- Born
- Birth nameIlia Alexandrovich Kulik
- Nickname
- Iliushka
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Ilia Kulik was born on May 23, 1977 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Center Stage (2000), Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits (1999) and The 18th Olympic Winter Games (1998). He was previously married to Ekaterina Gordeeva.
- SpouseEkaterina Gordeeva(June 10, 2002 - February 26, 2016) (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- Known as "The Leonardo DiCaprio of Figure Skating"
- Known for his yellow giraffe shirt that he wore during the 1998 Winter Oympics in Nagano, Japan. Also for his "apple" (red) cheeks
- Gold Medal, 1998 Olympics in Figure Skating
- First figure skater ever to win the Olympic Gold Medal with a quadruple jump (1998).
- One of the only two male figure skaters to have won a gold medal in their first attempt at the Olympics (first was 1948's Dick Button).
- Gold medals include World Juniors Champion (1995), European Champion (1995), Russian National Champion (1997, 1998), Grand Prix Final (formerly known as Champions Series Final) (1998), Winter Olympics (1998).
- Began skating at age 6.
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