Here is where you will
find the latest about Katia. Here is what I have found out so far this season.
More information will be on its way.
Late breaking news!
KATIA'S BABY
I was just informed that Katia had her baby girl on June 15th, 2001! Her name is Elizaveta. Once I know more, I'll post it. I know a lot of you wrote to me asking if I knew anything. Hope this helps! Thanks to Paul Raski for giving me the news. Celebrity Link.com is where he found it. CONGRATULATIONS KATIA AND ILIA!!!! You have my blessings.
STARS ON ICE, PORTLAND, MAINE APRIL 7TH, 2001
Just came back from another great performance of Stars on Ice in Portland, Maine. This years performance, as you know, was extra special because it was Scott's last year. And boy did they put on a great show! At the end, several skaters from Stars on Ice's past came out onto the ice as Scott was skating his final program. Skaters from Jo-Jo Starbuck, Tracy Wilson to Paul Wylie, Rosalynn Somners, Katerina Witt (who said she flew all the way from Berlin to see Scott!...now thats dedication and a great friend!)and a very happy and pregnant Ekaterina were there. Each skater got to say goodbye to Scott in their own ways and in their own words. It was very moving and I don't think there was a dry eye in the arena. I know I lost it when Kristi gave Scott a rose...like she did 20 years ago as a little girl because she admired him. Ekaterina was on the ice with Ilia while everyone was saying goodbye. They were holding hands and he had his arm around her too. It was very nice to see. Clearly the rumor is no more and hopefully now people won't be making such a huge deal over it. It looked to me like Katia was about 7-8 months along so either May or June the baby will be born! So now that its out in the open, I was thinking of doing something kinda fun...like an online baby page for Katia. Maybe we can have a baby naming contest or an online poll and a page to place your wishes to Katia and her new baby...let me know by emailing me your ideas!
UPDATE! It has been stated that Katia will not be participating in this years Stars on Ice because she is several months pregnant. I received definate conformations from several reliable sources. She and Ilia are talking of marriage either after the baby is born or after the SOI season...which ever comes first I suppose. Her replacement in SOI will be Yuka Sato.
SOI practice, Sunday
Sept. 24th.
I got
to Simsbury by 1pm. The group was already on the ice. Kurt, Ilia, Steven, Jenni
and Todd, Katia, Kristi, Renee and Gorsha, and most interestingly, Denis...without
Elena. Scott and Tara were no where to be seen. I heard Tara injured her hip,
so thats probably why she wasnt there. Also in attendance were choreographers
Chris Dean, Sandra Bezic, LeeAnn Miller, Michael Seibert, and a mystery lady
we couldnt figure out. Katia looked a bit sluggish at first, and I noticed she
gained weight over the summer and cut her hair. Her legs no longer look like
twigs, she looks like she gained some muscle there.
They started with the
group number. The music is "Lets Get it On" by Marvin Gaye. It seems
to be the traditional opening, but lots of lifts by Denis, Todd, and Gorsha
lifting Kristi, Katia Jenni, and Renee. At the end of the number, it seems they
have to end in a circle hold on to each other and get on their toepicks...seemed
like they were having a little trouble holding that at the end. Something a
little cute to report. While Katia and Ilia were on the ice, Ilia came from
behind and gave Katia a huge bear hug and continued to hold her. It was very
sweet to see and I'm happy they are still together and seem very much in love.
At this time I went to
get a salad...the best thing their cafe sells by the way..I highly recommend
it. As I was waiting, Ilia went through with a screwdriver in his hand. Odd
I thought, until he came back with the screwdriver and one of his skates. So
he was obviously fixing his boot. Back on the ice was Denis and Katia. They
had taken two chairs and started playing on them on the ice...clearly not a
great idea since they were falling off several times. Katia fell and it looked
like it really hurt. At first we thought this was part of the program, but we
dont think so.
Now Denis, Kristi, and
Katia were on the ice for a pair number. The music is "Both Sides Now"
which is very well known by Judy Collins, but someone else is singing and sings
it much slower than normal. I'm thinking it might be Joni Mitchel, Doris Day,
or someone with a voice similar. This was such a delight to watch and I was
so happy I was able to see it. This program is going to be very exciting. They
were doing moves and lifts like I had never seen before. Firstly, Denis is a
he-man. In one element, he holds Kristi on his shoulders, and holds Katia by
the hand while Katia does a forward outside death spiral! Man, I tell you, I
was shocked, Denis looked like it didnt even phase him in the least! Another
move they did was Kristi and Katia are on each of Denis' boots and they pull
out foming what looks like a W. Very hard to do, and looked very painful as
well. Katia will be doing many lifts with Denis that he and Elena did, so this
will be cool to see Katia do them. Kristi didnt look comfortable at all up there!
While they were practicing these lifts, Gorsha was giving pointers...but didnt
seem to help much...he kept falling down on the ice. I didnt understand why
until I realized he only had sneakers on. The last exciting element they worked
on was a triple camel. I never would have imagined it, but wow, it was cool.
After that, Denis got off the ice and Katia and Kristi worked on the program
parts they have skating without Denis. This is in mirror formation and they
were working out the being "in sync" parts. All in all, it looks like
its going to be a nice program and I can't wait to see it.
Katia is to skate
in the "Grand Slam" October 5th-6th in MN.
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Katia is also to skate
in Kristi Yamaguchi's "A Golden Moment" which will be on October 21st
in Oakland, California. Guests include Brian Boitano, Scott Hamilton, Kurt Browning,
Jenni Meno and Todd Sand, Rosalyn Sumners, Renee Roca and Gorsha Sur, and Peggy
Flemming.
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SHOWS
Katia has been added
to "Divas on Ice" which will be in Hershey, PA. Saturday, November
4th, 2000.
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Katia will skate in "Ice
Thriller" October 27th and 28th, 2000 at International Skating Center of
Conn. For ticket information, please check out their website on my links page.
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The
Stars on Ice schedule for 2000-2001 has finally been released! Here is the tentative
schedule. It is subject to change. To get more information about SOI and tickets,
please go to my links page and go to SOI website.
SOI
2000
Saturday Nov 25 Lake
Placid NY Olympic Center
Thursday December 28
Greensboro NC Greensboro Coliseum
Friday December 29 Charlotte
NC Independence Arena
Saturday December 30
Baltimore MD Baltimore Arena
2001
Wednesday January 3
Salt Lake City UT The "E" Center
Friday January 5 Spokane
WA Spokane Arena
Saturday January 6 Portland
OR Rose Garden
Sunday January 7 Seattle
WA Key Arena at Seattle Center
Wednesday January 10
Bakersfield CA Centennial Garden
Friday January 12 Oakland
CA The Arena in Oakland
Saturday January 13 Sacramento
CA ARCO Arena
Sunday January 14 San
Jose CA San Jose Arena
Tuesday January 16 Tucson
AZ Tucson Convention Center
Wednesday January 17
Los Angeles CA Staples Center
Thursday January 18 Phoenix
AZ America West Arena
Saturday January 20 Anaheim
CA Arrowhead Pond
Sunday January 21 San
Diego CA San Diego Sports Arena
Tuesday January 23 Albuquerque
NM Tingley Coliseum
Wednesday January 24
Denver CO Pepsi Center
Friday January 26 Oklahoma
City OK Myriad Arena
Saturday January 27 Dallas
TX Reunion Arena
Tuesday January 30 Omaha
NE Omaha Civic Auditorium Arena
Wednesday January 31
Kansas City MO Kemper Arena
Friday February 2 St.
Louis MO Savvis Center [*Note: The Savvis Center is the new name for the Kiel
Center]
Saturday February 3 Chicago
IL Allstate Arena
Sunday February 4 Indianapolis
IN Conseco Fieldhouse
Tuesday February 6 Moline
IL The Mark at the Quad Cities
Thursday February 8 Milwaukee
WI Bradley Center
Friday February 9 Cleveland
OH Gund Arena
Saturday February 10
Detroit MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
Sunday February 11 Pittsburgh
PA Mellon Arena
Wednesday February 14
Minneapolis MN Target Center
Friday February 16 Tampa
FL The Ice Palace
Saturday February 17
Orlando FL TD Waterhouse Centre
Sunday February 18 Fort
Lauderdale FL National Car Rental Center
Monday February 19 Fort
Myers FL TECO Arena
Friday February 23 Philadelphia
PA First Union Center
Saturday February 24
Buffalo NY HSBC Arena
Sunday February 25 Cincinnati
OH Firstar Center
Tuesday February 27 Fort
Wayne IN Allen County War Memorial
Wednesday February 28
Dayton OH Nutter Center
Friday March 2 Long Island
NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Saturday March 3 New
York NY Madison Square Garden
Tuesday March 6 Rochester
NY Blue Cross Arena
Wednesday March 7 Providence
RI Providence Civic Center
Thursday March 8 Albany
NY Pepsi Arena
Saturday March 10 Worcester
MA Worcester Centrum Centre
Sunday March 11 Hartford
CT Hartford Civic Center
Thursday March 15 Nashville
TN Gaylord Entertainment Center
Friday March 16 New Orleans
LA New Orleans Arena
Saturday March 17 Southaven
MS DeSoto County Civic Center
Sunday March 18 Little
Rock AR AllTel Arena
Tuesday March 20 New
Orleans LA New Orleans Arena
Wednesday March 21 Bossier
City LA CenturyTel Center
Friday March 23 Charleston
SC North Charleston Coliseum
Saturday March 24 Greenville
SC BI-LO Center
Sunday March 25 Raleigh
NC Entertainment & Sports Arena
Tuesday March 27 Louisville
KY Freedom Hall
Thursday March
29 Rockford IL Rockford Metro Center
Friday March 30 Grand
Rapids Ml Van Andel Arena
Saturday March 31 Columbus
OH Jerome Schottstein Center
Sunday April 1 Madison
WI Kohl Center
Tuesday April 3 Hershey
PA Hersheypark Arena Thursday
April 5 Wilkes-Barre
PA First Union Arena
Friday April 6 Trenton
NJ Sovereign Bank Arena
Saturday April 7 Portland
ME Cumberland County Civic Arena
TV Schedule 2000-2001
coming soon!
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