Ekaterina Gordeeva, "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg", World Challenge of Champions 1996-1997 USTV

[@stephaniek1076]

Katia IS the music...and is simply mesmerizing. Stunning, too---all of those tiny nuances, and right on the beat!

[@janetmckenzie146]

What surprises me is how low her artistic scores were. Obviously she had not reached the technical prowess of the top skaters, but her artistic interpretation of the song was fluid, varied, and altogether expressed the mood of Umbrellas perfectly. Ekaterina has such a lightness, a gentle, fluid presence on the ice. And the expressiveness of her arms alone is peerless.

[@hyejinkang9920]

she looked up before the performance and smiled. I imagine her saying “I’ll make you proud, my Sergei” 🥹

[@heatherrose9373]

She is the most beautiful skater I have ever seen , because she , herself is innocence and purity . Free, graceful, lyrical, gentleness and strength, every move speaks Life.🥀

[@kimberlybellefontaine1215]

I have sooooo much respect for this beautiful and talented young woman. And this music....oh this music...😭😭😭😭😪😪. At this point in her life, she was still desperately missing Sergei and thinking of him every single day. I can only imagine the strength she had to have to continue on.....

[@stephaniestanley8041]

A lovely and unique program

[@stephaniek1076]

I felt as if she had a lot of unique programs...my alltime favorite might be the one she did to "Bachianus." But I also loved the one to "Elegy." I think she has such an unmatched way of somehow BEING the music she portrays.

[@biancahotca3244]

Katia Gordeeva is the most beautiful Russian woman I have ever seen, not only Russian but in general she is very beautiful, very graceful and is the epitome of artistry and finesse, even more so when she was young. Her music, choreography, and costumes are always a cut above everyone else's. This is innate for her.

[@ЛклалВддавл]

Верно екатерина очень красива

[@lesleywilbourne7823]

She moved me to tears in this - so full of raw emotion in a beautifully skated program xxx

[@aaronjames5276]

I always liked watching her skate, whether in pairs or on her own. She and Sergei were so delightful to watch, and I pretty much always just enjoyed the heck out of her singles performances. I was a fan, through and through.

[@mariebueno3950]

❤️🌿God bless you Katia...

[@Heather-xz8fk]

Wow. The music..The song is : .If it takes forever, I will wait for you." wow. Just wow.

[@bongoscongasantiquecashreg4544]

Ekatrenia Gordeeva beautiful program so enjoyed! Just seems like Sergei is with her

[@carlahubbs7760]

I enjoyed watching her skate that program

[@mayamaya9873]

Катя,це шедевр!!! Дякую!

[@СидненкоЕлена]

ОЧЕНЬ КРАСИВО.👍🏻КАТЯ , ВЫ САМАЯ ЛУЧШАЯ.

[@МадинаАлиева-м2р]

Какая она потрясающая фигуристка .Вдохновенно и проникновенно .

[@ЕкатеринаЮркова-б4ы]

Заурядный прокат... Да и программа не сложная

[@nataliasmirnova717]

Екатерина Юркова 👎🏿🙃

[@lilyamuslimova6160]

@@ЕкатеринаЮркова-б4ы Да ты такая же больная как Чередниченко, маразмистка

[@ravenel2]

Some of the commenters are living on another planet. She received fantastic scores in a professional competition, finished second, and people say she couldn’t hack it? After losing her husband? Holy shit, folks. You need to get your reality checked. I think part of the problem is that since pro skating is no longer televised every weekend, people don’t understand the difference between pro and amateur skating. Amateur skating is what decides your life. Pro skating is when you can sit back with your millions and enjoy it. No one, not Katarina, not Oksana, not Katia, not Tara performed seven triples as a pro skater. Although Kristi never gave up the jumps!

[@stephaniek1076]

Yes...I sure admire and respect Kristi Yamaguchi and how she not only maintained excellence through the years, but continued to learn. I also think she is underrated for what she did for figure skating.

[@janethartwig774]

She is such a courageous woman. Her heart is just too broken to even consider a new pairs partner at this point. Now in 2018 she is still in the skating world, has raised two beautiful daughters and gone through a divorce. Not the life she expected but she has faced every obstacle with determination and courage. How I admire her. I hope Daria gives her a grandchild in the near future, married or not.

[@nukapuka]

Well, let's hope married, with a russian. Is not good to lower our standards.

[@misschanandlerbong5918]

Adriana Morawietz hmmm ... Katia herself was dating David Pelletier ( a CANADIAN ) not too long ago. I’m American and don’t consider dating/marrying outside of the American nationality a step-down. Russians are no better nor any worse than any other nationality. You are a spineless bigot.

[@binkerrrrr]

now i know where marina zoueva gets her inspiration for v/m's programs

[@SashaAiresse]

...Beautiful...

[@ХудожникнаСевере]

Эта композиция о любви...о любви в Париже, где и началась она между Катей и Сергеем. Именно в Париже 1989 года они влюблены в друг друга, там они гуляют, целуются на скамейках... Это об этом ... Жаль, что такие низкие оценки...судьи не поняли, не дооценили...

[@stephaniek1076]

I was thinking same as I watched. And, also, how she'd said somewhere (can't recall where, exactly) that she and Sergei had always planned on going back to Paris for more time in that lovely city, "---but, of course, we never did."

[@TheAllegro2004]

it always seems like she is looking off the ice at her husband. (whom we cannot see)

[@isabelmargaritagonzalez5228]

Creo que aparecerá Sergei. No puedo imaginarla sin él. Pero... aquí siento que danzan juntos.❤️❤️❤️😥

[@nedrasellayah9314]

Gorgeous!

[@ЛклалВддавл]

Браво браво молодец екатер на😊

[@lilyamuslimova6160]

Прекрасная Катя, супер!!!

[@НадеждаРиферт-о5м]

Представляюк ак ей тяжело танцует а представляет что Сергей рядом

[@А_32-в4я]

Ангел..

[@mariahlalonde7967]

plot twist: she’s not natalia mishkutenok, she won the ‘94 gold not ‘92

[@katef4]

She must have missed the lifts, the death spirals, the jump throws - moves she could only do with Sergei.

[@timhiland1]

She isn't Oksana but she is not that bad either, very talented.

[@kamwrites]

Why are you comparing her to Oksana? She's learning a new craft to all intents and purposes. Two-time Olympic pairs champion and you're comparing this performance to a life-long singles skater?

[@user-gf3wn1ne9n]

Ekaterina is a much better skater then Oksana.

[@CandyisAwesome86]

She was the Oksana of pairs, with Sergei. No comparison.

[@ravenel2]

People on KZbin sit on their butts and criticize something that no one had ever done before. And she did it incredibly well. I don’t think people understand the difference between amateur and professional competitions anyway. You don’t compare and nitpick and tear down pro skaters. They are already millionaires just having a little friendly competition with each other.

[@ЛклалВддавл]

Откула у жтой девочьеи такое понимание меры вкуса как надо ????боже мой а узоденнасявсегда акеуратная еесверзу оттуда кто то погладил и велет за рукукрасота и любование катер иной

[@mogsylvain5070]

Elle n'est pas comme d'habitude

[@timhiland1]

These skating performances are not all about the mechanics it is also about the innate femininity of the skater. I think she is graceful and pretty but not in the same league as Oksana. Oksana had a special gift, a one in a million talent. She did not look very good in 2006 though busting out of her suit. She looked like me.

[@ЕленаЭседулаева]

Восхитительно ! Видно ,что она чуть сдерживает слезы . Сила воли , упорные тренировки , маленькая дочь и помощь родных и близких помогли Кате не сойти с ума .

[@Nuhuh18]

Bruh stop fcking comparing 😒

[@adriana4785]

Is to painful 2 watch her trying so hard. She should have been paired up again shortly after Sergei's death. Is not like he was replaceable but she was only 23/24 at the time of his death.

[@leonieladner8631]

Adriana Gumienny katia could only do pairs if and when she was/would be ready. Personally i don't think she could face another partner.

[@ravenel2]

Why on earth should she have “been paired up again”?? She wasn’t a slave. The Soviet Union had fallen. She had won everything there was to win and she started a brand new solo career as a professional. Her amateur career was already over, unless Sergei had lived and they had gone for a third Olympic medal. When you loved and lost the best skating partner on the planet, why in God’s name would you ever pair with someone else? Who would she have found that was on her level? People are so stupid. It was her life, not yours, and she did fantastic as a professional skater. When you are a professional, winning competitions doesn’t matter a whole lot anyway.

[@НатальяИшматова-щ5я]

Какая она умница и красавица...

[@toxic-low-key-ghost7934]

@@leonieladner8631 at the time she couldn't face it but she did end up skating with lots of different partners. she skated with illia a few times, then with a russian man on ice age , then with a canadian or american... i forgot, on battle of the blades not too long ago, then with david pelltier who is her husband now.

[@anja1627]

@@toxic-low-key-ghost7934 She never competed in pairs again when Sergei died - be it amateur or pro. She only skated pairs for shows like Stars On Ice for example.

[@leonieladner8631]

Shes not fit out for solo skating

[@kikilee3241]

At the time maybe so, she was so fragile and heartbroken. But she has taken solo skating by the balls now and she is gorgeous doing it. She is a lot stronger than she looks.

[@ravenel2]

Bullshit. She finished second to Kristi Yamaguchi in the World Professional Championships once. Meaning she beat every other professional single skater in the competition.

[@ravenel2]

People are so, so out of touch with reality. And stupid as hell. She had already won everything she could as a pair skater. She was a professional pair skater with Stars on Ice. Sergei died and she continued with SOI. She didn’t have to skate one damn pro competition ever again, but she did, and finished near the top always. Do you understand what that means? It means she beat most of the other pro skaters. I don’t think people understand the difference between pro competitions and amateur competitions anyway. It is amateur competitions that decide your life. Pro competitions are for the millionaires at the top of the world who still want to have a little friendly competition with each other and for TV audiences, and win some money. They really don’t matter.