Gina Gogean To Become A Mrs (7th June, 2006)

Libertatea reports that former World and Olympic Champion Gina Gogean, who lives together with Cristi Groza, will marry this summer. Gina and Cristi run a snail farm, the first one in Romania, and have many clients in France and Italy, the countries where 'escargots' are hot on the menu.

If the weather doesn't post any problems, the two make around 8000 euro a year but if it's cold, it effects the production and they have less profits, around 5000 euro. Up until now, in the three years that they have been running this farm, they have had an average of 7000 euro per year and both of them are happy with the investment.

Gina and Cristi have been together since the end of 1999, when they got to know each other on the school grounds of the sports school in Deva, where Cristi did his final exam that year. 'I was always watching Gina when she came from the training with her team mates. We fell in love quite quickly and we are very happy together. This year, on the first of July, we will have a wedding in Hunedoara,' said Cristi.

The restaurant 'Rustic' in Hunedoara is where the wedding will take place and the religious part of the wedding will be in a church in Deva. 'The distance between the two places isn't that big so it won't post a problem,' said Gina. Godparents are Belu and Bitang. (They always have godparents at weddings in Romania, they are there to give advice in the first year of the marriage).

Of course Lavinia Milosovici, Simona Amanar, Maria Olaru and Andreea Raducan are amongst the guests and have already confirmed they are attending. Gina said, 'We have also invited the girls who live abroad now, Cristina Bontas and Vanda Hadarean. They told me that they would do everything possible to be there.' Aswell as running the snail farm, Gina is also a judge - this bride to be is a very busy woman!