 Witt akaita kuoneka kwake kwokutanga mumakwikwi makuru enyika dzakawanda pa 1979 European Championships, achipedza ari wechi 14 pachiitiko chacho. Pa 1981 World Championships, akaisa 1st mu pfupi, 3rd mu refu, uye 2nd mu yakabatanidzwa vakasununguka Skating, kurasikirwa menduru nokuda yakaderera placement mu nhamba. Akaisa pane imwe nzvimbo huru yepamusorosoro kwenguva yokutanga muna 1982, achikunda sirivha pazvose zveEuropean neWorld Championships. Akanga ane mukana mukuru wokukunda 1982 World Championships, izvo zvaaingoda chete kukunda purogiramu refu kuti aite. Zvisinei, akabuda mumakwikwi matatu, kubatanidza mutsara unonzi triple flip, chinhu chakaoma chaaiva mukadzi wokutanga kuita, uye nyore nyore kaviri axel, iyo yakamutorera kukunda kwepurogiramu yakareba uye menduru yegoridhe yakazara. Mukundi wokupedzisira mumakwikwi akanga ari Elaine Zayak, uyo akawana zvitatu zvitanhatu. Mwaka wakatevera, akahwina zita rake rokutanga reEurope asi akapedza Worldpachigaro chechina, nokuti akanga ari wechi8 muzviverengero zvinomanikidzirwa pasinei zvapo nokukunda mubatanidzwa wokutamba wakasununguka. Kudai akaisa 1st muhurongwa hurefu panzvimbo pe2nd pane 5-4 kupatsanurwa kuSumners, angadai akasvetukira kune sirivha pamusoro pezvose Leistner neVodorezova. Kutenderera kwake kwakasununguka nekutenderera katatu uye katatu kashanu kwaive kwakanyanya kupfuura Sumners, uye vazhinji vaitenda kuti aifanira kutora nzvimbo yekutanga yakakosha muchikamu chino. 