Biography
Sergey Grinkkov lived only 28 years old, but over the years managed to become an Olympic champion twice, four times - the world champion. Less prestigious awards can be listed for a long time. The star of Figure skating Grinkov, together with partner Catherine Gordeva, was taken for the most complex technically numbers, bringing the program of performances to perfection.Childhood and youth
Sergey Mikhailovich Grinkkov was born on February 4, 1967 in Moscow. Sergey's parents - Anna Filippovna and Mikhail Kondratievich - raised two children. Natalia older brother for seven years. Five-year-old Sergei launched a single skating skating in the sports school CSKA. Weakness for a single bed. Jumping forced coaches to translate a young athlete into pair skating.
Despite the objection of both skaters, Grinkov was put in a couple with Catherine Gordeva, which determined their fate. In 1982, Vladimir Zakharov coached a couple. Since the fall of 1983, the coach of Nadezhda Shevalovskaya (Gorshkov) and choreographer Marina Zueva took up the number of rooms. The constant headache of adults worked with the duet of young skaters was a restless character of a teenager.
Another preschooler Sergey independently went on a journey from kindergarten home, "putting parents and the police on the ears. In school, teachers annoyed a "branded" smile of a teenager. She saw a mockery over the discipline and disrespect for authorities. Therefore, the athlete had to train acting skills: to learn from the mirror to keep a serious face.
Figure skating
The champion biography consists of long-grained workouts from early childhood, multi-day competitions and short moments of Triumph. In 1985, a couple of young figure skaters had risen to the upper step of the podium, becoming the world champions among juniors. In 1986, they defeat adults. Under the leadership of the strongest in Soviet ice sports at that time, Stanislav Zhuka Duet Grinkov - Gordeeva wins the world championship. Then they won silver medals at the European Championships and the USSR.
After the scandal around the moral appearance of Stanislav Beetle, a promising duo trains with Stanislav Leonovich, the dance numbers again puts Zuev. In 1987, all the vertices are conquered in pair, but each of them is won by the work of daily many hours of workouts. As Katya recalled later, during the years of collaboration, the partner dropped it only twice. As a result of one of these falls, Gordeyev was in a hospital with a brain concussion.
But in 1988, young figure skaters are back into the ranks and surprise the jury of the Olympic Games with the accuracy of all elements of competitive programs. This is a brilliant victory! The title of world champions in 1990 is harder.
The couple takes a difficult decision to leave amateur sports and start performing in the theater on the ice "All Stars" under the leadership of Tatiana Tarasova.
For three years, professionals are deprived of the opportunity to compete with amateurs, but in 1993 the International Union of Kokskobets and the International Olympic Committee change the rules and allowed to participate in the Olympic Games. Thanks to those who discovered the opportunities in 1994, Grinkov and his wife collect an impressive collection of gold medals.
It is interesting to note the mystical role that music played music in the life of a star duet. Arbitrary dance, executed at the Olympics in Calgary in 1988, a couple danced under the sounds of Marsha Mendelssohn. Spectators of the power of their imagination were drawn by the love of a beautiful girl and her strong reliable partner. And not mistaken. But no one could assume that the "Requiem" of Mozart, under which skaters performed in Albany, will also be prophetic.
Personal life
Having become acquainted in 1982 and holding hands for working together, the couple remained together until the death of Sergey. Love originated from friendship and mutual support, concern about each other. The guys trained together, went to fees and competitions. On all photos they are near. Figured kids matured and became spouses, combining sports career and personal life.
The fact that Sergey is in love with her, Katya did not know immediately. At first, the timid young man spoke about his feelings to the partner of the sister Natasha, she consulted with Mom, Mom Sergey called Mama Kati. And on December 31, 1989, the lovers first kissed. In 1990, Sergey Grinkov received a separate apartment in which he invited his bride to live. Immediately play the wedding prevented the death of Father Sergey, Mikhail Kondratyevich Grinkov.
1991 For a star couple became a turning point in several questions. On April 20, young people registered relations in the Moscow registry office, and on April 28 he was married. The beginning of the nineties for many former Soviet people was the moment of finding a spiritual path. Did not exception and young skaters. The confessor of the family, father Nikolai, worst a couple, and later baptized their daughter Daria.
Shortly before the wedding, Sergey received a severe shoulder injury. The first operation was done in Moscow cyto, the second - in the United States. The state of the health of the figure forced a couple of moving from amateur sports in professional. Instead of the honeymoon, the newlyweds went to tour theater on the ice "All Stars". And in 1992, the family decided to move to America. On September 11, 1992, in Morristown, New Jersey, Kati and Sergey had a daughter Daria Sergeevna Grinkov. After this event, Dasha's parents began to root on American soil.
Death
On November 20, 1995, Sergey Grinkov received an extensive infarction in Morning Training in Lake Placide. Everything happened rapidly - the skater fell on the ice, whispered to frightened wife the last words: "I'm so bad" and died on the hands of doctors who could not help. A promising athlete, a young husband and a happy father was only 28 years old.
Shortly before the fatal training, Grinkov passed medical examinations in Russia and the United States. Doctors noted problems with joints and the consequences of injuries (especially disturbed the athlete of the injury of the back), but did not see critical problems with the heart. Sergey's father also died of a second heart attack, but between the first and second blow in the life of Grinkov-Elder passed as many as fifteen years. And in Sergey's life - just a few hours.
The first attack of the outbreak of a young athlete at night, during sleep. In the morning he wrote off pain on the consequences of the back injury and went to prepare for the trenches of "Stars on the Ice". My father Nikolai held the last service over Grinkov's body in CSKA, right on ice. Buried the body at the Vagankovsky cemetery.
To spend Grinkov in the last way from America Olympic champions Scott Hamilton, Viktor Petrenko and Oksana Baul, arrived from St. Petersburg Arthur Dmitriev. Memory of the husband is devoted to the book of memories of Catherine Gordeva "My Sergey. History of love ", written in co-authorship with American journalist Ed Swift.
Awards and achievements
- 1986 - Gold at the World Cup
- 1987 - Gold at the USSR Championship
- 1987 - Gold at the World Cup
- 1988 - Gold at the European Championship
- 1988 - Gold at the Olympics in Calgary
- 1989 - Gold at the World Cup
- 1990 - Gold at the European Championship
- 1990 - Gold at the World Cup
- 1991 - Gold at the World Championships among professionals
- 1992 - Gold at the World Championships among professionals
- 1994 - Gold at the Russian Championship
- 1994 - Gold at the European Championship
- 1994 - Gold at the World Championships among professionals
- 1994 - Gold at the Olympics in Lillehammer
- 1994 - Order "For Personal Courage"