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ICE REVERIES: Ekaterina Gordeeva
Celebrating the elegant artistry & beautiful spirit of ice skating legend Katia Gordeeva
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Quotes about Katia or G&G
"You could see the power they had between them when they skated.
Their eyes never left each other during the whole performance.
No one else does that in pairs skating. It can be very distracting, looking
into someone else's eyes while you're skating, but it never was for them.
It was natural. You could just see how much they loved each other.
You would watch them and just wish you had that kind of relationship
with someone. We all wish we could find that kind of feeling,
that perfect nuclear life. So few people actually do."
--Paul Wylie--

"He was very, very gentle...
It was harmony. As athletes,
as people, as a couple--harmony
Any program they did... it was a
kind of romance, a kind of love story
they told on the ice. The audience
was part of it. When we watched them,
we all breathed more clearly."
--Marina Zueva

"After their Olympic Long program, the only mistake they made
was not skating long enough. And I think it was a natural feeling
for anybody who ever saw them skate. It just didn't go on
long enough, much like Sergei's life"
--Kurt Browning--

"Sergei's body was like a Greek god's.
And her body is just like a sculpture.
You can't add anything to them.
You just take what they have and
fix [the moment]. This moment,
how people love each other, is perfect.
I wanted to fix the moment for Sergei and
Katia forever, how they love each other."
--Marina Zoueva--

"They were everything together"
--Elena Bechke--

"Sergei was there one minute, gone the next.
There is no way to describe the pain and shock of that."
--Paul Wylie--

"The loss of Sergei will never be throughly
understood or accepted. But having
shared in his perfection is something
we can carry with us always."
--Scott Hamilton--

"We may never see their like again"
--An ISU Committee Member--

"She looks so young and so
fragile, but, believe me, she has a
constitution of steel"
--Tom Hammond--

"I can't ever remember a more difficult and emotional time.
But Katia was unbelievable, she was so strong.
I will always admire her strength."
--Kristi Yamaguchi--

"Katia was half of what everyone considered the perfect pair.
and then to go and skate singles, and when you have
never done it at all, that is incredible."
--Kristi Yamaguchi--

"When I saw her solo for the first time,
I stepped back to the boards to watch,
and she was so delightful. It's so wonderful
for me to see how she found her spirit and
how she's doing what she's loved to do all her life."
--Katarina Witt--
 
"She is something exquisite, completely exquisite.
We would all like for her to be the artist she is.
But do you know how hard that is, to go under spotlights
alone if you've never done it? It is so difficult."
--Sandra Bezic--

"She's been through a tragic time with her husband's death
but you almost forget when you see her. I mean, you do
forget, which is nice. because you should watch her and
enjoy her skating and not think about the sadness."
--Katarina Witt--

“Katia’s tragedy, coupled with her ability to grow as a skater
and as single mother, has made her into an icon...
Everyone deals with loss at one point or another, yet her special ability
to share her story of loss and recovery inspired many. People were
awed by how well she has survived... I’ve learned a lot from
Katia every day.It’s more than just being strong in the face of
grievous tragedy.It’s recognizing that life was not meant
to be fair;it was meant to be a challenge.” Scott Hamilton

“Katia is one of the most amazing women I know...
Just seeing how much she’s gone through and what she’s overcome
She’s always been one of my skating heroes, but she’s definitely
one of my heroes in life, too!” Oprah Winfrey

“No longer do you sense Sergei out there with her.
Katia is a strong woman on her own now.” Roz Summers






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Welcome...



"Sometimes it bothers me that people now only
recognize me because of tragedy. But I've come
to understand that people really care and worry for me.
I feel I should say to every person I meet,
'I'm fine. Daria's fine. Life goes on.' "
--Ekaterina Gordeeva--


  During the 1980's and 90's, Ekaterina Gordeeva (affectionately known to her fans as Katia) and her partner/husband Sergei Grinkov achieved a level of excellence and artistry unrivaled by anyone in figure skating and their love was the stuff of fairytales. Paired together when Katia was about 11 and Sergei,15, they rose like a rocket through the ranks of pairs figure skating and won their first world championship just a few years later. By the time Katia was 16, they were Olympic Gold Medalists. Ultimately they would hold 4 world championship titles and 2 Olympic gold medals, all achieved while they were still in their early and mid twenties. They became one of the most popular and beloved  pair teams in figure skating history and still top fan polls for the best pair skaters nearly 11 years after the end of their skating career together. Renowned for their elegance, artistry, amazing lines, and perfect unison on the ice; it was the romance and love that they shared which made their skating so sublime and captured the hearts of the world. Skating fans fell in love with them as they watched G&G fall in love with eachother. Each performance was like a glimpse into their private inner world. It was often said that their hearts beat as one. Anyone that ever had the priveledge to see them skate knew this to be true. The couple married in 1991 and had a beautiful daughter, Daria Grinkova, in 1992. The world was shocked and saddened by the loss of 28 year old Sergei when he died of a heart attack during skating practice in 1995. G&G was no more and 24 year old Katia had to go on without her beloved husband and partner. Unable to imagine skating with anyone other than Sergei, she chose to build a new career for herself as a singles skater. During the past decade on her own she's brought the artistry she was known for as a pairs skater to her new solo career and has continued to be one of the most popular professional skaters. She's become an icon to people all over the world for the grace, dignity, and strength she displayed in handling the tragic loss of her husband and partner. In 2000 Katia showed the world that true love can come twice in a lifetime when she fell in love with 1998 Olympic Men's Champion Ilia Kulik and a year later had their daughter, Elizaveta Kulik. The couple married in 2002. Marriage and family life has made touring in large skating shows less appealing to Katia in recent years but Katia has continued a successful solo career and has even shared the ice on several occassions with her daughter Daria and her new husband Ilia. It's a wonderful treat for skating fans to again see Katia shining with love and contentment. It's also a great joy to see Daria (who is the image of her late father) performing on the ice, reminding us of the great legacy left behind by Sergei Grinkov.




 Quotes by Ekaterina Gordeeva

“The message I will try to send to the people will be that this is not a story about myself, but about everyone. For all people who have had their period of time in their life that they went through that was very difficult, when they lost somebody or lost themselves and they have to start over.” Katia talking about her Mahler program in Celebration of a life. (quote taken from book Ekaterina Gordeeva by Anne Hill)

“People must find ways to believe in themselves. To find something to live for. When everything feels broke inside, you have to get up from your knees and ask God for some help. You can have a life now.” (from the book Ekaterina Gordeeva by Anne Hill)

“The sun comes out every morning. You have to go on. Life is great thing. You have to appreciate it now...because you never know what is going to happen tomorrow.” Katia, tv interview

“If you have difficulties in your life, you should carry on smiling anyway. Everyone has bad times, which they should try to pass off with a smile.” (Katia Gordeeva, solo flight)

“For me, a new life is coming. A different life from that which I knew.... In my grief, I feared I had lost myself. To find myself again. I did the only thing I could think of, the thing I knew best, the thing I’d been trained to do since I was four years old. I skated.” Prologue of My Sergei, a love story.

“I don’t have enough words, but I want to wish to all of you: Try to find happiness in every day. At least once, smile to each other every day. And say just one extra time that you love the person who lives with you. Just say ‘I love you’. It’s so Great. So important.” Katia’s speech at Celebration of a Life

“Time I have learned is a doctor. I’m finding that the good days increasingly out number the bad ones. My smiles come more naturally. My longing, while it remains, is less acute. It will always remain, but it’s a room inside of me that I no longer feel compelled to visit.” Epilogue of My Sergei, a love story.

“I’m proud to be a Russian and to have the heritage and the history my country has given me. I hope the Russian style will stay in my skating and I’m glad that American audiences appreciate the Russian art.” (from book Katia Gordeeva, Solo Flight)




 My poetry inspired by Katia and G&G                                       

A Golden Dream: Gordeeva and Grinkov                                        

Gliding smoothly across slick, silver ice
Two elegant athletes skate as one.
Their hearts in unison,
United by love.

A strong, stoic man
A graceful, glowing girl
Gliding forever
Magical, transcendent, romantic, pure.

Lovers lost in golden dreams
Artists carving a beautiful legacy
In sheets of ice.
A fairytale frozen in time.

Ekaterina

You lived a fairytale life
Filled with love and beauty
An enchanted maiden with a handsome knight
Forever by your side
Until one tragic moment ripped away your illusions
And the fairytale was gone.
You faced the world alone for the first time.
No longer sheltered in loving arms.
The world saw your agony and grieved with you.

Lost in sorrow, you chose to persevere
Bravely stepping forward through your shattered dreams
You began again.
Tentatively at first, with shadowed eyes and a wavering smile.
Your spirit battered but never broken,
You rose like a phoenix from the ashes to rebuild your life.

Eyes open to the world
You learn to stand alone in the spotlight
Always evolving with elegant grace
You've become a woman of strenght and compassion
Triumphing over life's greatests challenges
You've learned to grasp each day and live fully.
Always cherishing the past, yet embracing the future.
You open your heart to new dreams and new love.
Now the world sees your joy and celebrates with you.

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