See all 11 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Gordeeva also authored a book about their life and partnership titled my sergei. Ekaterina gordeeva download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Ekaterina gordeeva and sergei grinkov and daughter daria. On a recent weekday afternoon, 39yearold ekaterina gordeeva is practising at the upper canada college rink in forest hill. The book will be illustrated with two eightpage color inserts and 40 blackandwhite photos. For example, the day after their win in lillehammer on their way to a party, vadim. The olympic gold medalist offers a poignant, loving account of her life with her longtime partner and beloved husband, sergei grinkov, from their first introduction and successive world pairs skating championships, to their storybook romance and marriage, to the fatal heart attack that took sergeis life. I was a fan of gordeeva and gringov from seeing them in the 92 olympicsunlike many stonefaced russians at the olympics, you really could see the love between these two. The photographer needs a shot, but gordeeva is tired after a long practice. However, since katias first language is not english, the writing was not very good. Thrown together as children by the soviet regime and told to skate for the good of the state, sergei grinkov and katia gordeeva became the most celebrated pairs skaters in the worldfalling madly in love, marrying, and having a beautiful baby daughter.
Here are some thoughts on ekaterina gordeevas memoir about her late husband and skating partner, sergei grinkov. There are several reasons for this that id like to explain before you read it. Inspired by the olympics, i picked up my old copy of my sergei. The olympic gold medalist offers an account of her life with her skating. A year after sergeis death, she wrote a book, my sergei. In 1997 the best selling book was made into a movie presentation docudrama which i recieved the quotes in this story piece from. A person would just feel so terrible about the tragic death of her young husband, but she seems to have found a way, through skating and the young daughter of theirs, to continue a. Her priest, father nikolai, assured her that he would bless any union of hers, and that sergei would want it that way. A letter for daria by ekaterina gordeeva, gordeeva. My sergei ebook by ekaterina gordeeva rakuten kobo. She daria has sergeis wide and ready smile, so beautiful to me. View the profiles of people named ekaterina gordeeva. The title of this book is a letter for daria and it was written by ekaterina gordeeva, gordeeva ekaterina, antonina w. I bought this book when i was eleven and, like many little girls, fascinated by figure skating.
A love story by ekaterina gordeeva the captive reader. My mother and i both read this cute tribute to ekaterina gordeevas daughter daria grinkova and really enjoyed it. The olympic gold medalist offers a poignant, loving account of her life with her longtime partner and beloved husband. Apr 19, 2012 ekaterina gordeeva and sergei grinkov and daughter daria a love story unforgettable and graceful pair skating at the 1994 olympics gala exhibition. Ekaterina gordeeva had held herself together for most of this longest day of her life at the end of the longest week of her lifethe performer doing her job, making other people feel at ease. The jacket of this memoir seems to promise a fairy tale, as does the simple title. I loved this book because it is an inside look in their love and inside look on. The olympic gold medalist offers a poignant, loving account of her life with her longtime partner and beloved husband, sergei grinkov, from their first.
A love story by ekaterina gordeeva with the 2010 winter olympics and valentines day right around the corner, i couldnt help but think of one of my favorite love storiesthat of champion pairs skaters katia gordeeva and sergei grinkov. Ive read tons of romance fluff lately so it was great to read something that mattered. In this wise and loving book, olympic gold medalwinning skater ekaterina gordeeva talks to her young daughter, daria, about the strength of family life and tradition as well as about a. After grinkovs death, gordeeva continued performing as a. Gordeeva exercises the writers prerogative to take revenge on deserving. Many russian fans, including me, really didnt like this article and considered it very disrespectful to katia and gordeeva and grinkov memory. Its great for mothers and daughters looking for a smile and a good bonding session. Grinkov, sergei, 19671995, gordeeva, ekaterina, figure skaters publisher new york. A love story, which was later turned into a television moviedocudrama titled my sergei and released on dvd. My sergei ekaterina gordeeva a love story by kennith barco. Figure skater ekaterina gordeeva, who skated with partner sergei grinkov, won four world championships and two olympic gold medals in pairs skating. This book, written by gordeeva several years after grinkovs shocking death at the age of.
Swift and ekaterina gordeeva synopsis thrown together as children by the soviet regime and told to skate for the good of the state, sergei grinkov and katia gordeeva became the most celebrated pairs skaters in the worldfalling madly in love. Join facebook to connect with ekaterina gordeeva and others you may know. In 1995, olympic gold medalist ekaterina gordeeva lost her figure skating partner and husband, sergei grinkov, when he died of a heart attack. The death of 28yearold sergei grinkov was the final chapter in one of sports great romances. Even though the title reads my sergei, its basically an autobiography of ekaterina katia gordeeva.
The olympic gold medalist offers a poignant, loving account of her life with her longtime partner and beloved husband, sergei grinkov, from their first, isbn 9780446520874 buy the my sergei. Theres an accidental piece of misinformation near the end of this video. Gordeevagrinkov documentary my sergei 1998 youtube. Although her career was temporarily halted by grinkovs tragic death in 1995, she has continued to skate as a solo professional. I would recommend this book only if youre a fan of katia andor sergei, or if you like. Gordeeva, who performed an emotional routine for the show, established a career as a singles skater. The tears came at vagankovsky cemetery last saturday. But, as everyone knows, there is no happily ever after in this story. He was also the subject of a book, geared towards the 912 age group, titled they died too young. Together with her partner and husband, the late sergei grinkov, she was the 1988 and 1994 olympic champion and fourtime world champion 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 in pair skating. Both gordeeva and grinkov originally dreamed of becoming single skaters, but were later relocated to pair skating as their jumps were not high enough for individual competition. Ekaterina gordeeva, nee le 28 mai 1971 a moscou, est une patineuse artistique russe.
See more ideas about sergei grinkov, figure skating and ice skating. A love story, by ekaterina gordeeva, was a heartwarming, but sad story of their lives together, first as ice skating partners then as a family. I prefer ekaterinas first book my sergei much, much more, but i own both of them and treasure them just the same. Gordeeva and her husband, sergei grinkov, were twotime olympic gold medalists in pairs skating who captured the worlds heart with their fluid, flawless artistry and with the love that had developed between them the two had started.
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