sergei grinkov and ekaterina gordeeva love story

It’s as much a vision of what it was like to live in Russia as it is a glimpse of their life together. The book is Ekaterina remembrances of their life, growing up together as skaters in the USSR and their subsequent romance and birth of their little girl.

Sergei died a year later on the ice at 28. He was tall and handsome she was as dainty as a fairy. I’ve never been a big ice skating fan, but my dad, a WWII Marine-old field trash-West Texan cowboy, knew every move couples made on the ice to the extent he would say things like, “Damn, they messed that sal-whatever.” Sooo, watching the Lillehammer Olympics with Dad, I fell in love with Ekaterina and Sergei like everybody else that has watched them. I knew this would be sad, but it ended up being heartbreaking. It must be the most devastating feeling ever.Īnd yet, remember them as they were: someone strong, happy, who cared about the others and made you happy. To know someone since you're very young, being partners, trust in each other, fall ing love with them, share victories and happiness, and lose them from one day to the other. I can't say much about this book, only that broke me so much and I can't stop crying. It was so sentimental and I ended up crying because of how much Ekaterina and Sergei loved each other, how good they were on the rink and how much chemistry they had, not only as lovers, but as a professional pair. This is a love story, but it's also a tragedy.

I watched the documentary and then read this book. In the comments I read that he passed away and there was a documentary on Youtube about him, Ekaterina and Sergei's story and his dead. I once saw a tiktok about the Russian ice skater pair, Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov skating, and they looked so perfect.

Sergei grinkov and ekaterina gordeeva love story