EKATERINA GORDEEVA

I'm almost a full-time mom.

So I step into the future, as bravely as I'm able, with my heart longing for a time I'll never see again.

The other day when we were reading The Little Mermaid again, at the part where it says that only human souls can go up to heaven and mermaids can't, you (Daria) said, 'See that's like Papa. He lives in heaven. With the angels'

She (Daria) has Sergei's wide and ready smile, so beautiful to me.

Sometimes it bothers me that people now only recognize me because of tragedy. But I've come to understand that people really care and worry for me. I feel I should say to every person I meet, 'I'm fine. Daria's fine. Life goes on.'

I like to cook good meals, especially when I have a lot of time.

To come back on the ice was hard, and at the same time it was kind of a healing process.

I love that I have a job that I love.

I knew there were a lot of friends out there, and I wanted to be with them.

Family is always the most important part.

I'm almost a full-time mom.

I love that I have a job that I love.

I like to cook good meals, especially when I have a lot of time.

I knew there were a lot of friends out there, and I wanted to be with them.

To come back on the ice was hard, and at the same time it was kind of a healing process.

Family is always the most important part.

The other day when we were reading The Little Mermaid again, at the part where it says that only human souls can go up to heaven and mermaids can't, you (Daria) said, 'See that's like Papa. He lives in heaven. With the angels'

She (Daria) has Sergei's wide and ready smile, so beautiful to me.

Sometimes it bothers me that people now only recognize me because of tragedy. But I've come to understand that people really care and worry for me. I feel I should say to every person I meet, 'I'm fine. Daria's fine. Life goes on.'

So I step into the future, as bravely as I'm able, with my heart longing for a time I'll never see again.

The first gold medal we had won for the Soviet Union. This one we won for each other.