The Russians got along, stayed together, and got married.
In the United States, if a pair didn't skate well together
after one year, they split up and found new partners.
The reason the Russians have been so successful is that
the two right people are put together to skate together. The
communication and organization of the marriage can help them on the ice.
--Ron Ludington, long-time U.S. coach--
Edge of Glory
Katia and Sergei perform their breathtaking
Moonlight Sonata long program
in the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics
to win their second gold medal.
Gordeeva & Grinkov's Skating Titles
Competitions:
- 1984 World Junior Championships--6th
- 1985 Soviet Nationals--6th
- 1985 World Junior Championships-First
- 1985 Skate Canada-First
- 1985 Moscow News Cup--4th
- 1986 Soviet Nationals--Second
- 1986 European Championships-Second
- 1986 World Championships-First
- 1986 Skate Canada--Second
- 1987 Soviet Nationals--First
- 1987 European Championships--disqualified
- 1987 World Championships-First
- 1987 Moscow News Cup--First
- 1988 European Championships--First
- 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics-First
- 1998 World Championships--Second
- 1989 World Championships-First
- 1989 NHK Trophy--First
- 1990 Soviet Nationals--First
- 1990 European Championships--First
- 1990 World Championships--First
- 1990 Goodwill Games--First
- 1990 World Professional Championships--Second
- 1990 Challenge of Champions--Second
- 1991 World Professional Championships-First
- 1991 Challenge of Champions-First
- 1992 World Professional Championships-First
- 1993 Skate Canada-First
- 1994 Russian Nationals--First
- 1994 European Championships-First
- 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics-First
- 1994 North American Open--First
- 1994 Canadian Professional Championships--First
- 1994 World Team Championships-First Team
- 1994 World Professional Championships-First
- 1995 Challenge of Champions-First
"They really are what pairs skating ought to be. They are the consummate pair.
You can't appreciate the capacity of a 180-pound man to move across the ice
without a sound until you watch him skate. They are a symphony for the senses.
Go to practice one day. Don't watch them; just listen. Not a sound.
No matter the ice condition, you hear only the music.
They move so freely, their blades don't scratch the ice."
--John Nicks, US coach--
"Love Story" Sports Illustrated , Dec 4 , 1995
Tours, Shows, and Television Specials:
- G&G skated in SOI for the 1991/92 tour, the 1992/93 tour, and the 1994/95 tour
- G&G performed in the 1994 Tour of Champions
- G&G performed in the 1994 Houston Symphony Concert On Ice
- G&G performed in the 1994 Holiday Festival On Ice
- G&G performed in Skates of Gold II
- G&G performed in Skates of Gold III
- Disney's Christmas Fantasy On Ice:
G&G played the roles of Aladdin and Jasmine from the Aladdin movie to the song, A Whole New World
- Disney's Greatest Hits On Ice: G&G played Cinderella to a medley of A Dream is A Wish Your Heart Makes and So This Is Love (The Cinderella Waltz.
- Disney's Greatest Hits On Ice: G&G skated to (Kick Your Heels Up) Step In Time and Let's Go Fly A Kite from Mary Poppins along with Katarina Witt and Paul Wylie
- In Dream's On Ice:(Disney's Nancy Kerrigan Special) G&G skated to Oh Lord.
- Disney's Champions On Ice: G&G did Pocahontas with a medley of Steady As The Beating Drum, All the Colours Of The Wind, and If I Never Knew You
DISCLAIMER: These listings are accurate as far as I could ascertain, but could be incorrect. They are not to be considered official data, or cited as fact for research or publications.
Katia performs to Mahler's 5th Symphony in Celebration of A Life
"...I began to realise that work is the only thing that can make people heal.
At least, it was what could help me heal. I still had skating. I was always
a skater first, and to lose both Sergei and skating was more than I could handle.
--Ekaterina Gordeeva--
My Sergei
Katia's Singles Skating Career
Competitions:
- 1996 World Team Championships--4th Team
- 1996 US Professional Championships-Second
- 1996 The Gold Championships-Second
- 1996 World Professional Championships-4th
- 1996 Challenge of Champions-Second
- 1997 Anastasia US Professional Championships--4th
- Battle of the Sexes On Ice II (1997)--First Team
- 1997 World Team Championships--4th Team
- 1997 Challenge of Champions--4th
- 1997 World Professional Championships--Second
- The Great Skate Debate II (1998)-- Second
- 1999 Grand Slam of Skating( Pro Super Team Challenge)--Second
- 1999 Masters of Figure Skating
Tours, Shows, and Television Specials:
Celebration of a Life--February 27, 1996 in SImsbury, CT
Masters Miko Gala--April, 1996 in Paris, France
Sunlife Stars on Tour--April, 1996 in Canada
Holiday Festival On Ice--November, 1996 in Reno, Navada
Ekaterina Gordeeva and Friends--November 15 and 16, 1996 in Simsbury, CT
Beauty and the Beast On Ice (playing the part of Belle) --aired November, 1996
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting--December 3, 1996 in New York City
1996/97 Discover Stars On Ice Tour--December 28, 1996----March 29, 1997
Scott Hamilton: Upside Down--aired March, 1997 (played the part of his love in the Charlie Chaplin skit)
Chrysler Stars On Ice Tour--April, 1997 in Canada
The Art Of Russian Skating--April 22, 1997 in Simsbury, CT
Scott Hamilton: Back On the Ice--October 29, 1997 in Los Angeles, CA
Snowden On Ice (Target Holiday Special)--aired November 28, 1997
Shaw Holiday Skate for Women's Health--Decmeber 3, 1997 in Calgary, Alberta
Holiday Ice Spectacular--Decmber 20, 1997 in Simsbury, CT
1997/98 Discover Stars On Ice Tour--December 27, 1997---April 11, 1998
Fox Breaking the Ice: The Ladies of 1994 Revisited--January 9, 1998
1998 Chrysler Stars On Ice--April, 1998 in Canada
Jazzed Up Skating--May 18 and 19, 1998 in Simsbury, CT
1998 Fire On Ice--September 11-12, 1998 in Simsbury, CT
US West Concert On Ice--October 10, 1998 in Omaha, Nebraska
US West Concert On Ice--October 13, 1998 in Spokane, WA
The Snowden, Raggedy Ann, and Andy Holiday Show--aired November 27, 1998
1998/99 Discover Stars On Ice Tour--November 28, 1998---April 3, 1999
1998 Ice Concert Extravaganza--December 12-13 in Nashville, TN
1998 Holiday Ice Spectacular--December 17-18, 1998 in Simsbury, CT
1999 Fire On Ice--April 30 in Utica, NY
1999 Sun Valley ice show--July 31, 1999 in Sun Valley, ID
A Golden Moment (Kristi Yamaguchi's Charity Show)--September 18, 1999 in Oakland, CA
Celebration On Ice: International Skating Center of Connecticut's Fifth Anniversary--
Divas On Ice--in Los Vegas, Nevada
1999-2000 Target Stars On Ice--November 28, 1999-
DISCLAIMER: These listings are accurate as far as I could ascertain, but could be incorrect. They are not to be considered official data, or cited as fact for research or publications.
