Frau Jutta Müller, Katarina Witt's coach has died at the age of 94
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 7:45 pm
The World Skating Hall of Fame member coached a who’s who of figure skating, including World Champions Katarina Witt, Anett Pötzsch and Jan Hoffmann.
From Robin Cousins on X (formerly Twitter):
From Robin Cousins on X (formerly Twitter):
Translation of a German article:She was a powerhouse coach but had a gentle side few people saw, always had a hello and hug for me. Also, don’t forget Gabby Seyfert was her daughter and first star student. The first woman to triple jump in Int’l competition
» Her daughter reports that Jutta Müller, the "Iron Lady", passed away at a Senior Care Home near Berlin, aged 94.
» "Katarina Witt had addressed her mentor formally [with the formal, respectful »Sie« rather than the familiar »du«] until the very end, even though Müller was a sort of second mother to her. 'Everyone asks us: You still say »Sie«? Yes, and I always will! Frau Müller will always be Frau Müller for me. Out of respect! And nevertheless, we are very close.'"
» Müller was once quoted in a major newspaper on the dissolution of the East German sport system after Reunification: "'The Eastern sport system could not be adopted. That's now clear to me. But it nevertheless could have progressed. Actually I was distraught at that time, that this entire Super-Talent-Development-Apparatus disappeared overnight.'"
» Müller's home base was always Chemnitz (née Karl-Marx-Stadt), the same city whereAljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy long trained. "She was particularly fond of 5-time world champs Savchenko & Szolkowy, whom she often visited during training. And when Savchenko had problems with the triple Salchow, it was Müller who supported her with advice."
Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy long trained. "She was particularly fond of 5-time world champs Savchenko & Szolkowy, whom she often visited during training. And when Savchenko had problems with the triple Salchow, it was Müller who supported her with advice."