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In the News (Tue 1 Dec 09)

  
  CNN/SI - The Cold Wars - Flashback
Ekaterina Gordeeva, 16, and Sergei Grinkov, 21, dressed in powder blue and skating to the music of Chopin and Mendelssohn, represented the Soviet Union in the pairs finals with a gold-medal program that was a tribute to beauty and youth.
Gordeeva and Grinkov, who have reigned as world champions since 1986, are the latest in a long line of Soviet Olympic pairs champions that goes back to the legendary Protopopovs, Ludmilla and Oleg, who took the gold in 1964 and '68.
Gordeeva, who is in her last year of school, understands English but is too shy to speak more than a few words of it.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/events/1998/nagano/coldwars/1988/amagicaltwosome.html   (1263 words)

  
 Brianna Khorrami   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gordeeva was barely 16, tinier even than she is now and looking like a frightened dove, all eyes and arms, until she glided onto the ice.
He is gentle and sweet when he gathers Gordeeva into his arms and tosses her into the air.
When she does, when some slivers of ice land on Gordeeva's hair like snowflakes, this pair continues on the ground, and every movement is full of grace and feeling.
www.briannakhorrami.com /article.php?7.0   (883 words)

  
 the Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov corner
The daughter of Alexander Alexeyevich Gordeev (Folk Dancer) and Elena Levovna Gordeeva (TASS News Agency), she began skating with the Central Red Army Club in Moscow, Russia at the age of four.
Gordeeva dedicated "Sergei's Garden" at the house in memory of her late husband.
Part of the legendary 1988 and 1994 Olympic champion pairs skating team with his wife Ekaterina Gordeeva, his artistry and power on the ice left an indelible mark on the sport.
www.gg-corner.de /profiles.htm   (1116 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News
Ekaterina Gordeeva and daughter Daria are all smiles at Waikiki Beach.
The diminutive Gordeeva had a gut-filled rush that, suddenly, she was alone, a 24-year-old widow with a 3-year-old daughter.
Gordeeva is in Honolulu for the "Ice Spectacular" featuring Kristi Yamaguchi, Scott Hamilton, Paul Wylie, Brian Orser and others for three performances at Blaisdell Arena.
starbulletin.com /96/06/06/news/story2.html   (1009 words)

  
 Teen Movie Critic
You may remember Gordeeva as the Olympic winning Russian-born ice skater whose husband and lifelong skating partner Sergei Grinkov died tragically of a sudden heart attack in 1995.
Gordeeva's love for children was evident when she mentioned an upcoming charity event sponsored by Target.
Gordeeva will also be part of a TV movie, based on her book, My Sergei, about her late husband.
www.dreamagic.com /vivianrose/gordeeva.html   (507 words)

  
 CNN.com - Then & Now: Ekaterina Gordeeva - Jun 19, 2005
Gordeeva and Grinkov married in 1991, and the next year their daughter, Daria, was born.
Gordeeva found solace in an international skating community that was also shaken by Grinkov's sudden death.
These days, Gordeeva is as likely to be chopping vegetables in her kitchen, as she is to be gliding around the ice.
www.cnn.com /2005/US/05/16/cnn25.tan.gordeeva   (766 words)

  
 American Profile: 3/23/2003 - 3/29/2003: Ask American Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ekaterina “Katia” Gordeeva has performed in a number of televised ice skating shows, including Divas on Ice and Holiday Celebration on Ice.
Gordeeva says she and Kulik are having fun teaching Daria to skate, and they recently enjoyed a family skiing trip.
Gordeeva won the gold medal in pairs with Grinkov in 1988 and 1994.
www.americanprofile.com /issues/20030323/20030323_2904.asp   (519 words)

  
 Loose Ends
During the banquet and ceremony that closes the annual USFSA meeting, Russian pair skaters Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov were warmly acknowledged by the ISU President, USFSA officials, and delegates as they were inducted into the USFSA Hall of Fame.
Gordeeva was present in Colorado Springs with her daughter Daria (who was in bed during the banquet) for the ceremony.
The many, well known, accomplishments of the team were highlighted, and Gordeeva received a copy of the plaque that will be placed in the Museum at USFSA Headquarters in Colorado Springs.
www.iceskatingintnl.com /archive/rules/govcn96c.htm   (846 words)

  
 Gordeeva's Soul on Ice / `Katia' brings brave poignancy to Stars on Ice show
Gordeeva was so scared she forgot her English.
Gordeeva took them off and rubbed his feet in a futile effort to warm them.
But there was no whooping when Gordeeva skated on her own, saved for classical and romantic numbers in the second act.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/1997/01/10/DD54519.DTL&type=printable   (1041 words)

  
 Ekaterina Gordeeva - Bio & Pictures Including Sergei Grinkov & Ilia Kulik - Smucker's Stars On Ice
Like a quiet ballerina, she floats on the ice seemingly in a world of her own creation, and we are the lucky participants, fortunate enough to be touched by her soulful athleticism.
Gordeeva and Grinkov won Worlds again in 1989 in the romantic city of Paris, but were so consumed with love that the skating hardly seemed to matter.
In 1994, Gordeeva and Grinkov took advantage of a new rule allowing professional skaters to be reinstated for Olympic eligibility and headed for Lillehammer.
2005.starsonice.com /cast/cast_detail.asp?CastID=85   (1906 words)

  
 Amazon.com: My Sergei : A Love Story: Books: E. M. Swift,Ekaterina Gordeeva,Irina Lechova   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov were one of the finest ice skating pairs in the world.
Skating is kind of a fairy-tale sport, and Katia Gordeeva, in addition to her beauty, conveys a fairy-tale like quality both on the ice, and in her memoirs of her young skating career, and the life she entwined with her partner, lover, and husband Sergei Grinkov.
Ekaterina, or Katia as people call her, recalls this as the start of their relationship, although she knew none of it at the time.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1570425043?v=glance   (2737 words)

  
 The Books: My Sergei by Ekaterina Gordeeva and E.M. Swift   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Now, alone, Ekaterina Gordeeva captures the world's heart with the story of their love and the man she called...
They were two mismatched kids teamed by the Soviets to perform for the state, but they grew up to win four World Championships, two Olympic gold medals-and the adoration of millions.
Ekaterina Gordeeva has borne her sorrow with dignity, and through this volume, we now comprehend her loss."
www.twbookmark.com /books/49/0446605336   (350 words)

  
 Ekaterina Gordeeva (Text Only) by Pegi Deitz Shea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This book chronicles the life and achievements of skating legend Ekaterina Gordeeva, renowned for her expressive and artistic skating.
Ekaterina won gold medals at the 1988 and 1994 Olympics, as well as four World Championships and three professional World Championships along with her husband Sergei Grinkov.
After her husband's early and tragic death, Ekaterina made a moving comeback-showing with her performance, that not only could she skate alone, but she was also a talented and graceful singles skater.
www.childrenselibrary.com /singletitle.php?productID=11255   (108 words)

  
 Yekaterina Gordeeva and Sergey Grinkov --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Gordeeva and Grinkov were teamed at age 11 and 15, respectively, and initially appeared to many critics as an awkward couple owing to a large disparity in height (Grinkov…
Their dramatic difference in size helped the Russian figure-skating pairs team of Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov to perform a variety of complex lifts and throws.
Known for both their technical excellence and their ability to relate to one another and to the music while performing, the two won gold medals at both the 1988 and...
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9125251   (733 words)

  
 Moonlight Sonata
Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov were, in my humble opinion, the best pairs team ever.
Gordeeva and Grinkov were truly a match made in heaven.
While she may not have the difficult jumps, she still is a joy to watch because of her fantasic artistic ability.
www.angelfire.com /wv/moundsville/skating.html   (181 words)

  
 © 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Before His Lovely Echo Fades -- Gordeeva and Grinkov's Place
Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov, two time Olympic champions, and the most celebrated pairs skaters of all time, were perfect partners on the ice, as well as off.
Ekaterina was a tiny girl of eleven, and Sergei was a gangly boy, only fifteen years old.
These are not part of the "Grinkov and Gordeeva's Place" website, they are the sole property of the publications that printed them, and their authors.
www.geocities.com /Vienna/5785   (545 words)

  
 The Books: A Letter for Daria by Ekaterina Gordeeva   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Here are the memories, reflections, and hopes that one mother, Ekaterina Gordeeva, known to her admirers around the world as Katia, wants to share with her young daugther.
In this wise and loving book, Ekaterina Gordeeva talks to her young daughter, Daria, about the joys and challenges that life will hold for her.
Illustrated with wonderful photographs of both Ekaterina and Daria, this is a special book that daughters and mothers will want to share with each other.
www.twbookmark.com /books/19/0316329940   (162 words)

  
 Romeo and Juliet/Soviet Sport 1996
A year after Sergei Grinkov's death Ekaterina Gordeeva came back to the ice.
Gordeeva talks about the show Discover Stars that started a week ago on one of the Lake Placid's rinks.
Ekaterina had a number together with Wylie and also her solo programs with music of "Elegie" by Rachmaninov and "No one is alone" by Stephen Sondheim..
www.gordeeva.com /articles/english/sovsport96.shtml   (365 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: A Letter for Daria: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I can say it would be great for her to mention more about Sergei, but the thing to remember is that he is a memory and that memory is only the base for Katia and Daria's future.
Ekaterina is an excellent skater and has shown everyone that she is a great author too.
Ekaterina Gordeeva pours out the love that she has for her grandmother, mother and her husband as a gift for her daughter Daria.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0316329940   (590 words)

  
 Sports & Games > Ice Skating Books at Biblio
This biography of Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov, the Russian ice skating duo, has a yellow and white illustrated dj with maroon lettering.
Gordeeva describes how she and Grinkov met, fell in love, and went on to win four World Championships and two Gold Medals before Grinkov tragically passed away in 1995.
A biography on the ice skaters, Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov.
www.biblio.com /catalogs/sub/438/Ice_Skating.html   (950 words)

  
 JS Online: Ice show shimmers with hints of romance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
So when the ethereal Gordeeva takes the ice in a lyrical solo early in the second act of "Stars on Ice" and skates contemplatively to Rosana's "Si Tu No Estas," the fans know what the song is telling them, even if they don't know that the title translates as "If You Weren't Here."
They know that Gordeeva has been dating Kulik, sometimes described as the Leonardo DeCaprio of the skating world.
Gordeeva and Kulik won't comment on their relationship, saying they want to keep their personal life separate from their work.
www.jsonline.com /enter/planit/jan00/ice01013100.asp?format=print   (639 words)

  
 NewStandard: 11/22/97
The winter fantasy stars skating stars Ekaterina Gordeeva of Russia, Scott Hamilton of the United States and Canadians Kurt Browning and Josee Chouinard.
Miss Gordeeva plays a single mother who returns to her childhood home, Albert Pond, where as a young skater she had suffered a defeat that made her give up skating.
After 13 years of skating with a partner, Miss Gordeeva made her debut as a solo artist with "A Celebration of Life," a television tribute to Grinkov in February of last year.
www.s-t.com /daily/11-97/11-22-97/b01ae094.htm   (650 words)

  
 website\alheropg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
When Sergei and Ekaterina were first paired together, no one thought that they would ever win.
She said that the best years of her life were with Sergei and she is thankful for those years and for Daria.
Ekaterina Gordeeva wrote the book, "My Sergei: A Love Story" as a tribute to him and their life together.
www.westminster.edu /staff/brennie/lockehome/alheropg.htm   (508 words)

  
 Gordeeva and Grinkov Videos
At the end of 1997, Katia appeared in a Christmas TV special "Snowden on Ice." In this heartwarming musical on ice, a figure skater (played by Katia) returns to her home town with her little daughter (played by Daria) and discovers that going back really means moving forward.
This stirring and heartfelt tribute is a real-life fairy tale: the story of Sergei Grinkov and Ekaterina Gordeeva.
This is the story of their life together, as told in Ekaterina's own words, for their daughter Daria.
gordeeva.com /video/english/index.shtml   (626 words)

  
 Gordeeva skating more smoothly through life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
When you meet Ekaterina Gordeeva, world-renowned pairs and solo figure skater, it is hard to imagine that this quiet, 5-foot-2-inch woman is a powerhouse on ice.
Paired with her late husband, Sergei Grinkov, when she was 11 and he was 15 in 1982, the pair earned multiple world championship titles and two Olympic gold medals, in 1988 and 1994.
Gordeeva, 28, earlier this month at Ockerman Elementary School in Florence, where she participated in an education seminar.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2000/02/21/loc_gordeeva_skating.html   (861 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: My Sergei: A Love Story: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gordeeva takes us through their lives, from childhood to when they were first paired up as young skaters.
The story is very touching, about Ekaterina Gordeeva, and her passed husband, Sergei.
She starts telling the story from when she was four and continues through until the death of Sergei by a sudden heart-attack, and her struggle to move on in life.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1570425043   (1279 words)

  
 Ekaterina Gordeeva   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In their thirteen years together, Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov came to define pair skating.
With a style all their own, Gordeeva and Grinkov made a name for themselves as the most recognizable pairs team from the former Soviet Union.
Having achieved their goals as amateurs, Gordeeva and Grinkov turned professional and starred in Discover Card "Stars on Ice".
home.comcast.net /~peter.g.richards/interests/gordeeva.htm   (306 words)

  
 Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Known for both their technical excellence and their ability to relate to one another and to the music while performing, the two won gold medals at both the 1988 and 1994 Winter Olympic…;
More results on "Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov" when you join.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9343764   (723 words)

  
 Amazon.com: My Sergei: A Love Story: Books: Ekaterina Gordeeva,E. M. Swift   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Throughout their training and into the start of their competitive careers, each thought of the other only as an athletic partner, partly because the four-year difference in their ages meant they had few friends in common.
Of course, we all remember the story of the sudden death of Ekaterina's true love and ice skating partner, Sergei Grinkov.
Ekaterina Gordeeva was a tiny, serious and very shy girl of eleven who was always obedient.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/044652087X?v=glance   (2599 words)

  
 gordeeeva & grinkov fanlisting ... forever   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Welcome to the Official GORDEEVA & GRINKOV Fanlisting, a proud member of the Fanlistings network.
If you're a fan of the breathtaking couple of Gordeeva and the late Grinkov, you've come to the right place.
Old members are welcome to check if the information they listed are correct, and if not, to update their information.
www.sparkling-grace.net /fl/gg   (95 words)

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