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. She was 20. “The preliminary cause of death is suicide,” the state-run TASS agency said, according to CBS News.
What happened Sergei Gordeeva?
On Nov. 20, 1995, two-time Olympic pairs champion Sergei Grinkov, aged 28, died of a heart attack in Lake Placid, New York, while practicing with his wife and partner, Ekaterina “Katia” Gordeeva, for the opening of the Stars on Ice tour just five days away.
What happened to Ekaterina Gordeeva and Ilia Kulik?
Gordeeva has since found new love with fellow skater Ilia Kulik, who won a gold medal at the Nagano Olympics in 1998. The two made the relationship public in 1999. Gordeeva’s second child, Elizabeta was born on June 15, 2001, and she and Kulik were married shortly after. The couple divorced in 2016.
When did Irina Rodnina retire as a figure skater?
Irina Rodnina. Rodnina retired in 1980 and began a coaching career. She taught several Soviet pairs and moved to the United States to coach in 1990. She later returned to Russia and entered politics, becoming a member of Pres. Vladimir Putin ’s United Russia party. In 2008 she was elected to the Duma.
Who is the only Russian figure skater to win 10 gold medals?
Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina (Russian: Ирина Константиновна Роднина, IPA: [ɪˈrʲinə kənstɐnˈtʲinəvnə rədʲnʲɪˈna]; born 12 September 1949) is a Russian politician and retired figure skater, who is the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships (1969–78) and three successive Olympic gold medals (1972, 1976, 1980).
Who was Ekaterina Gordeeva’s partner in Figure Skating?
Ekaterina Gordeeva Spouse (s) Sergei Grinkov ( m. 1991; d. 1995) Former partner Sergei Grinkov Retired 2012 Medal record Pairs’ Figure skating Repr
Why did Irina Rodnina break up with her partner?
After winning the gold medal in the 1972 Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan, the Rodnina-Ulanov partnership, which had begun in 1968, broke up because her partner married another pairs skater. Rodnina chose Zaytsev as her new partner after Soviet skating officials conducted a nationwide search.
