- Born: May 23, 1977 in Moscow, Russia
- Occupation: Actor
- Active: '90s-2000s
- Major Genres: Sports & Recreation, Drama
Ilia Kulik
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| Gold | 1998 Nagano | Men's singles |
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| Country represented: |  Russia |
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| Date of birth: | May 23, 1977 | |
| Height: | 5'11" | |
| Former coach: | Tatiana Tarasova, Viktor Kudriavtsev | |
| Skating club: | Dynamo, Moscow | |
Ilia Alexandrovich Kulik (Russian: 
Илья Александрович Кулик (help·info); (born May 23, 1977 in Moscow, Russian SSR) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 1998 Olympic Champion.
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Personal life
Kulik has one sibling, sister Svetlana, who also lives in California. His parents live in Russia.
He married Ekaterina Gordeeva in San Francisco on June 10, 2002. They have one daughter, Elizaveta Ilinichna Kulik ( born June 15, 2001). Gordeeva has one daughter, Daria Sergeevna Grinkova (born September 11, 1992), from her first marriage to her late husband and skating partner, Sergei Grinkov. The family lived in California for several years before moving to Avon, Connecticut in 2003. They returned to the Los Angeles area in the Summer of 2007 and currently reside in Newport Beach.
Career
Kulik began skating at the age of five and won the Olympics at the age of 20.
Kulik 'turned professional' after the 1998 Olympics and has skating professionally in shows such as Stars on Ice since then. In addition he has appeared in numerous skating shows all over the world, including in Japan, Belgium, Switzerland, Russia, and the United States.
He also ventured briefly into acting. He played the role of "Sergei", a Russian dancer, in the 2000 ballet-themed movie Center Stage.
Competitive highlights
| Event/Season | 1990-1991 | 1991-1992 | 1992-1993 | 1993-1994 | 1994-1995 | 1995-1996 | 1996-1997 | 1997-1998 |
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| Winter Olympics | 1st | |||||||
| World Championships | 9th | 2nd | 5th | |||||
| European Championships | 1st | 3rd | 4th | |||||
| World Junior Championships | 3rd | 11th | 1st | |||||
| Russian Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | ||
| Champions Series Final | 4th | 4th | 1st | |||||
| Skate America | 6th | |||||||
| Skate Canada | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 1st | |||||||
| NHK Trophy | 2nd | 1st | ||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 2nd | |||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | |||||||
| Karl Schaefer Memorial | 3rd |
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