My Sergei: A Love Story

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My Sergei: A Love Story, written by E.M. Swift and Ekaterina Gordeeva and published in 1996, recounts the history behind one of figure skating's most well recognized pair teams.

Sergei Grinkov and Ekaterina Gordeeva were paired together as young children in the Soviet Union after failing to prove themselves as strong solo skaters. Together they captured many amateur titles (including two Olympic gold medals and four World Championships) and professional titles. They eventually fell in love, married, had a child, and continued skating together as professionals until Grinkov died from a sudden heart attack during a rehearsal in Lake Placid, in November of 1995.

This book topped the New York Times Bestseller List and includes many black and white and color photos from Gordeeva and Grinkov's personal collection as well as publicity photos from their various touring groups, such as Stars On Ice. A made-for-television movie version of My Sergei was also made, which included interviews of family and friends, archival skating footage, and re-enacted scenes from the book (starring another famous Russian skating duo, Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikhuralidze).

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• Gordeeva, Ekaterina with E.M. Swift. (1996). My Sergei: A Love Story. Warner Books Inc. ISBN 0-446-52087-X.