Most famously known as “G & G”, the Russian figure skaters made their marks on the world after not only having attained four champion titles at the World Figure Skating Championships (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990) and earning two gold medals in the Winter Olympic Games (19), but they also won the hearts of many with their both heartwarming and bittersweet love story. This book is a must-read for any skating fan - an inside look at a pairs team the lik of which the skating world may never see again, and the kind of love that few will ever find.With the 2022 Winter Olympics having been just shy of last month, it feels essential to revisit one of the most memorable and loved ice skating duos of our time, Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov. Swift (of Sports Illustrated) captures Gordeeva's voice perfectly in a style reminiscent of G&G's skating - lyrical in its simplicity, heartbreaking in its beauty. In a beautiful book with over 75 pages of colour and black-and-white photographs, author E.M. Reliving the day of Grinkov's death, Katia talks of her grief, of her loss, and of rebuilding her life without the man who'd always been by her side of skating, and summoning the courage to take the ice alone. In My Sergei, Gordeeva pays tribute to her partner, lover and best friend, recounting their fairy-tale romance and their brilliant career. Partners not only on ice, but also off, the pair later married and had a daughter, Daria. Known for their passionate, precise, and seamless programs, G&G (as they were called by their fans and the skating community) were virtually unbeatable, winning four world titles and two Olympic gold medals during their amateur career. Joined as children in Russia, Katia and Sergei grew to become what many consider the greatest pairs team of all time. This is a story not only of a remarkable skating career, but also an endearing romance.
Now, his wife and partner Ekaterina Gordeeva writes of their career, of a partnership that spanned over a decade and a love that will never die, in My Sergei: A Love Story, a book which went on to hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. On November 20, 1995, the skating world lost one of its most precious members when Sergei Grinkov died of a heart attack during a routine practice in Lake Placid, NY. Book Review - My Sergei: A Love Story A Love That Will Never Dieīy Ekaterina Gordeeva, as told to E.M.
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