My Sergei (14 page)

Georges De Keerle/Sygma

Reunited with Daria in Moscow, 1994

Sergei adored Daria and was a wonderful father

Whenever possible, we tried to bring my mom and Daria along with us when we were on tour.

The year we were married was the first time we toured with Stars on Ice.

While I was pregnant with Daria, Sergei took care of me so tenderly.

Sergei and I had such fun watching Daria grow up.

Soon after our wedding we went on tour to South Africa. Here we are on safari, playing with some lion cubs.

Newlyweds, and very much in love.

This photo was taken with family members before our wedding in 1991. Left to right: Sergei’s sister; Natalia, sergei’s mother, my father and mother.

Our church wedding on April 28, 1991 was performed by father Nikolai.

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After winning the gold medal at the 1998 Olympics.

Richard Mackson/sports Illustrated

At Calgary, we skated our free program as well as we’d ever done it.