Renowned for his elegance on the ice and his electric partnership with his wife, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian figure skater Sergei Grinkov’s life was heartbreakingly cut short at the peak of his career ... On Nov. 20, 1995, two-time Olympic pairs champion Sergei Grinkov, aged 28, died of a heart attack in Lake Placid, New York, while practicing with his wife and partner, Ekaterina “Katia” Gordeeva, for ...
Yahoo! Sports: Olympian Sergei Grinkov Died at the Peak of His Career 30 Years Ago. Inside His Death and the Genetic Risk Factor Named After Him Olympian Sergei Grinkov Died at the Peak of His Career 30 Years Ago. Inside His Death and the Genetic Risk Factor Named After Him ksn.com: 1988: Soviet pairs team Ekaterina Gordeyeva and Sergei Grinkov win first Olympic gold Before the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Canada, the Soviet Union had won six consecutive gold medals in pairs skating.
gordeeva and grinkov, Ekaterina Gordeyeva and Sergei Grinkov looked to add to that legacy. Gordeyeva and ... 1988: Soviet pairs team Ekaterina Gordeyeva and Sergei Grinkov win first Olympic gold NBC Sports: Skating colleagues remember Sergei Grinkov, 25 years after his death