[DOC] [TLE] Sonja Henie - Wikipedia [PAR] Sonja Henie (8 April 1912  12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater 
and film star. She was a three-time Olympic Champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in 
Ladies' ... Henie went on to win first of her three Olympic gold medals the 
following year. ... After the 1936 World Figure Skating Championships, Henie 
gave up her... [DOC] [TLE] List of Olympic medalists in figure skating - Wikipedia [PAR] Figure skating was first contested as an Olympic sport at the 1908 Summer 
Olympics, ... Eleven figure skaters have won three medals: Sonja Henie (Norway) 
and Irina ... and Katarina Witt (East Germany) successfully defended their singles 
titles. ... the pairs competition in 1988 for the Soviet Union, and repeated the 
victory at... [DOC] [TLE] A brief history of Olympic Figure Skating | InFocus [PAR] One of the earliest figure skating pioneers was Norway's Sonja Henie. ... East 
Germany's Katarina Witt became one of the best known figure skaters of the 
1980s. ... title to become the first woman figure skater to repeat as Olympic 
champion (she ... Since 1988, Getty Images has been the Authorised Photo 
Agency for the IOC. [DOC] [TLE] '88 WINTER OLYMPICS - A Giddy Witt Is All Smiles After Figure ... [PAR] Published: February 29, 1988 ... For Witt, the Olympic gold medalist a second 
consecutive time, the tragedy ... At the end of her freestyle figure-skating program 
she feigned a ... She had trouble finishing sentences, both in English and 
German, and ... to be the first repeat female gold medal winner since Sonja Henie 
won in... [DOC] [TLE] '88 WINTER OLYMPICS - Witt Is Gold Medalist for a Second Time ... [PAR] Feb 28, 1988 ... If Debi Thomas nailed her routine, the gold medal in the 1988 Winter ... Katarina 
Witt of East Germany, the defending women's figure-skating champion, ... the first 
repeat women's single champion since Sonja Henie of Norway... [DOC] [TLE] Where are they now? A look at figure skaters from the past - NY ... [PAR] Dec 15, 2015 ... From Dorothy Hamill to Michelle Kwan, figure skating has generated ... 
competition  a feat that wasn't repeated until Kimmie Meissner did it in 2005. ... 
Bonaly believed she'd skated better than winner Yuka Sato. ... (That win made 
her the first German woman to win consecutive Olympic golds since Sonja... [DOC] [TLE] Figure Skating | Britannica.com [PAR] German figure skater who was the first woman to win consecutive Olympic gold 
medals (1984 and 1988) in singles figure skating since Sonja Henie in 1936. [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Katarina Witt by Date - Page 4 - latimes [PAR] What's an Olympic gold medal figure skater to do when the Games are gone? 
Easy, put your ... One of the Carmens, East Germany's Katarina Witt, 22, still won 
the gold medal, becoming the first woman in 52 years to repeat as the Olympic 
figure skating champion. Norway's Sonja Henie won in 1928, '32 and '36. 
SPORTS... [DOC] [TLE] Winter Olympics: Calgary : Men's Skating Is Tough to Figure With 3 ... [PAR] Feb 11, 1988 ... Since Scott Hamilton of the United States retired after winning the 1984 Olympic 
... medal, there have been three world champions in men's individual figure 
skating. ... For the first time since 1936, when Norway's Sonja Henie won her third 
gold medal, a woman individual could repeat as Olympic champion. [DOC] [TLE] 1988 winter olympics katarina witt - Bing [PAR] Katarina Witt is a retired German figure skater. Witt won two Olympic gold medals 
for East Germany, first at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics and the se ... equaling 
the achievement of Sonja Henie as the most successful skater in ... Mobile-
friendly  Katarina Witt became the first lady to repeat as champion since Sonja 
Henie. [DOC] [TLE] Katarina Witt - German figure skater | Wonder Women | Pinterest ... [PAR] Katarina Witt -- She won two Olympic gold medals for East Germany, first in ... 
Katarina Witt (German Democratic Republic) 1984 Sarajevo

Question: The first female figure skater since Sonja Henie to repeat as Olympic champion was this German in 1988
Answer: Katarina Witt