Ekaterina Gordeeva

Gordeeva with Grinkov

Personal Information

Country Represented

Russia

(1993-1994)
Soviet Union

(1984-1990)

Full Name

Ekaterina Alexandrovna Gordeeva

Native Name

Екатерина Александровна Гордеева

Born

May 28, 1971
Moscow

Age

52 years

Club

CSKA Moscow

Languages

English, Russian

Career Info

Former Partner

Sergei Grinkov

Former Coaches

Stanislav Leonovich, Stanislav Zhuk, Vladimir Zaharov

Former Choreographers

Marina Zueva, Michael
Seibert, Sandra Bezic, Stanislav Zhuk, Tatiana Tarasova,

Former Training Locations

Moscow

Age Began Skating

4

Retired

1994

Physical Description

Height

157 cm (5' 1.8")

Gender

Female

Ekaterina "Katia" Alexandrovna Gordeeva (Екатерина Александровна Гордеева; born May 28, 1971) is a Russian retired competitive figure skater. With late partner and husband Sergei Grinkov, she is a two-time Olympic champion (1988 & 1994), a three-time European champion (1988, 1990, & 1994), and a four-time World champion (1986, 1987, 1989, & 1990).

Programs[]

With Grinkov[]

Professional Career
Season	Technical Program	Artistic Program
1994-1995	Crazy for You _{by George Gershwin choreo. by Marina Zueva}	Vocalise (from 14 Romances, Op. 34) _{by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Marina Zueva}
Amateur Career
Season	Short Program	Freeskate
1993-1994	Zapateado Farrucas _{by traditional performed by Pepe Romero} The Dancer (from The Picasso Summer) _{by Michel Legrand choreo. by Marina Zueva}	Piano Sonata No. 8 Piano Sonata No. 14 _{by Ludwig van Beethoven performed by Vladimir Horowitz choreo. by Marina Zueva}
Professional Career
Season	Technical Program	Artistic Program
1992-1993	Pas de Deux (from The Nutcracker) _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky}	Rêverie _{by Claude Debussy choreo. by Marina Zueva}
1991-1992	Pas de Deux (from The Nutcracker) _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky}	Pagliacci _{by Ruggero Leoncavallo}
1990-1991	Scheherazade _{by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov}	Méditation (from Thaïs) _{by Jules Massenet}
Amateur Career
Season	Short Program	Freeskate
1989-1990	Mambo No. 5 Qué Rico El Mambo _{by Pérez Prado choreo. by Marina Zueva}	Romeo and Juliet _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Marina Zueva}
1988-1989	The Barber of Seville _{by Gioachino Rossini}	Die Fledermaus _{by Johann Strauss II choreo. by Marina Zueva}
1987-1988	Carmen _{by Georges Bizet choreo. by Marina Zueva}	Symphony No. 4 _{by Felix Mendelssohn} Piano Concerto No. 2 Étude Op. 10, No. 12 Piano Concerto No. 1 _{by Frédéric Chopin} Overture (from The Marriage of Figaro) _{by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart choreo. by Marina Zueva}
1986-1987	Jazzy Piano _{choreo. by Marina Zueva}	Caravan _{by Duke Ellington} unknown In the Mood _{by Wingy Manone} Saint Louis Blues _{by W.C. Handy} Mack the Knife (from The Threepenny Opera) _{by Kurt Weill choreo. by Marina Zueva}
1985-1986	Temptation Rag _{by Henry Lodge performed by Claude Bolling choreo. by Marina Zueva & Stanislav Zhuk}	Caravan _{by Duke Ellington} Send in the Clowns (from A Little Night Music) _{by Stephen Sondheim choreo. by Marina Zueva & Stanislav Zhuk}
1985-1986		Initial FS: Caravan _{by Duke Ellington} unknown In the Mood _{by Wingy Manone} Saint Louis Blues _{by W.C. Handy} Mack the Knife (from The Threepenny Opera) _{by Kurt Weill choreo. by Marina Zueva}
1984-1985	unknown	unknown Theme (from Ice Castles) _{by Marvin Hamlisch}
1983-1984	Zorba the Greek _{by Mikis Theodorakis}	unknown

Exhibitions[]

Season	Music
1994-1995	Requiem _{by Giuseppe Verdi}
	The Man I Love _{by George Gershwin covered by Ella Fitzgerald choreo. by Sandra Bezic}
	Out of Tears _{by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards performed by The Rolling Stones choreo. by Michael Seibert & Sandra Bezic}
	Pocahontas _{by Alan Menken}
1993-1994	Rêverie _{by Claude Debussy choreo. by Marina Zueva}
1993-1994	Porgy and Bess _{by George Gershwin choreo. by Marina Zueva}
1992-1993	Maria (from West Side Story) _{by Leonard Bernstein}
1991-1992	A Whole New World (from Aladdin) _{by Alan Menken}
1990-1991	Jesus Christ Superstar _{by Andrew Lloyd Webber}
1989-1990	Still Loving You _{by Rudolf Schenker performed by Scorpions}
1989-1990	Cha Cha Cha
1988-1989	Liebesträume _{by Franz Liszt}
1987-1988	Katyusha _{by Matvey Blanter}
1985-1986	Fly, Doves! _{by Isaak Dunayevsky choreo. by Marina Zueva}