Gordeeva & Grinkov (URS) - 1988 Calgary, Figure Skating, Exhibitions

Calgary, Alberta, CANADA - 1988 Winter Games, Figure Skating, Exhibitions - Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov of the Soviet Union

[@TheOraclesPearls]

It was watching magic. They never dig into the ice, they glided across it. Even with their superb speed, they never rushed the elements, they completed them fully, let you soak it all in. Simply outstanding and still in 2021, no one has come close to the magic, beauty and joy of this couple.

[@tinafarrar2527]

There will never be another couple like G & G!

[@CarolanIvey]

She's so TINY and he handles her like a porcelain doll. So lovely!

[@patriciapettit1711]

There will never be a story like this one. On the ice they were powerful, graceful, elegant. And off the ice they were so in love. It still breaks my heart. I watch them every single day. Thank utube. They should have gone on forever.

[@auntbubbyauntbubby6074]

They are so perfect together I love them I could watch them all night long it is so sad he is gone it doesn’t get any better than these two ❤❤

[@NashfanVash]

NO way I forget to look at Sergei. He was so handsome, and such a great skater, with gorgeous posture, lines.

[@suebrown5207]

Beautiful but hard to watch when U know how it ended.Grinkov taken too soon. ❤️

[@lucillebonds4332]

I had never seen a man so gentle and so in love!!!

[@biancahotca3244]

He wasn’t in love here

[@averychase10]

Best figure skaters ever!!! ❤️

[@ceciliavillanueva775]

She was so young in age but performed in such a mature manner and was able to keep up with Sergei! It blows my mind that she was traveling the world at 11. I am sure Sergei recognized Katia’s focus when it came to her drive to get better and it challenged him to do the same. Once the coaching situation was dealt with there wasn’t anything or anyone that was going to stop their achievements. They were just incredible! Miss them!

[@mariequichocho898]

They were Kissed on the Forehead by God!, and Sent Out To Enchant The World. They are Enchanting Purely Magical!!! On and Off the Ice. You can see the Beauty and Purity in their Connection with each other. I just love and adore them. God Bless

[@janelle6634]

All time legends!! The pair skaters now days are more about the jumps and throws, than artistry and story telling.

[@user-qz3id4ls8i]

Их танец - это поэзия на льду.... Высочайшее мастерство! ❤

[@user-cb8cv6lf7c]

Наша гордость!!! Лучшие! Самые любимые! Как тепло их принимает публика! Просто ошеломляющий успех! Катя такая юная, жизнерадостная, Сергей надёжный, уверенный. Хотя и не расцвели ещё... Любимые, самые любимые! Как же приятно это увидеть, спустя годы... Помню, как смотрели ту Олимпиаду, как они уверенно и безупречно катались и легко победили, такие юные, всегда с улыбкой.. Я, школьница тогда, хотела иметь такой же богатый хвост, как у Кати... Её красота так восхищала! Супер девочка!!!

[@user-po8sf9gu7g]

Как же красиво, можно смотреть бесконечно. Совершенное катание. А их любовь возносит в небо. Впереди страшная трагедия, мы это знаем. Слезы льются, но не смотреть не могу. Браво.

[@sweetheart8624]

страшная трагедия разбила сердца миллионам поклонников этой чудесной пары по всеми миру, а как больно было самой Кате это пережить и маме Сергея

[@user-hx7ep6hi4p]

Без радостных слез невозможно смотреть. На всю жызнь останитесь в памяти.

[@Ojra-fe5ui]

Самое настоящее парное катание, одно целое и музыка завораживающая..Жалко что Сергея нет. 💯💐👍❤️❤️🌹

[@user-gg7js2il1g]

Неповторимо!!! 3 выхода - легко, эстетично, с улыбкой!!! Это - недостижимо!!! Браво!!! Очень жаль, что жизнь талантливого Сергея так рано оборвалась. Светлая память ему.

[@suzannesmith8320]

This poor lad left us early in his young age.Sending healing blessings of love and light to his family and friends.

[@carinagomezlete4212]

wonderful

[@karennoble4957]

Wonderful, their artistry, technicality, the choice of beautiful classical music, the taste in the beautiful costumes, all first class and a love match chemistry which shows. Yes, so sad about his dying at a young age, and for her... Yes, the best couple. They had"it", born ice skaters. Won't be forgotten.

[@lilyamuslimova6160]

Гордеева-Гриньков - это легенда Советского фигурного катания. Супер пара, таких не будет никогда.

[@sweetheart8624]

мирового фигурного катания

[@rosiedebevc1952]

Beautiful and gracious. The best ever.

[@miriamabad6779]

Increíbles,por siempre,inolvidable,geniales,bellísimos!❤❤❤❤

[@suzannesmith8320]

Gone but not forgotten.

[@L_91r]

Ангелочки! Харизма Кати - это невероятно! Zwei Engel, die über dem Eis schweben ‼️‼️

[@user-qp5zi7px5y]

Великолепно. Созданы друг для друга. Светлая память Сергею, а Екатерине счастья.

[@user-bo8wy4uh8e]

Лучшие из лучших!!!!!!!!

[@user-ue4yo4vy2x]

Зрители, стоя приветствовали эту пару. Они гениальны,они легенды ,они прекрасны.

[@waynewilson8775]

Gordeeva & Grinkov were such a GREAT AWESOME team when they were skating. Saw them several times in person. Such a very very sad ending. You also have a hard time beating Scott Hamilton, he introduced some many things to ice skating.

[@svetlgork2366]

oh, I m so envy of you! you had an opportunity to see the legends!

[@user-wy2uv7yf9u]

Любили друг руга в жизни . Благодаря этому, всё на льду удавалось. Прекрасная , любимая пара. Жаль,что так рано не стало Сергея. Царствия ему небесного

[@christineforbing5302]

Yes the very Best Ever!!! Love Them

[@user-gq4ih4cj7e]

Каждый раз смотрю , как первый...переживаю, радуюсь! В основном говорят о Кате.., а былбы у неё другой партнёр? Может и не стала Катя той блестящей чемпионкой.Сергей Гриньков всегда скромный добровольно на втором плане.Не акцентирует на себе внимание.Вечная светлая память Сергею!

[@lilyamuslimova6160]

"Было бы", да "бы" мешает...

[@user-wb3in4jy8p]

Бідні діти, вони навіть не уявляли яке їх попереду чекало горе. Трагічна і горьована доля. Це пара фігуристів на роки і віки. Їх пам'ятають всі.

[@user-yz9dk2hp8e]

2022г Год ФЕВРАЛЯ..4..ПОМНИМ ЛЮБИМ СКОРБИМ. У СЕРГЕЯ БЫЛ НЕБЕСНЫЙ ДЕНЬ РОЖДЕНИЯ...55 ЛЕТ.⛸⛸⛸⛸😥💔💔💔

[@Carolmaizy]

My goodness, they were so good together❤

[@user-jn9ps2um9p]

Лучезарная Катюшина улыбка.Красивая пара!!!!И внешне,и внутренне!!!!

[@Cassie-pt7mt]

Perfection.

[@remysimon6819]

Forever in our hearts🙏🙏🙏♥️🩷💖💐

[@tygerof354]

Love them! I miss Sergei

[@MoCat89]

Man, Ekaterina looked like Natalie Portman in her younger years.... Wow, like twins! ☺👍 Unbelievable... What a wonderful couple it was... Just sad, really sad... It shouldn't have been like that...

[@joanthemadxxxxxx1832]

I need a movie of this two and their love story❤❤❤

[@Helena_de_Camargo]

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[@biancahotca3244]

No way can they be compared, Katia had so much more grace and beauty and a nice body of work, that Natalie didn’t have.

[@mdIbeloka]

здравствуйте, советская школа. спасибо.

[@user-mn4rl8bo6b]

Красавцы!!!

[@elizabethpaier1411]

marvelous !!!!!!

[@user-gq2th1zx9m]

Как же они прекрасны!!!

[@user-ml7pl3bw3e]

неописуемая красота

[@user-qc6rn5pu1d]

Очень красивая пара люблю вас😘😘😘😘❤❤❤❤

[@natichomik7839]

Me dan ganas de llorar 💕💕

[@Ada-bz6qb]

Espectaculares. The best.

[@rovenamoura5882]

True, true, true!!!!❤

[@user-hj9lo3tp7q]

Супермены на века, победа молодых среди старперов и это уже о чем-то говорило для будущих их достижений в 90х. Они не победимы. Есть, но не то. Светлая память Сергею и спасибо за всё!

[@judiwelch7053]

Hard to know how this magic ended. There is Daria to remember them by.😢

[@remysimon6819]

2x Encore 💖♥️💖💐🌷 It’s now 2024

[@hby4324]

세르게이는 재능있으면서도 카티아가 더 아름답게 보이도록 써포트를 너무 잘했습니다.안타까운 세르게이

[@user-bo8wy4uh8e]

Таких больше никогда не будет 😢

[@merlitatumambing5412]

Perfect tandem...

[@mila_tsoy]

Какая Катя нежная!

[@margheritadiana9143]

Lei era incantevole a Calgary nel 1988...

[@sassy9182]

The eleven people that voted thumbs down on this must be blind.

[@user-mw7ke6kr9s]

🌸🌹🍀🍁🌺🌻🌼браво

[@user-zs4fd6ud5o]

🌹🌼♥️🌼 🌹

[@renavogel7114]

💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@Natali_Malyutina]

Если бы я так сильно любила,я бы действительно хотела умереть в один день.

[@Marisol30.10.]

В СССР секса не было, была Любовь!

[@user-cs1rn7mc7m]

Под русские народные сила! "Катюша" всегда Победа!

[@dramamadramama6157]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Bth Of Thm V Much

[@user-zs4fd6ud5o]

😥😥😥😭🕊️✨🕊️✨☁️☁️☁️

[@RemySimon-ph9ij]

😢😥⛸️💕♥️💐

[@joannaoldytowska5488]

К врачу не ходил.

[@klodziarolska6481]

L9f

[@user-og5sf3ed6i]

Каждый раз не перестаю восхищаться! Две прекрасные птицы, парящие надо льдом, большого полёта..нереальная, неземная красота.. обожаю.. люблю..уважаю...

[@kimberlybellefontaine1215]

Every single time I watch this, I’m amazed. Amazed by their lovely talent and their pure beauty and grace. They literally just float across the ice, as Peggy Fleming says here. And amazed at how especially AWESOME Katia is here at such a young age!!! I mean, look at both of her girls. Even Liza Kulik, at this age that Katia was here, didn’t have the same level of perfection that Katia had at age 16. And that only goes to show how phenomenal, how one-in-a-million she really was/is. And like they said, Sergei is also just as phenomenal. He is talented enough such that he presents Katia so that she can shine and do what she always does best. And THAT is the heart of a true partnership - being strong and confident enough in your own abilities to allow your partner to shine in hers/his. What a pair these two were. Never again will there be another pair like them......never again......

[@Phantomopery5]

I always felt that Katia understimated her own abilities. She is extraordinary just as Sergei was 😭

[@jetecat]

Замечательная пара...Светлая память Гринькову!!!!!

[@mariytufar559]

Гениальная пара!!! Безумно жаль, что жизнь Сергея Гринькова оборвалась так внезапно!

[@kimberlybellefontaine1215]

Beauty and grace personified....like two swans on the ice. They were in a class by themselves and always will be. G & G forever in my heart....💞💞🦋

[@tabsweb]

At the time, I thought how moving and beautiful they were, how infectious their joy was, above and beyond their technical skills which were also amazing. I love how Peggy Fleming is free in her positive comments, which was daring of her at the time given the negative sentiments at the time, yet look how wonderfully their artists were supported and thrived. Today, I feel that the skaters are more wooden and don't exhibit or inspire such great feelings and passion. G&G are so full of life, and it is the stuff of fairy tales to see such a handsome prince able to lift the princess in the air as if she were a feather. Absolutely legendary, looking back and above and beyond those before or after... It is amazing the foresight of this coach pairing these two beautiful children together... I'm glad Katya found happiness again also... I think Sergei must have been an angel on earth. He looks as good and kind as he is beautiful, strong and dashing...

[@MisterBeaucoup]

Skating has definitely lost its heart. The days of Katia & Sergei, Scott Hamilton, Yamaguchi, and all the other early 90s skaters were truly the best! Well, minus Kerrigan & Harding. Way too much drama with those two :P

[@patcurrie7733]

No way Kerrigan should be lumped with Harding drama. She was head & tails better!

[@josephcinderella8533]

MisterBeaucoup o

[@missadele6851]

tabsweb Sergei has something that I cannot put into words that makes one feel so extremely sad that he died

[@scray00]

I was watching the gold pair from the 2018 competition and I was left not feeling anything. Sure they are EXTREMELY talented, but it was like “yeah that was good” instead of the emotional roller coaster that you get from g&g. By the time they are done you are filled with something you didn’t have at the beginning. If that makes any sense lol. It’s truly difficult to put in words.I forgot to add that I don’t think the woman smiled once through the whole program. It’s just all so technical now that they’ve lost the part that hits you in your heart and soul.

[@kimberlybellefontaine1215]

The best artists in pairs skating EVER. IN A CLASS ALL ALONE. PURE BEAUTY, GRACE, AND ELEGANCE. NEVER AGAIN WILL THERE BE ANOTHER PAIR LIKE G & G. KATIA’S FACE IS JUST SOOOOOO EXPRESSIVE....SUCH A JOY TO WATCH. LOVE THEM!!!

[@corneliabard5894]

I agree you cannot surpass this beauty all round

[@marthaanderson2967]

Simply the best , the most beautiful best.

[@tarantala111]

The best, best, best, BEST - ever.

[@vettegaddia6234]

+shirley leah They are by far the best ever! They will NEVER be equaled. But I always cry when I watch this. Knowing that Ekaterian will be heart broken when she was still so young. GOLDEN age of skating, Gordeeva & Grinkov, the two Brians, Katerina Witt. You do not get better than that. They are all the biggest legends.

[@inesdeerausquin5658]

Talk about glorious...but I'm with you, I cry too. What really gets me is the music - Liszt's Liebestraum 3 - because of the words to the song fitting their tragic story so well. They run "O love as long as you can, O love as long as you may...the day comes, the day comes when you by a grave will stand and weep." They were great artists indeed... I can't believe I only recently discovered them. RIP Sergei.

[@cahanrasulova5614]

@@vettegaddia6234 1

[@sweetheart8624]

@@vettegaddia6234 so true

[@amatt202]

Every kind of music they can dance in great style. They were the truly Masters then and forever !!!

[@italianjen29]

They were so beautiful. She is the most graceful skater.

[@alishavalath]

Фантастика! Три выхода подряд, без передышки! И Катя с Сережей даже не запыхались к концу! Они были тогда так молоды и полны сил...Думаю, это был их пик-в Калгари-88: два безупречных проката, а какое гала-выступление!!!

[@kkstar1297]

Wow look how young she was. That's amazing. I can't believe how amazing they were together and how healthy Sergei was. Now it's very hard to watch this without remembering that fateful day. I feel so bad for Katia and Daria having to go through his absence every single day. Poor Daria was only three years old at the time. I'm so glad that they've come this far. Nearly 22 years since his death, and they're still going strong. I'm very proud of them.

[@biancahotca3244]

I think Sergei was such a superb and graceful skater, athletic yet graceful, rarely seen in a male skater. Of course she as well very artistic, yet he was a stronger, better skater I feel. I haven't seen ever so much passion, grace, and tenderness on ice ever.

[@user-cx1dg1le2q]

Такие молодые светлая память Сергею Гринькову !!!

[@drewson88]

The announcer says you almost forget to look at him?! Are you KIDDING!!?? I love Katia,she's beautiful...but for me Sergei is the one my eyes are glued on! He's an excellent skater & so gorgeous!!!

[@toxic-low-key-ghost7934]

I agree but I noticed in their partnership, when it came to skating ( don’t mind their personal life ) but just pure skating, commentators rarely talked about him. It was always only about her. Watch the videos from Calgary, all the commentators were talking about how she is is so incredible and how they all love her but not so much him

[@svetlgork2366]

yeah. but he as a partner made her. without him she would not become what she become. i think, in one interview she acknowledged this fact,

[@toxic-low-key-ghost7934]

@@svetlgork2366 yes I absolutely agree. He was so exceptional and presented her and made it easy for her to be the spotlight. She was a lovely skater don’t get me wrong, but if she had any other partner, I doubt she would have achieved such things. He was a much better skater all around

[@vettegaddia6234]

No down votes, and if anyone does it, I will be upset. The greatest skating duo of all time. I cannot believe Grinkov had to pass and broke the entire Worlds heart and mine.

[@rosemariekearns6435]

Just did it I just don't like these too

[@patriciasmith5155]

@@rosemariekearns6435 why watch then

[@toxic-low-key-ghost7934]

@@rosemariekearns6435 how come? If you don’t mind me asking

[@laurab5750]

@@rosemariekearns6435 So as well as having no soul you have no taste?!

[@drewson88]

Absolutely Breathtaking!!

[@user-xs5tj6ji5y]

Неземное катание!!!

[@august2776]

Trust me, the ladies are and were looking at HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@misschanandlerbong5918]

Absolutely !

[@Khumbu0609]

And probably plenty of men, as well. Lol.

[@barbaramsnyder8659]

I certainly was. He was a beautiful man.

[@barbarawashington4664]

@@barbaramsnyder8659 me 2

[@KB29BZ]

A playful Sergei at 3:35 ;) They were the best ! Thanks for sharing.

[@emerybayblues]

Their sit spins and tango camels are so beautiful and classic.

[@nessuno1948]

Ah the discipline of good old USSR! Made good results that only now are coming forth again.

[@angielious]

So sad that he's gone.... :(

[@rositaalsaybar7433]

Amazing love this 2

[@marthaanderson2967]

Truly a delight ! Beautiful.

[@aurorasbookstash]

AWWW! The bit at 2:43-2:46 was so sweet!

[@italianjen29]

WOW! This is a really clear video!

[@chinesespeakwelsh]

Katyusha!!!! The best!!!!

[@winniethepooh8181]

I thought he could understand English but did not want to speak it til he could do it very well. From what I heard he wanted to be able to speak it good so he never spoke it but he did say merry christmas once