When Sergei and Ekaterina were first paired together, no one thought that they would ever win. There was a rather large difference in their height, and he was older than her. However, as they grew physically, and as a team, they touched many hearts with their skating. They accomplished a lot through their skating. Like I said before, they won two Olympic gold medals, and numerous world titles. When they turned professional, they skated in many different Walt Disney specials made for television. They also toured with Stars on Ice, performed in Skates of Gold, (which is a program performed by previous Olympic gold medalists), and in numerous professional competitions, many of which they won. Recently, Katia has competed as a singles skater in some competitions. She is teaching her daughter to skate. In fact, Katia and Daria were recently in a television musical, "Snowden".
Katia and
her skating friends skated a tribute to Sergei. As I watched the
tribute, I experienced so many different emotions. It was the first
time in a long time that Katia skated alone. She has been interviewed
on many different occasions, and I have been able to watch or read a lot
of them. She is getting her life back together. She said that
her little girl, Daria has helped her get her life back on track.
Katia will never forget Sergei, and many of us never will either.
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. It is a very good book, filled with
different emotions.
I loved
to watch Gordeeva and Grinkov skate. They have been my favorite pairs
skaters for a long time, and I think they always will be. I enjoy
watching Katia skate, but it is definitely different seeing her on the
ice alone. She has shown great courage, and I admire her very much!
I do not
have any personal pictures of Ekaterina Gordeeva, Sergei Grinkov, or their
daughter, Daria Grinkova. However, below are links to Ekaterina Gordeeva
sites found on the net. I have observed these sites, and they are
very good. You can learn more information on Katia, and you can see
pictures of her on these sites. Enjoy!
http://home1.gte.net/trynyti/skating.htm
http://www.geocites.com/Colosseum/Field/6193/tribute.html
http://www.biddeford.com/~gfrazier
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/8262/fs_gordeeva_contents.htm