“My heart is too sad”: Kati Witt says goodbye to trainer Müller with touching words

SZ - Saxon newspaper “My heart is too sad”: Kati Witt says goodbye to trainer Müller with touching words 11 hours Former figure skating star Katarina Witt has a lot to thank her coach Jutta Müller for. She celebrates two Olympic triumphs with me. Now Witt mourns the late figure skating icon. Olympic figure skating champion Katarina Witt mourns the loss of her former coach Jutta Müller. Berlin. Figure skating star Katarina Witt said goodbye to her late coach Jutta Müller with touching words. Müller was an “extraordinary woman, a unique trainer and grand dame of the international ice skating world”. “She has been deep in my heart for 28 years and has become part of my family,” said the 57-year-old on Friday when asked by the German Press Agency. With her coach she celebrated two Olympic victories in 1984 and 1988 as well as four World Cup and six European Championship titles. Jutta Müller died on Thursday at the age of 94. When she received the sad news, she did what her trainer had taught her. “First of all, fulfill the obligations and function,” said Witt. She received many emotional, respectful and beautiful messages from friends, former ice colleagues, fans and companions. “Everyone is full of adoration, admiration and respect for her life’s work,” she reported. "I couldn't talk to anyone, my heart is too sad." Katarina Witt on the death of Jutta Müller: “Thousands of images” in her head Rather, she had “thousands of images” of memories in her head. "The world has shared many with us, many belong only to us. The endless hours of training, the athlete with her trainer. Shared triumphs and lonely tears," said Kati Witt, who performed her "Carmen" freestyle to music from Georges Bizet had enchanted the Olympic world with an opera of the same name at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary. Jutta Müller was her trainer, mentor and teacher for 20 years. "She challenged and encouraged me. Unyielding in the matter, but fair and constant with ardent passion," said Witt and added: "Starting today, teach the angels how to ice skate and please feel free to share a piece of cake with them."