Russian Skater, llia Kulik Bio, Parents, Step-Father, Marriage, Divorce, and Income

Ilia Alexandrovich Kulik, well known by his stage name Ilia Kulik is a Russian pro figure skater who rose to fame as the founder of Kulik’s Skating- an ice rink and figures skating training environment located in Lake Forest, California.

Further, he won the Gold Medal Winter Olympics 1998 at Figure Skating in Nagano, Japan, at 20 years of age.

Moreover, he became the center of attraction for The Leonardo DiCaprio of Figure Skating.

Formerly, he was the 1995 European Champion, the 1997-1998 Grand Prix Final Champion, the 1995 World Junior Champion, and became the 9th at the first senior World Championships. 

Stick with this article to find more about Ilia’s personal and professional life.

Ilia Kulik, Moscow Native

The TV personality Ilia first stepped into this earth as Ilia Alexandrovich Kulik on May 23, 1977, in Moscow, Russia SFSR, the Soviet Union under Gemini zodiac sign.

Currently, his family resides in Russia, but he hasn’t disclosed his parent’s identity.

Likewise, he has one sibling, a sister named Svetlana Kulik. So far, Kulik holds Russian citizenship and belongs to the Caucasian ethnicity.

Unlike, there are no insights relating to his educational journey.

Divorced With Fellow Skater Ekaterina Gordeeva

The 44 years old, Kulik has been a divorced man. Previously, he was in a marital bond with his ex-wife, Ekaterina Gordeeva, a former ice figure skater.

The former couple made their relationship public in the year 1999. Two years later, on June 10, 2002, they tied their wedding knot in San Francisco.

On June 15, 2001, the ex-pair welcomed their daughter, Elizaveta Ilinichna Kulik, before their wedding. Sadly, after being in a conjugal relationship for 14 years, they divorced in 2016.

However, the entire family lived in Newport Beach, California, together.

Step-Daughter: Daria Grinkova

The Gold Medal Winter Olympics champion, Ilia, is a stepdad of Daria Sergeyevna Gordeeva-Grinkova from Ekatarina’s ex-marriage. His ex-wife was once married to her late husband, Sergei Grinkov, a professional skater.

Furthermore, they first met through their coaches at their skating in 1982 when she was just 11. Abruptly their friendship turned into a relationship, and they tied the knot on April 20, 1991, in a private ceremony.

Besides, on April 28, Sergei and Ekatarina had spiritual matrimony in the Russian Orthodox Church. After a year, they welcomed a daughter named Daria on September 11, 1992, in Morristown, New Jersey.

Their daughter now quit skating in 2007 to pursue another profession.

Sorrowfully, at the age of 28, Grinkov died from a massive heart attack on November 20, 1995, while they were practicing for Ice tour in Lake Placid, New York.

At that time, Gordeeva was 24 years old, and Daria was just three.

Ilia Kulik, Her Net Worth

The 1995 European Champion has a whopping net worth of $1 Million which he accumulated throughout his professional career as a figure skater.

At just 6, he started skating and at 17, he became the World Junior champion and European Champion.

He earns prize money from $2,000 to $45,000, who place in international competitions. For winning the championship of Olympic gold medal at the 1998 Olympics, he might have acquired a heavy payroll.

After retiring from skating, Kulik is focusing on performing various shows.

Shortly, Ilia started as a dancer in the ballet-themed movie Center Stage in 2000 by portraying the character of Sergei. 

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