Frequently Asked Questions
The section tries to answer the most frequently asked questions. If you haven't found your answer, please contact me.Question: Is there any address I can write to, to send Ekaterina a letter, card, etc.?
International Skating Center of Connecticut1375 Hopmeadow Street
P.O. Box 577
Simsbury, CT 06070-1423
USA
http://www.isccskate.com/
Ekaterina Gordeeva
c/o Yuki Saegusa at IMG
825 7th Ave.
New York City, NY 10019
USA
Please don't be disappointed if you don't receive any response. Ekaterina is very busy with her family and skating - she might not have the time to read every fan correspondence sent to her.
Question: Is there any G&G video available?
No, there is no official "Best of G&G" video available. There used to be some rumours that IMG would produce one, but the plans never realised. Some fans tried to campaign for such a video.To view small avi-videos of G&G's performances, please visit the VIDEO section.
Question: Where can I purchase Ekaterina's perfume "Katia" or "Katia Sport"?
Unfortunately, the production of both beauty lines ceased to continue in 2001. Some Target stores might have remaining bottles. However, in general, they are not available anymore at Target.You might want to try out www.ebay.com - from time to time there are auctions selling "Katia" / "Katia Sports" products.
Question: Where can I purchase SOI programmes / brochures?
Discover Card: Stars on Ice
c/o IMG
1 Erieview Plaza, Suite 1300
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
USA
Question: How do you pronounce those Russian names?
Alexander: Ah-lyeex-AHN-druh
Anna: AHN-nah
Daria: DAH-ryah
Elena: YEH-leh-nah
Ekaterina: YEH-kah-tye-ree-nah yeh-kah-tye-REE-nah
Elizaveta: YEH-lee-za-vyeta yeh-lee-za-VYETA
Gordeeva: Gor-deh-YAY-vuh gor-DEH-yay-vuh
Grinkov: GRIN-kuv grin-KUV
Grinkova: GRIN-ku-vah grin-KU-vah
Ilia: eel-YA
Katia: KAT-ya
Kulik: KUH-lick kuh-LICK
Liza: LEE-za
Maria: Mah-REE-ah
Natalia: Nah-TAHL-yah
Sergei: seer-GAY (and the "R" sound is Russian is rolled by the tip of the tongue, not gargled at the back, as in French and German).
Question: Where can I obtain G&G/Ekaterina photos?
Please visit the LINKS section for web-sites of skating photographers.
Question: What skates does Ekaterina wear?
During the May 4, 1999 live chat on Lycos, Ekaterina answered that she wears "Graf" from Switzerland.
Question: In the documentary "My Sergei" there's footage of G&G's last programme. Was it taken from the same day Sergei died?
No, it was filmed some days before Sergei's death.
Question: Is it true that Ekaterina has re-married and has a new baby?
Yes, Ekaterina and Ilia Kulik married on June 10, 2002 in San Francisco, USA. They have a daugther together named Elizaveta (nick-name Liza) who was born on June 15, 2001.
Question: When did Sergei's mother, Anna Grinkova, pass away?
Anna Grinkova died in March 2000 in Moscow.
Question: When did G&G's old coach, Stanislav Zhuk, pass away?
Stanislav Zhuk died on November 1, 1998 in Moscow.
Question: There's an online article on G&G / Ekaterina - but it's in Russian? What does it say?
Try the following online translation tools:BabelFish: http://babelfish.altavista.com Promt: http://translation2.paralink.com
Question: What's the name of G&G's last programme, which they never performed in public?
G&G used the second movement ("Adagio") from the Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 by Edvard Grieg. Marina Zueva has identified the pianist as Krystian Zimerman and the orchestra as the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Question: There's this photo of G&G doing those "horizontal" handstands and Ekaterina is wearing a white dress fading into black and Sergei's outfit is entirely in black. What programme is this from?
That's from G&G's last programme, Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 (second movement - "Adagio") by Edvard Grieg.
Question: Did Anna Grinkova (Sergei's mother) approve of Ekaterina's new relationship with Ilia Kulik?
The following information was found on the EBASfans (Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze) mailing list on Yahoo on November 27, 2000 in the message "Spoiler chat about COR/ Anna Grinkova" by Denise:They had asked Anna Grinkova her feelings on Katia and Ilia... Anna had already known about Katia, and her feelings for Ilia... Anna: Since they really love each other... It's ok...
In another post of the mailing list it says: "This information came from a tribute to Sergei in her local newspaper. The article talked about Sergei, Katia, Anna, Dasha and Ilia. Marina was quoted as well... I'm at work now, and don't have the e-mail... So, I'll just say that, Marina talked about how much Katia and Ilia are in love. There was something about Dasha knowing even more about her father, now that she's getting older.."
The article might be from the Russian publication "Facts and Commentary".
Question: Ekaterina's 2nd husband, Ilia Kulik, never seems to wear his wedding ring - why is that?
Ilia doesn't wear his wedding ring when he's skating or when he's around the rink. However, he can constantly be seen with his ring when he's in an off-ice environment (meet and greet, receptions, interviews, etc.). He wears his ring on his right hand as is customary in Russia. Just check out the photos from Kulik's Krew (web-site of his official fan club).
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