GORDEEVA E. & GRINKOV S. 1983-1984 SP

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[@Timbergal]

She was 11..he was 15…they literally grew up together, learned life together, how to love. He was her first everything.that kind of love cannot be broken and he was her life.

[@martheresa7550]

He was her first everything, indeed. Their story is so sweet but heartbreaking.

[@biancahotca3244]

I think he was already 16 or 17 here.

[@GinaMarx-qm4dq]

No, she was born in May of 1971, so depending on what month this competition took place, she was likely 12 here. She was 16 when they won the gold medal in the 1988 Olympics.

[@lucillebonds4332]

They look so childlike Sergei doesn't even look at Katia. They look pure.

[@ulianagur5950]

Классное катание для 12-летней девчонки и 16-летнего парня! Браво!

[@user-th8zy3qz7u]

У нас раньше никогда не показывали юниорские соревнования по ТВ, это уникальное видео, спасибо что выложили.

[@user-vi-petr71]

Улыбнуло -совсем еще дети

[@user-rp5kf1pg6t]

Катя как первоклашка,октябренок. Действительно улыбнуло! Хорошенькие такие!!!!

[@user-lv9vp4rw9z]

Это как надо было Сергею сокращать шаг' чтобы была синхронность! Браво@

[@leonieladner8631]

Its so sad that sergei was never tested for heart condition. Katias heart broken for life

[@sherylejeffers9491]

A glimpse of what was to come.....! so young and adorable..but you could see the talent..

[@user-jt9bz8dc9s]

Такая маленькая. А какая большая у них любовь . Какие умнички . Как жаль что бог забрал так рано Сергея .

[@L_91r]

Тогда ещё любви не было).

[@user-jt9bz8dc9s]

@@L_91r я знаю . Я об этой паре знаю все . Это были мои кумиры в фигурном.катании

[@biljanagagic8901]

I moji su idoli. Idok god su skupa bili oni su bili najbolji par svih vremena, zaljubljeni, nježni voljeni sa vojom kćerkicom Klizali su kao jedno biće. 💖Katja neka srećno živi sa svojim kćerima neka ih Bog blagosilja🙏🙏🙏

[@gerimagala2839]

GOD'S timing is not our timing! & Dkctors should have kept a close watch on his physical problems with his heart! Parents, also! ,should have been aware of this problem! Maybe Not!

[@toxic-low-key-ghost7934]

@@gerimagala2839 he didn’t live at home, he spent all his time in America but was very homesick. When he went back to Russia his mother locked after him, but when he went back to America no one paid attention to his health, only medals mattered. So sorry for Sergei, everyone failed hom

[@tygerof354]

So young and beautiful ❤️

[@arc0648]

They are little babies! So tiny and cute!

[@JAK-kb4fy]

We will never forget Sergei

[@cgaskill13]

You can see the beginning of the brilliance that is to come.

[@virginiaviola5097]

She just always kept up with him. They were perfect.

[@Khumbu0609]

Sergei was the one who had to slow down to HER pace, because her legs are so much shorter. An amazing feat, given the difference in size.

[@virginiaviola5097]

Khumbu0609 they both accommodated each other and met somewhere in the middle. And compared to other pairs, they were fast. He slowed down for her and she sped up for him. I think the most impressive thing is their spins, that they were able to keep them in perfect unison, and that was most definitely Sergei, that’s where the height difference really came into play. There’s been no one else like them before or since. RIP Sergei.

[@Khumbu0609]

@@virginiaviola5097 Yes, you're right. Each brought their own talents to the pair, and they were extraordinary together. No one else comes close.

[@virginiaviola5097]

Khumbu0609 it’s just so tragic that such a young man died. He left us all so much in his short time on Earth. He blessed us all with his presence.

[@oidowgundegmaa7245]

RIP Sergei Grinkov 🌹🌹🌺🌺

[@user-yw1yq6jj8d]

КАКАЯ ХОРОШЕНЬКАЯ МИЛЕНЬКАЯ КАТЮША И КРАСАВЕЦ СЕРГЕЙ.

[@CarolanIvey]

She was always so tiny compared to him. They both grew, but she never topped his shoulder. Yet they were perfectly matched.

[@lexybairdchoirperformance9138]

Even so young they were in sync and amazing❤

[@Dossen_A]

This is 1984 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in December 5-11, 1983 in Sapporo, Japan.

[@mr_knat]

They're so little! And they have no idea what the next 11 years will be like.

[@clbell80]

Love them, r.i.p. Sergei Mikhailovich Grinkov

[@suzannesmith8320]

RIP Dear Sergei.

[@jimmywaynegirl]

Aww, look at how young they look especially Katia, so cute!

[@KaraCamilleDelonas]

Currently rereading "My Sergei". What a legendary pair they were

[@kimberlybellefontaine1215]

Kara Camille Delonas they are/were simply precious together. None other like them. Ever.

[@shionnomama]

I'd never seen this video before - thanks for posting this! So precious!

[@consuelosantacruz2197]

Que risa viéndola tan chiquita y él tan alto 😅

[@user-be4uw6qn8k]

Браво !!!

[@adrianadiaz1012]

Los mejores del mundo y un gran amor eterno❤

[@user-et6ds2pj7s]

Она прямо махонькая такая, а какая умничка.

[@kimberlybellefontaine1215]

Just look at how young they are here (tiny little Katia!!!😍) and still the amount of TALENT they had while still soooo young!!! Really, it’s just totally mind boggling. Watch Katia’s daughter, Liza, skating at this age. She’s nowhere near as talented. And Liza has two Olympian parents (Katia and Ilia Kulik). Katia and Sergei are absolutely unbelievable. Love watching this....how they barely look at each other in the kiss n cry area😂....and compare it to only a mere 4-5 years later, when they were in love....and especially in all of their later performances when their love for each other was just soooo evident...💞

[@editabatan9198]

@@misschanandlerbong5918 I agree. Very graceful and refined.

[@CarolanIvey]

I think they were disappointed in their performance here - they placed fifth or sixth? The next year, though, they won junior gold and never looked back!

[@jamiejoonks]

This was a super rude thing to say…really no need to insult a kid while trying to compliment that kids mom…

[@patriciasmith5155]

little cutie pies love them i do

[@frekik307]

pour le plus beau couple artistique et je ne les jamais vue aussi jeune

[@Sileeee56]

soooooooooooooooooo tiny and cute!

[@analuisaandrade5433]

Muito lindos! Sergey with his puppy!

[@remysimon6819]

They were Babies!!!🩷💕♥️

[@dsfddsgh]

LOL Sergei just towers over Katia.

[@frustratedRN1]

I just realized the first video we have of them they are wearing red with him in black pants and the last video of them together (Rolling Stones' Out of Tears) they are wearing red and he is wearing black pants. Weird.

[@Adriana-vp1rm]

Hmmm. Yes. I thought the last video of them was the ⚫ White costumes.

[@user-cp7wp1yi9s]

Мне этот их номер напоминает мультфильм "Ну погоди" 😅😅😅

[@user-ie5gg5lp1c]

Малышка совсем тут Катя

[@frustratedRN1]

I just realized in both the first video of them skating together and the last one, Rolling Stones' Out of Tears, they're wearing red with Sergei in black pants. Weird.

[@emster93]

How old are they? I saw a vid from 1986; they were 14 & 18, so I'm guessing they're 12 & 16! [yeah, I just answered my own question ;-) ]

[@yunni3371]

She looks tinny for 11 years old 😊

[@user-cs1rn7mc7m]

Вот "Ну, погоди!

[@Sileeee56]

Which was their final place?

[@Despinetta1]

Sixth, I think.

[@nondescriptnyc]

They placed 6th in SP and 5th in FS, to place 5th overall. That's probably the ONLY competition I saw where all three of the Russian pails bombed... The Dunjgens, who weren't even expected to place in the top 4, ended up placing 2nd there.

[@beverlyjackino3527]

Gordeeva tribute morium

[@remysimon6819]

🙏♥️🩷💖

[@sheriffburfordt.justice4488]

Regardless of how talented she was she is too small. Their skating at this time was unbalanced.

[@Margo-oj5yc]

Twelve-year-olds grow. Their coaches knew this and they had to know the potential they had together. Whether or not they were champions as juniors isn't the most important thing. By 1988 she had grown and both had matured, and they became, to my mind at least, the greatest pair in the history of the sport.

[@militzawheeler3037]

Sheriff Burford T. Justice i heard the same comments, but finally they overcomed it, and became perfection.

[@eleonorrojas2057]

Katia aún no se desarrollaba, tenía apenas 12 años, en el libro ella dice que , cuando iba creciendo y desarrollando, era como empezar de nuevo en el hielo.

[@user-cp7wp1yi9s]

В прыжках и выбросах Гордеева всегда приземлялась как мешок с дустом... 😅😅😅Даже после двух Олимпиад Давно наблюдаю за её прыжками Не кузнечик...

[@swetljchok71]

Жаба(зависть)-удел несчастных людей.Завидуйте молча..👎

[@lilyamuslimova6160]

@@swetljchok71 Браво. Зависть это точно. Она везде только и пишит одни гадости эта Юркова.... Своего ничего нет в жизни, вот и пишет всякую гадость, маразмистка!

[@RemySimon-ph9ij]

They were Babies. Love them🩷 Great things has yet to come🙏⛸️💐🩷♥️