Gordeeva & Grinkov (URS) - 1989 NHK Trophy, Pairs' Free Skate

Kobe, JAPAN - 1989 NHK Trophy, Pairs' Free Skate - Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov of the Soviet Union won the Free Skate to win the Gold Medal.

[@MTknitter22]

These two also had that unique Russian grace, outstanding posture, and amazing dignity when they skated. Perfection we probably won’t see again.

[@myralawson4543]

I’ve never ever seen anyone so in sync with each other as these 2. Just magical 💕

[@whitecat3923]

Absolutely!👌🏼🤗

[@jeanettebird2739]

Perfection ! What a loss to the skating world and to Katia herself and Daria ❤️

[@karennoble4957]

Great ice skaters. Such chemistry and artistry.a Lovely costumes too and Tchaikovski music.

[@donnawoodford8018]

A little too much pink. I like pink, but here it seems overdone. At least, it's a softer pink than the fuchsia ruffles that they were wearing in some other programs.

[@user-qd5pt5vs2z]

Синхронность у этой пары просто не обыкновенная, наверное не у кого такого не было,как у них,а какие у них поддержки,выбросы,это чудо,лучше их нет и наверное не будет Светлая память Сергею,а Екатерине здоровья и долгих лет жизни.

[@stephaniek1076]

Only Sergei Grinkhov could wear that shade of pink, and still look superbly manly!! I always picture Romeo in a strong, dark color, but maybe the costume designer was going for the more ethereal romantic look (?). I wonder what the rationale for this choice was.

[@Khumbu0609]

I agree, but if any man can pull off that shade of pink, it's Sergei!

[@eleonorrojas2057]

SE VE HERMOSO!! SIEMPRE VARONIL!!

[@bordeauxhouse]

This music is selections from "Sleeping Beauty"....

[@rekr3316]

Sorry but he looked ridiculous in that costume! Great decision they changed it!

[@MissSharpMouth]

@@rekr3316 I don't agree with you at all. Such a costume even adds to the masculinity - particularly in his case - because it shows his ease and self-confidence, his self-assurance. Men needn't be scared to wear color or whatever they like. I feel pity for men who have to dress in a certain way to feel manly enough. How pathetic is that ? It is a show after all!

[@joycetheobald1717]

Beautiful couple.

[@user-yz9dk2hp8e]

Любим.Сергея..скорбим...ПОМНИМ ЛЮБИМ тебя

[@remysimon6819]

Rest in peace Sergei✝️🙏

[@ksenjaru2889]

Прекрасные! Мы были гражданами одной страны, мы все болели и восхищались. Гордились нашими звездами! Браво! Навсегда во мне это чувство сопричастности.

[@user-pb7zo4rm6d]

Красавец Сергей Гринков

[@RagTagSovietBear]

They just look so darling in pink

[@eleonorrojas2057]

YES!!

[@phillymichelle8370]

First time I ever saw either one of them fall! Just proves we are all human and make blunders every once in a while!

[@mariequichocho898]

You can see through just their Beautiful appearance on the ice that it’s going to be a Superb Program. Their Skill and their Unison is so Captivating and is Unmatched. Grinkov is Very Handsome,Strong, and show’s Masterful Skill and Artistry; as does Katia. Although Katia had a minor fall toward the latter part of the Program. It didn’t diminish their Beautiful Elegance nor the Message Conveyed throughout their Performance.

[@RemySimon-ph9ij]

🩷🩷♥️💕🙏⛸️

[@ludmilamirnay5041]

Прекрасная пара! Превосходно!

[@user-ct6rt7pt2m]

愛らしいゴルデーエワが忘れられない。私をフィギュアスケートファンにしてくれたプログラム。永遠に忘れない。好きです。

[@lilyamuslimova6160]

Гордеева

[@user-qv8gt3rr8e]

Таких спортсменов не хватает в российском спорте

[@natalyabyzina-zx4qn]

Какая синхронность, просто завораживает!

[@lindagibson9528]

Simply Beautiful

[@user-wz5oe4ix9y]

Красивая пара

[@user-lu8jq5tp7d]

Благодарю Вас Дай Бог Вам Здоровья и Удачи во всем Счастья Любви Радости вам всего доброго и хорошего в жизни. Огромное спасибо Вам за прекрасное видео и Танцы Шедевр. Берегите себя. Галина.

[@akikoakiko9381]

一目で魅了され、今でも私の中で、美しい夢の象徴です✨

[@user-ou2bg2fn2v]

Лучшие!

[@editabatan9198]

perfect couple.

[@ravenel2]

Good grief-who did that to Sergei? He looked fantastic in whatever they did to him-but I like the other Romeo costume with the red vest and the sword better.

[@MissSharpMouth]

I love this look of the two. He can perfectly pull it off. Not for a second it would come to one's mind that he's not the man right there.

[@user-rl3mi7jw5n]

Не. Нужно забывать что Сергей совершал. Свой колоссальный труд с больным сердцем

[@RemySimon-ph9ij]

Oh my goodness. Sergei looks like Ice Cream. Whatever he wears just fine♥️We miss you Sergei😢😭🤮💐⛸️🙏🌷

[@hby4324]

큰 키임에도 몸선도 아름답고 둔탁하지 않은 동작들이 특별함. 너무 모든 걸 다 소진하고 떠난 세르게이

[@3l3llala13]

Poor Sergei having to wear that pink fru-fru onesie. Aside from the fall on the throw 3sal, this was a really good performance of their R&J long program.

[@user-sy7ts7vz9x]

Грация

[@---ne7xy]

The way they’re talking about Ekaterina makes me uncomfortable 😭😭

[@user-bb2do5pl7h]

Почему...

[@tls4022]

The gross grown men commentating saying how attractive she was, wasn’t she like 17 😅

[@cayea4076]

How much did they pay him to wear that pink outfit?

[@militzawheeler3037]

Cris Z ...but he looked great in it, he is very masculino anyhow.

[@lucindabunda2106]

@ Chris Z A real man! Lol

[@tachor5834]

He was an outstanding man and professional in any outfit - no matter what color it was. Your comment is absolutely disgusting.

[@ravenel2]

I didn’t find it disgusting. I want to know the story behind the costume change for this program-later he wore a Shakespearean red vest for this program that suited him much better. Someone obviously felt pink was too over the top for him and for this program.

[@cindyb.9998]

I read earlier today that they finally stopped making him wear those ridiculous outfits. Yes he looked good in anything but some of the frilly crap they put him in was 🤮

[@remysimon6819]

It’s now 2024 We love you both💕⛸️👏 There will be no one like you Exquisite, elegant,just Magnicent.🙏♥️🩷💕

[@KaraCamilleDelonas]

They are so beautiful

[@patriciarowe3431]

How perfect they are. The fall just proves they are human. They both totally entertain me.

[@patriciasmith5155]

arent they beautiful i love watching them skate im mesmerized by them never been like that with any other pairs they are the wow factor in their beauty and devotion to each other xx

[@mariebueno3950]

💔😟😥... memories ... getting emotional to watch Sergei... how heart broken Katia must be..

[@whitecat3923]

Sergei will be always "the one" for Katya!..But her life is going on...she tried to find her happiness with Ilya Kulik, born her 2nd daughter Elizaveta...but it was not, what she was looking for.. Maybe Katya is happy with her new friend David Pelletier now!?. I hope it so much!!

[@nickylin4627]

so peaceful!!!

[@SashaAiresse]

Breathtaking ♥

[@vetere0599]

I sure do miss them. I feel badly that Katia and Daria lost out on such a beautiful man inside and out. I am an American 🇺🇸and a year younger than Kat. But all those beautiful years they had together on the ice, I ALWAYS rooted for them! 🇷🇺. I honestly believe that when GOD calls Katia home when she is old and warm inside her bed, Sergei will be waiting at Heavens Gates with her skates and they will go off together, forever, skating beautifully in the clouds. XOXO 💕⛸⛸💏⛸⛸💕

[@kimberlybellefontaine1215]

VETERE 05 Funny, I think about that day all the time myself., The day when Katia and Sergei are finally reunited..❤️

[@dawnbaswell1853]

Me too

[@kimberlybellefontaine1215]

With all the backstabbing, badmouthing, splitting up, breaking of vows, divorce, and general nastiness and unhappiness that goes on today in love, relationships, and marriage, it breaks my heart that these two people who genuinely and respectfully loved each other SO much and SO well were tragically taken away from each other at such a young age..😢. It’s almost like their nearly perfect love was just too perfect. And their tragedy continues to break my heart, even now in 2018. God, I’d love to see what their lives would be like if both were still together and alive and loving each other today...❤️

[@user-fe7ci1vl5f]

Всё может быть, и даже смерть... Но надо жить и надо сметь!!! А насчёт "Хэвенс Гейтс"...что-то мне не очень в это верится.

[@lisastiles1408]

Kimberly Bellefontaine I know what you mean. Objectively, I probably know WAY too much about G&G, and Gordeeva’s life after he died. I don’t stalk her in ANY way, but I read and watch everything I can. Sometimes over and over. Anyway, I was going to say...what you said may be the blessing...there’s no way to say for certain how their marriage and love for each other might have changed. Sometimes unavoidable and life altering obstacles bombard couples. They were never really tested with such things. Yes, his father died too young (and what Gordeeva wrote in My Sergei about it is very touching), but most of us will have to deal with the death of our parents. The biggest, unforeseen, unusual, seemingly unfair obstacle that landed in their path was his death. I like to think that their love was so strong that they could make it through anything. The way they lived their lives and loved each other inspire me. Perhaps things ended before the trials and tribulations of marriage and parenthood could soil what appears to have been a real life fairytale. It convinced me that I don’t have to settle for being loved a lot less. Also, from my perspective as a Christian, I see our world as a broken one. If it wasn’t, we wouldn’t yearn for heaven. I believe that the beautiful things we see and experience are glimpses God gives us of what heaven will be like. Once there, we will all experience love that even surpasses what we saw in G&G. ❤️

[@paulathomson3534]

💝 love this so much

[@92alphagal]

I hate how the judges from the USA always gave them low scores. They will always be my favorite

[@wendyfiolek5914]

I’m from the USA but it really pissed me off when USA gave low marks.

[@lisastiles1408]

Wendy Fiolek With the 6.0 scoring system, the only thing that really mattered in the end was the ordinal, how each judged RANKED each pair relative to each other. I’m not motivated enough to go find the detailed scores, but if that particular judge was hard on everybody, say the next highest score they gave was 5.5/5.6, and then ranked G&G #1, it doesn’t matter when it comes to medals. I DO see, however, regardless of whether that judge ranked pairs fairly and impartially, that POLITICALLY, it looks bad. And we want to keep politics out of sports. If I were the head of USFSA, or whoever is in charge of certifying and assigning US judges for international assignments, I would have had a chat with that judge afterwards.

[@lucillebonds4332]

America thinks they are ahead of everyone. When it comes to elegance I think Russia beats them all!!! I am not Russian but I respect them.

[@92alphagal]

Lucille Bonds obviously your stereotype of “America” is inaccurate. I’m an American and I just stated that they (Gordeeva and Grinkov) were my favorite.

[@lucillebonds4332]

Jealous judges from USA???

[@dramamamaof2]

She was in love.... :)

[@kimberlybellefontaine1215]

dramamamaof2 isn’t that so sweet (and tragically heartbreaking too..💔) to think of that while watching this video?? How much in love they were.?? It’s beautiful and yet it still breaks my heart at the same time..😞

[@dollyemel]

Para mim eles são excelentes sempre !

[@user-xz9by8zf5l]

Сережа неотразим в розовом цвете , суфле

[@MissSharpMouth]

I feel the same about it. Had he worn a black leather jacket it would have been too much already. But this feminine show look just perfectly complements the appearance and flatters his manliness. His masculinity in a pink sleeping beauty show outfit. What a great dancer and gorgeous man he is. I love that outfit on him.

[@shayneinsc]

yeah thier costumes were much better latter in the season, i dont think he would have picked pink for himself

[@patriciarowe3431]

shane bryant ,,,, ,pink is not a mans color, however its also not the color they usually wore. Remember skaters entertain as well so I think its fine. We also see crystals as well as ruffles added to costumes which is on the femanine side also. I think he looked stunning However, I think you are a man's man and thats attractive.

[@kimberlybellefontaine1215]

Patricia Rowe He ALWAYS looks stunning..😍

[@missadele6851]

Yeah I kinda don’t like his costume color. It’s not the best color for him . But they are still the best .

[@susannestein3955]

I feel this color pink doesn't show up well on the ice, it is too pale. They are kind of hard to see while they are skating.

[@eleonorrojas2057]

@@susannestein3955 Los veo , y se ven encantadores con lo que usen. Son hermosos , maravillosos.💞💚💕

[@XXX-ep4pq]

Вот блин! Скользкий лед виноват :)

[@Cantodivino]

Елена XXX не лед, а резкое изменение роста и веса у Кати в этот период.

[@liudmilazicova486]

Ну с этим все борятся

[@user-cp7wp1yi9s]

@@Cantodivino ни в росте и весе дело Гордеева всегда прыгала как мешок...

[@whitecat3923]

@@user-cp7wp1yi9s НЕ СУДИ О ДРУГИХ ПО СЕБЕ!!))) 😂🤣👎🏼👎🏼

[@user-cz5tq7il4t]

@@user-cp7wp1yi9s до сих пор зависть?

[@signorinakitty]

a me dispiace molto dire questo perchè li ho sempre trovati una coppia splendida, eterea e delicata, fatta apposta per il pattinaggio ma negli anni non hanno mai apportato delle novità, non hanno mai cercato di rinnovarsi di cercare qualcosa di diverso come hanno fatto tante coppie e come secondo me sarebbe giusto fare. i loro programmi sono piacevoli perchè loro sono molto leggeri e belli ma come coreografie, sollevamenti, passaggi tutto è uguale a se stesso

[@officeaddict33]

This music seemed wrong for them. She fell here and in the 1990 Worlds in Halifax. This year seemed to be the worst year for her growth spurt. She seemed less energetic this season and they look emotionally dead in the Kiss -n - Cry afterwards.

[@Khumbu0609]

Yes, the film "My Sergei" indicates it was after this season that they decided to quit amateur skating. They were burned out from the pressure so they turned pro, yet still came back in 1994 to win gold at the Olympics. Phenomenal pair.

[@patriciasmith5155]

i think they needed some time alone to be together just the two of them their own space

[@wendyfiolek5914]

She had a very hard time around this time because her body was changing. It was said that it was learning to skate all over again.