Ekaterina Gordeeva

What is a real champion like ?

What creates a real champion? An early

start….

Katya was born on May 28, 1971 in Moscow and started skating

at the age of four

A bit of luck….

In 1981 a coach paired Ekaterina with 14-year old

Sergei Grinkov

“I was the luckiest girl on earth, wanting for

nothing” //Gordeeva E. My Sergei

What creates a real champion?Endless, hard

and exhausting training…

leads to

Numerous victories and

titles

G&G finished first 24 times, they are four-times World Champions and two-times Olympic Champions

( 1988 Calgary, Canada and 1994 Lillehammer, Norway)

What creates a real champion?A happy Family…

Skating partnership grew into a romantic

relationship. Katya and

Sergey married on April 28,1991

On September 11, 1992 their daughter

Daria was born

What creates a real champion?An ability to

revive…To rise from the ashes…

On November 20,1995 Sergei died of a heart attack… on the ice…Ekaterina lost her husband, the

father of her daughter, her partner…She lost her love,

support, care, future…She returned… Solo…

What creates a real champion?Not completely

solo…

Katya married the 1998 Olympic

champion Ilia Kulik

In 2001 they gave a birth to their daughter LizaKatya is different but

she still has the same…

S m i l e

The smile of a champion!It teaches us to appreciate and enjoy every

moment of our life!