Ekaterina Gordeeva is a former figure skater and now a coach and choreographer from Russia (then USSR). She is presently a coaching team member at the Ice Palace Figure Skating Club in West Edmonton Mall.

Quick Info
Full NameEkaterina "Katia" Alexandrovna Gordeeva
Date Of BirthMay 28, 1971
Birth PlaceMoscow, Russia
Parent(s)Alexander Alexeyevich and Elena Lvovna Gordeeva
Age50 years old
OccupationCoach
PreviousFormer Figure Skater
Turned pro1990
Height5 feet 1.8 inches
WeightN/A
NationalityRussian
Hair ColorBrown
Eye ColorGreen
Zodiac SignGemini
EthnicityRussian
Marital StatusMarried
HusbandDavid Pelletier
No. of Children2
ChildrenElizaveta Ilinichna Kulik, Daria Sergeyevna Gordeeva-Grinkova
Social MediaTwitter, Instagram, and Facebook
Net Worth$10 Million

Ekaterina Gordeeva Early Life

On May 28, 1971, Ekaterina Gordeeva was born under the sign of Gemini in Moscow, Russia. Her nickname is Katia, and her full name is Ekaterina Alexandrovna Gordeeva. Speaking of her physique, she is 5 feet 1 inch tall.

She is now 50 years old, and her parents are Alexander Alexeyevich and Elena Lvovna Gordeeva. Ekaterina was raised with her younger sister Maria Alexandrovna Gordeeva.

Her father wanted to make her a ballet dancer; instead, she became enamored with figure skating.

However, her parents have supported her a lot in her field of interest, and behind all those triumphs so far, they have always pushed their daughter towards what she wanted to become.

Ekaterina Gordeeva
Images Source: Ekaterina’s Twitter

Ekaterina Gordeeva Career

Pairs Career

Katia began skating at four, a year younger than the norm. She went to the Children and Youth Sports School of CSKA Moscow.

In 1982, Ekaterina was paired with Sergei Grinkov, and she was 11 years old at that time. They attained four world championships between 1986 and 1990.

Ekaterina Gordeeva
Images Source: Ekaterina’s Facebook

The pair achieved the gold medal in the Olympic Games in Calgary, Alberta, in 1988. They turned professional in 1990 and won their first World Professional Championship the next year, and also won it in 1992 and 1994.

They are one of the only handful of pairs in history to complete a quadruple twist lift in an international contest.

Solo Career

On November 20, 1995, Katia lost Sergei to a heart attack while practicing for the opening night of the upcoming tour in Lake Placid, New York.

After her tragedic loss, she started to stake solo and performed emotionally in a televised tribute show called Sergei Grinkov: Celebration of a Life. Ekaterina is now a retired athlete and began coaching at the Ice Palace Figure Skating Club in West Edmonton Mall.

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Ekaterina Gordeeva Personal Life

Ekaterina was married to her late partner Sergei Grinkov in 1991, and the former couple has a daughter, Daria Sergeyevna Gordeeva-Grinkova.

After Sergei’s death, she dated Ilia Kulik, the 1998 men’s Olympic champion, and married on June 10, 2002. On June 15, 2001, her second daughter, Elizaveta Ilinichna Kulik, was born. However, she got divorced from Ilia in 2016.

Ekaterina Gordeeva
Images Source: Ekaterina’s Instagram

And now, Ekaterina lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with her third husband, David Pelletier, a Canadian figure skater with whom she tied the knot on July 23, 2020.

Also, apart from her profession, she is a proud mother who could be busy dealing with family responsibilities and inspiring her girls.

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Ekaterina Gordeeva Net Worth

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Ekaterina has a net worth of $10 Million. However, she is a legendary figure skater and presently works as a coach and choreographer.

As a result, she could be earning a bit more than the mentioned amount or exactly equal to it.

Ekaterina Gordeeva Social Media

Ekaterina is present on all three common social media platforms: Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. On Twitter, she has a handle @KatiaGordeeva, and it has 43 followings and 4435 followers.

On the other hand, there is an authentic page @gordeevacom on Facebook. It is the unofficial site dedicated to the most beautiful pair in figure skating – Ekaterina and Sergei, and the site is gordeeva.com.

Likewise, she handles @katiaagordeeva with 311 posts, 47.5k followers, and 185 followings.

Follow Ekaterina on all three sites to check updates on her life and current work.

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