Jutta Muller (coach of Kati Witt) has passed away aged 94

[Stefanie]

In German:

Trainer-Legende Jutta Müller gestorben

Sie war eine der erfolgreichsten Trainerinnen der Eiskunstlauf-Geschichte. Ihre Sportler holten fast 60 internationale Medaillen. Die größten Erfolge feierte Jutta Müller mit Katarina Witt. Doch auch ihre eigene Tochter führte sie zu zwei WM-Titeln. Nun ist sie im Alter von 94 Jahren gestorben.

www.n-tv.de

Trying to find an English source.

RIP, Queen!

 

[floskate]

https://www.mdr.de/sport/sport-im-o...e-n5t8m-esc4Yctu91vNBAg39V7xR74agX3t-qRFJAZYU

She had an incredible record as a coach from the 60's to the early 90's starting with her daughter Gaby Seyfert, Jan Hoffmann, Sonja Morgenstern, Anett Potszch, Katarina Witt, Evelyn Grossmann and many, many more. As far as historically important coaches go, this lady was right at the top of the tree, a star in her own right - her kiss and cry appearances were as legendary as her skaters. And for all the stories of just how tough a coach she was, her skaters were always devoted to her and adored her, long after they had retired.

Here's the brilliant documentary about her life - Die Eiskonigin aus Chemnitz with English subtitles. If you haven't already seen it, this is a MUST SEE!
https://youtu.be/EhIUrkeMpNk?si=m_h_Nf8ogXcGIdNB

RIP Frau Muller

 

[Miezekatze]

The documentation was really good.

Whenever I'm in a bad mood, I could watch this scene just for Kati's laugh

Die Eiskönigin aus Chemnitz. Ein Abend für Jutta Müller (ENG SUBS)

Eine Legende zu Lebzeiten – auf Jutta Müller trifft diese Bezeichnung zweifellos zu. Die erfolgreichste Eiskunstlauftrainerin der Welt hat sich mit 57 Medail...

youtu.be

 

[Ananas Astra]

My mom just informed me.
RiP Legend!

 

[Vash01]

She had a long and a very successful life as a coach. R.I.P.

 

[Primorskaya]

https://www.mdr.de/sport/sport-im-o...e-n5t8m-esc4Yctu91vNBAg39V7xR74agX3t-qRFJAZYU

She had an incredible record as a coach from the 60's to the early 90's starting with her daughter Gaby Seyfert, Jan Hoffmann, Sonja Morgenstern, Anett Potszch, Katarina Witt, Evelyn Grossmann and many, many more. As far as historically important coaches go, this lady was right at the top of the tree, a star in her own right - her kiss and cry appearances were as legendary as her skaters. And for all the stories of just how tough a coach she was, her skaters were always devoted to her and adored her, long after they had retired.

Here's the brilliant documentary about her life - Die Eiskonigin aus Chemnitz with English subtitles. If you haven't already seen it, this is a MUST SEE!
https://youtu.be/EhIUrkeMpNk?si=m_h_Nf8ogXcGIdNB

RIP Frau Muller

Thanks for the link! Such a huge part of figure skating history is gone with her...

 

[Frau Muller]

In English:

Remembering Jutta Müller: The Legacy of a Legendary Figure Skating Coach - Archyde

2023-11-02 16:51:00 November 2, 2023, 5:51 p.m German figure skating has lost what is probably the greatest coach of all time. According to MDR information, Jutta Müller died in a nursing home on Thursday morning (November 2nd, 2023) at the age of 94. During her active time as a figure skating...

www.archyde.com

Long-time German figure skating coach Jutta Müller dies at 94 ｜ DPA

The long-time German figure skating coach Jutta Müller died at the age of 94 in a nursing home in Berlin, her daughter Gaby Seyfert told dpa on Thursday. Müller was considered one of the most successful figure skating coaches in the world. From the mid-1960s onwards, the she won almost 60 gold...

nordot.app

Former figure skating star coach Jutta Müller has died

Former figure skating star coach Jutta Müller has died. Müller won 57 international medals with her protégés. Her most famous student was Kati Witt. She was particularly fond of the five-time pair skating world champions Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy, whom she often visited during the...

newsrnd.com

Coach of former figure skater Katarina Witt: Jutta Müller is dead

Jutta Müller died at the age of 94 in a nursing home in Bernau near Berlin. She was considered one of the most successful ice skating coaches in the world. protégés of the Chemnitz native won almost 60 gold, silver and bronze medals at international competitions in three decades. Müller...

www.tellerreport.com

I already posted German obituaries on the German News thread. Many, many have come out. This was an internationally-known figure.

 

[Vagabond]

The documentation was really good.

Whenever I'm in a bad mood, I could watch this scene just for Kati's laugh

Die Eiskönigin aus Chemnitz. Ein Abend für Jutta Müller (ENG SUBS)

Eine Legende zu Lebzeiten – auf Jutta Müller trifft diese Bezeichnung zweifellos zu. Die erfolgreichste Eiskunstlauftrainerin der Welt hat sich mit 57 Medail...

youtu.be

Wow! How short she was! The Depression years were a hard time to be a little kid.

 

[Ananas Astra]

The documentation was really good.

Whenever I'm in a bad mood, I could watch this scene just for Kati's laugh

Die Eiskönigin aus Chemnitz. Ein Abend für Jutta Müller (ENG SUBS)

Eine Legende zu Lebzeiten – auf Jutta Müller trifft diese Bezeichnung zweifellos zu. Die erfolgreichste Eiskunstlauftrainerin der Welt hat sich mit 57 Medail...

youtu.be

I ****ing love their Saxonian dialect. It's so funny and adorable at the same time.

 

[SkateGuard]

Super important to recognize that the coaching community (when it came to elite level skaters) was very much a "man's world" back in the day. Jutta Müller, along with coaches like Jacqueline Vaudecrane, Ellen Burka, Maribel Vinson Owen, Slavka Kohout and Cecilia Colledge, were trailblazers.

 

[Frau Muller]

About Chemnitz day of mourning last Friday (via Google translate, if it works for you):

Chemnitz trauert um Ehrenbürgerin Jutta Müller | Stadt Chemnitz

www-chemnitz-de.translate.goog

The German version:

Chemnitz trauert um Ehrenbürgerin Jutta Müller | Stadt Chemnitz

www.chemnitz.de

Frau Mueller and Oleg Protopopov die one day apart…skating figures of the 1960s ++.

 

[Karina1974]

https://www.mdr.de/sport/sport-im-o...e-n5t8m-esc4Yctu91vNBAg39V7xR74agX3t-qRFJAZYU

She had an incredible record as a coach from the 60's to the early 90's starting with her daughter Gaby Seyfert, Jan Hoffmann, Sonja Morgenstern, Anett Potszch, Katarina Witt, Evelyn Grossmann and many, many more. As far as historically important coaches go, this lady was right at the top of the tree, a star in her own right - her kiss and cry appearances were as legendary as her skaters. And for all the stories of just how tough a coach she was, her skaters were always devoted to her and adored her, long after they had retired.

Here's the brilliant documentary about her life - Die Eiskonigin aus Chemnitz with English subtitles. If you haven't already seen it, this is a MUST SEE!
https://youtu.be/EhIUrkeMpNk?si=m_h_Nf8ogXcGIdNB

RIP Frau Muller

I've watched that several times. Yes, it is a very good documentary.

 

[eurodance2001]

Figure Skating coach Jutta Müller dies at age 94 - International Skating Union

It is with deep regret and sorrow that the ISU has learned of the passing of renowned Figure Skating coach Jutta Müller, who passed away at the age of 94 in Bernau, Germany on November 2, 2023.

www.isu.org

A coaching legend..

 

[Sylvia]

Saturday, March 9, 2024 - hopefully not geoblocked?

Livestream: Eisgala "Eine Hommage an Jutta Müller" | Samstag, 18 Uhr | MDR.DE

Im November starb mit Jutta Müller eine Ikone des deutschen Eiskunstlaufs. Am Samstag gibt es ihr zu Ehren eine Eis-Gala, um das Wirken der Chemnitzer Ehrenbürgerin zu würdigen. "Sport im Osten" ist live dabei.

www.mdr.de

(Thanks to Roscher/Schuster for sharing the link via their Insta story!)

 

[Sylvia]

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[Ananas Astra]

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Very well done by the city of Chemnitz!
No one deserves such an honor more than the legend that Frau Müller was. One of the all-time greats in figure skating and in all of Germany.

 

[bardtoob]

Super important to recognize that the coaching community (when it came to elite level skaters) was very much a "man's world" back in the day. Jutta Müller, along with coaches like Jacqueline Vaudecrane, Ellen Burka, Maribel Vinson Owen, Slavka Kohout and Cecilia Colledge, were trailblazers.

I love this list. I would add on Mabel Fairbanks, although she faced additional challenges, so she largely taught through John Nicks, despite being a USFSA Hall of Famer in her own right.
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Jutta Mueller was a remarkable coach. In 1980, she had students that could have taken both the Men's and Women's singles titles at the Olympics. That and Katarina dominated through the 1980s.

Mueller's daughter and student, Gaby Seyfert, a rival of Peggy Fleming and Beatrix Schuba, was a gorgeous World Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist.

Gabriele Seyfert - 1970 World Figure Skating Championships - Free Skate

www.youtube.com

 

[Sylvia]

FreiePress’ Instagram account has more coverage of the event: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4V3XtkNWSV/

Livestream of the March 9th tribute show in Chemnitz - not geoblocked:

Sport im Osten: Eisgala 'Eine Hommage an Jutta Müller' | ARD Mediathek

Eisgala 'Eine Hommage an Jutta Müller' | Video | Im November 2023 starb mit Jutta Müller eine Ikone des deutschen Eiskunstlaufs. Am Samstag gibt es ihr zu Ehren eine Eis-Gala, um das Wirken der Chemnitzer Ehrenbürgerin zu würdigen. 'Sport im Osten' war live dabei.

www.ardmediathek.de

 

[Frau Muller]

Wonderful gala! Great to hear from the Frau’s favorite pupils. An elegant homage. May she rest in heavenly peace.

 

[Sylvia]

Putting this info in Jutta Müller's thread today (April 17, 2024) since it's tangentially related: https://twitter.com/SkatingScores/status/1780721781323497840 (2 links are in the X post)

Excerpt:

A 95-minute film about Katarina Witt (und Trainerin Jutta Müller), now titled "Kati - Eine Kür, die bleibt" is planned to air on Oct 3, 2024
That day is the holiday celebrating the 1990 re-unification of West & East Germany: "Day of German Unity".
It seems that meaningful announcements about the film began just last month…
I gather the film will also be marketed to an English-speaking audience as "Souls without Walls: Choreographing an Era"

Here's the English-language description:

"Kati is a world-famous Olympic figure skater, bravely crossing borders, generations, cultures and selves by seeking a comeback repeat of her East German glory days as multiple world champion. The difference? It’s 1994 in Germany. After the fall of the Wall. Mutual suspicions still hang in the Cold War air from both sides. Nowhere else are the tensions between then and now more strongly felt than in culture and sport. Frictions are palpable between old and new ideals, old and new relationships, old and new ways. Kati’s former coach Jutta is beyond skeptical at Kati’s dream and refuses to help – at first. Then, the two women dig-in to harness the old energy and the old work ethic to face today's challenges.

What remains when Iron Curtains fall? Can Kati revive and adapt her old routine for the new era with the help of her legendary coach? Can two women unite the country again, if not just for one Olympic moment on ice?

Comeback, sport and the human spirit genre. A powerful story of two extraordinary women spanning soft political and historical tension of the GDR’s performance system, reunification fractures and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Themes of home, identity, and resilience in a high-quality production. Grand emotions, realistic, educational and relevant for primetime audiences. Played by tight and sympathetic cast. Inspired by the true story of world-famous figure skater Katarina Witt."

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The film, apparently conceived in Spring 2023, is produced by one of Germany's 2 major public broadcasters, ZDF (aka "Second German Television"). [...]

The two German articles about the film that I have found seem to confirm that the movie will focus on the relationship between Witt & Müller, but during her preparation & comeback to competition for the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics.

 

[Ananas Astra]

In case anybody wonders what happened to Jutta Müller's body: She was cremated and laid to rest on her birthday near her husband who had died earlier.
And they renamed the ice rink in Chemnitz in her honor.

So if you happen to end up in Chemnitz one day make sure to pay Frau Müller a visit.