So very sad! Hurts to see them then and it hurts to see her today without him! When I see her I think of him always! She has remarried twice and still when I see her I think of Sergei. Poor Sergei deserved to have a long life- such a down to earth person! Such a handsome man, every woman should have a Sergei in her life!!! 😢
'I want to skate. As long as they see me on the ice, they will remember Sergei.' So true. She married Ilia Kulik, had another child, has done many other things, but every time I see her I only think about watching her with Grinkov when I was a teenager.
I remember watching them at 7 years old dancing in Calgary. I fell in love with them. There will never be another couple like them. He will always be remembered.
Heartbreaking beyond words. 💔 I'm so grateful we have pictures of Sergei, YouTube videos of their skating, and Katia's book, "My Sergei." Young people who didn't know him can learn about him.
It was truly a dark day. An immeasurable loss for figure skating and the world. Next year, it will be 30 years. No one who loved skating then will forget that day, reading that headline, or Katia & Sergey. They are legends forever, still unmatched.
I remember hearing about Sergei Grinkov dying suddenly. It was so sad , and it rocked the Figure Skating community. I followed their career from when they won the 1988 Olympic Gold medal. They skated so beautifully, and graceful. He presented her so well on the ice.
I remember when this happened. They were already my favorite pairs, I even rooted for them at the Olympics, against our own US team! For me, they had a magic that I just haven't seen duplicated! Her book, My Sergei, was both wonderful and sad. It just leaves you heartbroken, thinking of all that magic disappearing! They will always remain special! ❤💔
1996 Dateline NBC Pair of Hearts Gordeeva and Grinkov