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What happened to Gordeeva and Grinkov?

What happened to Gordeeva and Grinkov?

They then returned to Lake Placid, New York, to practice a new program — a program Gordeeva would never skate with Grinkov. On November 20, 1995, Gordeeva and Grinkov began a run-through of their new program, but Grinkov had not put his arms around Gordeeva for their lift. At 28, Grinkov died of a heart attack.

Is Ekaterina Gordeeva still skating?

Ekaterina Gordeeva is a professional figure skater from Russia. She, along with her former husband, is a two-time Olympic Champion and four-time World Champion….Quick Facts:

Full Name Ekaterina “Katia” Alexandrovna Gordeeva
Profession Figure Skater
Current Team None
Partner Sergei Grinkov
Active Years 1990 – 2012

What happened skater Ekaterina?

Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, Olympic figure skater, dies by apparent suicide at 20. Olympic pairs figure skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya died in Moscow on Saturday, the International Skating Union reported.

Where is Ilia Kulik now?

They returned to the Los Angeles area in the summer of 2007 and currently reside in Newport Beach. According to People magazine’s 2018 Special Edition “The Best of Olympic Figure Skating”, Gordeeva and Kulik divorced in 2016, which has been verified by public record.

Has anyone ever died from figure skating?

Jayden Orr was on the ice skating rink in front of his parents while taking part in a training session when he died. Speaking of the day her son died, Kathleen said: ‘It was just a normal night at his training session – he was part of the Magnum Figure Skating Club.

Is Ilia Kulik married now?

Ekaterina Gordeevam. 2002–2015
Ilia Kulik/Spouse
Ilia is married to Olympic and World champion, Ekaterina Gordeeva. They live in Southern California with their daughters, Daria (Dasha) Grinkova, 18 and Elizaveta (Liza) Kulik, 9.