Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov

Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov were a Soviet and Russian pair skating team. The pair won many international championships, including the 1988 and 1994 Winter Olympics and four World Figure Skating Championships (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990), and many other competitions.[1][2]

They married in 1991. In 1995, Grinkov collapsed on the ice during a practice session in Lake Placid, New York, and died of a heart attack.[1] They had skated together for 14 years.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Then & Now: Ekaterina Gordeeva". CNN. June 22, 2005. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  2. ^ a b Swift, E. M. (February 12, 1996). "Going it alone". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2026-02-11 – via EBSCOhost.
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