the entire prows Hiil allots per Sonal pm la in 10 Piny a major role  is questioned. A happened Afam thursday Nihl. For the Lii ird As not As expressive As will. In a program did t have the hair or Oria Malily Witt fwd her Emir body to express inc music and her mood. Incr refreshing Lap dance across the ice was inc highlight of he performance. Artistically Thomai did t try anything so daring. She stuck to the basics but in was close enough to raise ques Tion about the disparity of Marks the czechoslovak judge gave will a j.9 and Thomas a 5.6. Finishing second to will ill inc Ihor program won t cosi Thomas a Gold medal. Even if she had won. A Victory in sat urday s Long program Worth 50 percent of the Overall score still is necessary to grab the Gold. Nevertheless Mcgowan did l like what he saw. No matter what Debi docs. I m afraid the die is  Mcgowan said of the Long program gel worried when i Sec a skater nol gel what she deserves and i saw that  did he Sec it Why do Jud is likes and dislikes even biases. Slajus much a role As on ice performances in deciding winners maybe rigging does l happen often but rarely docs the judging go unquestioned in a major International event. At these olympics inc double began in the men s event when Brian or scr mentioned that three of the judges lived inthe United states the american. Swiss and japanese judges or scr barely lost to four time . Champion Brian Soilano and Hose judges were among the five who sided with the american Skaler. There More to judging than rating technique and artistry. No Mailer How Many people claim otherwise National ism also is a Factor. Thomas beat win on the cards of Law american Aro parse judges. Witt i l the Edge in. The East and Weil Ger mans. We As Oki j arc biased toward our Ait Etc Congo inc. Pairs each Kerry a cinch said. Therefore judges arc going to be biased. Each country is represented by a judge so you be got that