Profiles
Ekaterina Alexandrovna Gordeeva
Nickname · Katia
Birthdate · May 28, 1971
Birthplace · Moscow, Russia
Hair · brown
Eyes · blue-green
Height · 5' 2"
Father · Alexander Alexeyevich Gordeev
Mother · Elena Levovna Gordeeva
Sister · Maria Alexandrovna Gordeeva
Children · Daria and Elizaveta
Began skating · age 4
Residence · Connecticut
Sergei Mikhailovich Grinkov
Birthdate · February 4, 1967
Birthplace · Moscow, Russia
Hair · brown
Eyes · blue
Height · 5' 11"
Father · Mikhail Kondrateyevich Grinkov
Mother · Anna Filipovna Grinkova
Sister · Natalia Mikhailovna Grinkova
Child · Daria
Began skating · age 5
Died · November 20, 1995
Pair Information
Coaches
Vladimir Zaharov (1981-83, 1993-94)
Nadezheda Shevalovskaya (1983-85)
Stanislav Zhuk (1985-86)
Stanislav Leonovich (1986-90)
Principle Choreographers
Marina Zueva (1982-90, 1993-2000)
Tatiana Tarasova (1990-92)
Competitive Highlights
Two-time Olympic Champions
Four-time World Champions
Three-time European Champions
Two-time National Champions
Married
April 20, 1991 (state wedding)
April 28, 1991 (church ceremony)
Ilia, Daria, and Liza
Katia married 1998 Olympic men's figure skating champion Ilia Kulik on June 10, 2002 in San Francisco, California. Their daughter, Liza, was born one year earlier. The family lived in Los Angeles, California for several years before moving back east to Connecticut in the summer of 2003.
Daria Sergeevna Grinkova
Nickname · Dasha
Birthdate · September 11, 1992
Birthplace · Morristown, New Jersey
Father · Sergei Grinkov
Elizaveta Ilinichna Kulik
Nickname · Liza
Birthdate · June 15, 2001
Birthplace · Los Angeles, California
Father · Ilia Kulik
Ilia Alexandrovich Kulik
Birthdate · May 23, 1977
Birthplace · Moscow, Russia
Height · 5' 11"
Father · Alexander Kulik
Mother · Nadyezhda Kulik
Sister · Svetlana Kulik
(information from Kulik's
Krew)
