Grinkov, Sergey

Grinkov, Sergey
▪ 1996

      Russian figure skater (b. Feb. 4, 1967, Moscow, U.S.S.R.—d. Nov. 20, 1995, Lake Placid, N.Y.), was a member of one of the greatest pairs in ice-skating history. Known to skating aficionados as simply G and G, he and his partner (and eventually his wife), Yekaterina Gordeyeva, won two Olympic gold medals and four world championships as amateurs and numerous competitions as professionals. Grinkov began as a singles skater when he was 9, but in 1982, when he was 15, Soviet skating authorities paired him with the tiny 11-year-old Gordeyeva. In 1984 the pair won the world junior championship, followed by their first world championship in 1986 and an Olympic gold medal two years later. They won three more world championships (1987, 1989, 1990) before turning professional in 1990. The difference in their sizes made the lifts and throws of pairs skating easy, and audiences came to expect one spectacular throw in particular, a quadruple twist. The two had an almost unmatched style, notable for its elegance, fluidity, precision, and purity of line, and Grinkov was the perfect partner, willing to use his strength to draw the focus to Gordeyeva. After G and G married in 1991 and became the parents of a daughter, Daria, in 1992, their skating took on a new emotional harmony. When Olympic rules were changed to allow professionals to apply for reinstatement as amateurs, G and G took advantage and skated in the 1994 Games, winning their second gold medal with a program that reflected their passion and maturity. Their last public performance was in Albany, N.Y., in November for the "Skates of Gold III" television special. As they were practicing their routine for Stars on Ice, Grinkov collapsed and died of a heart attack.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Gordeeva, Yekaterina; and Grinkov, Sergey — ▪ Russian figure skaters Respectively,   born May 28, 1971, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.   born February 4, 1967, Moscow died November 20, 1995, Lake Placid, New York, U.S.       Russian born figure skating (figure skating) pair who gained worldwide… …   Universalium

  • figure skating — figure skater. 1. ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice. 2. a type of ice skating developed from this, emphasizing jumps, spins, and other movements that combine athletic skills and dance techniques. 3. a… …   Universalium

  • Olympic Games — 1. Also called Olympian Games. the greatest of the games or festivals of ancient Greece, held every four years in the plain of Olympia in Elis, in honor of Zeus. 2. a modern international sports competition, held once every four years. [1600 10]… …   Universalium

  • List of Russian people — The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod, featuring the statues and reliefs of the most celebrated people in the first 1000 years of Russian history …   Wikipedia

  • Serge (first name) — NOTOC Serge (pronEng|ˈsɝdʒ in English) is a male first name, particularly common in France, as Sérgio in Portugal, and as Sergio in Italy, Spain [ [http://www.albaiges.com/onomastica/enpe global.htm CUADRO DE LOS NOMBRES DE PILA MÁS IMPUESTOS EN… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Russians — This is a list of people associated with Imperial Russia, the Soviet Union, and Russia of today. For a long time Russia has been a multinational country, and many people of different ethnicity contributed to its culture, to its glory, and to its… …   Wikipedia

  • Ice Skating — ▪ 2009 Introduction Figure Skating.        Canada came away as the biggest winner at the 2008 International Skating Union (ISU) world figure skating championships, held in March in Göteborg, Swed., by capturing a gold, a silver, and a bronze… …   Universalium

  • XVII Olympic Winter Games — ▪ 1995 by Melinda C. Shepherd       For 16 days in February 1994, Lillehammer, Norway (population 23,800), and five neighbouring towns welcomed 1,737 athletes (1,216 men and 521 women), 40,000 accredited officials, 8,000 media personnel, and an… …   Universalium

  • List of sportspeople who died during their careers — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. This is a list of sports people who have died either during their respective careers …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”