What makes Gordeeva and Grinkov the greatest pair skaters of all time? Many things starting with their charisma . Katia’s physical beauty is spectacular and Sergei’s quiet sex appeal covered in shyness and humility and innocence is so disarming he melts one’s heart with just one of his incredible smiles. They were both so genuine and innocent. Nobody can match them . Nobody
I still find it difficult to watch Katia and Sergei because of his death at such a young age. They were spectacular and so appealing to watch. Absolutely LOVE them. Sergei is forever in millions of peoples hearts. He was simply the BEST
@@biancahotca3244 The commenter probably thought of Sergei as shy because he didn't make himself the center of the attention. He would just joyfully do his thing, gave you his disarming smile, and stayed on the side. He was unassuming and wasn't cocky.
Боже мой , какая прекрасная пара , все на высшем уровне ,на большой скорости ,сейчас так не выступают ,вот это СОВЕТСКАЯ МОЛОДЕЖЬ ,наша гордость в СССР .Царствие небесное СЕРГЕЮ , помним и любим его.
At 7:52 begins a slow motion repeat of their multi-jump sequence. I just spent about 10 minutes pausing-playing-pausing and am again in awe of their unison, but it’s more than that. At any point in the sequence you stop, their bodies’ rotational positions, and the relative positions and angles of their feet, legs, and arms are beautifully aligned. Watching the slow motion in even slower motion, the only differences I find are that of Gordeeva having to swing her free leg further away from her body than Grinkov did to get enough power to launch the opening axel, and sometimes the rotational position of their heads is slightly different. Given such size and weight differences, to be able to jump and land at the same time, just by the simple laws of physics, there MUST be some mechanical differences in execution-the relative power and torque each needs for the axel comes entirely from the swing of the free leg, so naturally, to match the “hang time,” Gordeeva must widen her swing and/or Grinkov must shrink his. Similarly, the position of a skater’s head, and how closely limbs are positioned to the body, affects the rotational speed. For them to have the same “hang time” and land facing the same direction-meaning be in the same rotational position-his body actually has to spin a little faster than hers. Even recognizing those differences, and the mechanical reasons for them, their execution remains surreal. That the “adjustments” they made to “skate as one” are so small as to be unnoticeable in real time, and they were so consistent, is simply amazing. I think part of it is that they were taught all their basic skating elements by the same coaches even before they were brought together to skate as a pair. I also think the knowledge and experience of the coaches that paired them play a big role. At the very least, they recognized the similarities in their bodies’ proportions, even when both were far from fully grown. In My Sergei, Gordeeva mentions just one practice session for older boys that she and another girl joined. It was after that session that coaches put G&G together as a pair. My guess is that their similar proportions were recognized prior to that practice, and seeing them skate at the same time revealed other similarities in style and approach. Being under the same tutelage for their entire individual skating development, suggests that coaches also knew the strengths, weaknesses, and yet-to-be-fully-realized potential each possessed and how they complemented each other. I imagine also that their temperaments were considered. If you haven’t guessed it by now, I think the coaches that brought them together were brilliant and don’t get enough credit for G&Gs success 🙂 I also think the role of ballet training is underestimated. Ballet was included in their early individual training, and continued as a pairs team. Just another opportunity to be taught the basics in the same way from the beginning-developing core strength and balance, learning how to hold your body, your arms, hands, feet, and head, and developing a sense of musical expression. Then to put those fundamentals together with a choreographer like Marina Zueva at a young age. I love how Gordeeva describes working with her-how Zueva would describe and elicit the “why” behind their movements. I imagine that when skaters share an organic vision of what they want to express with the music, it contributes to matching their movements on the ice. Still, it had to take a tremendous amount of work, tenacity, and commitment to achieve their level of excellence. And none of that would have mattered if they weren’t both immensely talented to begin with. I haven’t seen this discussed anywhere, but I’d guess they each excelled, or would have excelled, at compulsory figures. It makes me wonder if we would have ever seen them as a pair if they came of age when compulsory figures carried significant weight in singles skating. Either or both may have been world and Olympic medalists as singles skaters. Still, other pairs teams developed and were trained under the same system. Many of them that stayed together were great. But none matched the quality of “two skating as one” that G&G did. And for that I have to credit some divine intervention. To me, G&G’s work was art that, even 24 years after their last skate, I still come back to watch for pure enjoyment of the beauty. It is a gift 🙂
You mentioned compulsory figures. In her interview on "The Skating Lesson," Katia said she wasn't all that good in the figures. I think she also said she found them rather boring.
@@stephaniek1076 Oh gosh, I missed that! Hmmm…rethinking it…I still think she would have been good at them if she had to be in order to achieve success. However, given the incredible speed with which they skated-and she still skates!-and that she seems like a natural go-go-go kind of person, it’s not difficult to imagine that she enjoys challenges of “Faster, Higher, Stronger” in a quite literal sense. Past a certain threshold of training and skating skills, it seems to me that the qualities that separated senior competitive figure skaters that excelled at compulsory figures were patience, and, hate to say it, age. In the book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell posits that it takes 10,000 of practice for a person to become an “expert” in an endeavor, and uses examples of musicians and athletes. Two thousand hours is the rule of thumb used as the number of hours someone working a typical full-time job of 40 hours a week, with weekends off, some holidays, sick leave, etc. So it would take five years working full time to accumulate 10,000 hours. I’m not an expert, but I’m fairly certain that, even in the era of compulsories, skaters didn’t practice figures 40 hours a week. I doubt they could spend 20 hours a week, every week, over a period of 10 years either. In short, it would be all but impossible for a 15 year-old skater to accumulate anywhere close to the hours of practice, and the same number of repetitions, as a 25 year old skater.
Эти двое, как сказочные персонажи,всё красиво,нереально идеально в движении,всё светится,колышется неземным светом и земной любовью одновременно. Наши Катенька и Серёжа. Может было бы всё по-другому, если бы им бедным не пришлось уезжать на чужбину.Дома-то и стены помогают.
Идеально! Великолепно! Такая гордость за нашу страну, спортсменов! Столько лет прошло, но это великолепное выступление, наверное никому не повторить,школа великого тренера Станислава Жука. Катя и Сергей просто прелестны!
I agree with you 100%. I have loved G&G FOR MANY MANY MANY YEARS SINCE IT ALL BEGAN. AND THEN TRAGEDY STRUCK. AND TO THIS DAY HER HEART STILL BELONGS TO HIM.....
@@user-pl8xs4dz2p вы единственная, кто здесь изливает свою желч на этих великолепных спортсменов. Они не были рабами Жукова и если он их, как тренер не устраивал, правильно сделали, что ушли.
@@user-pl8xs4dz2p не только они "очернили", другие тоже это сделали и на это были по всей видимости веские причины, кто уйдет от хорошего тренера просто так, котрый привел к победе. Нет дыма без огня
Какой титанический труд стоит за этим волшебным выступлением наших спортсменов великой, тогда, страны. Безумно красивое зрелище. Любая наша пара в фигурном катании. По- своему шикарна и гармонична!
I first watched Ekaterina and Sergei skating precisely in this competition, back in 1988 __ love at first sight! 💜💙 I do agree with Miss Adele 's comment. But I will add their awesome thecnical perfection to the reasons they are SIMPLY THE BEST ! 💜💙
The only second that might not be perfect is 2:05, when Sergej lifts his leg a tiny little bit later than Katia. The rest is truly perfect and so beautiful to watch.
A VERY EXQUISITE PERFORMANCE EVER IN THE HISTORY OF PAIRS SKATING .I LOVE THE THE DISPLAY NI ALL ELEMENT SO EASY AND FLAWLESS .GREEINGS FROM THE ISLANDS OF THE PHILIPPINES 2018 . .GODBLESS YOU G&G EVER .
When the lady commentator said that @7:56-8:01 that probably katia’s career will span several pairs partners.....well she did only because he died. If fate would have given him more years to live their life was a fairytale. Their unison and oneness is unmatched. We did see her with other partners and it was never the same.
She never competed in pairs again after he died. She only did pairs for Stars On Ice and some ice skating TV show competitions with hockey players and actors. Hehe
Серёжа мечта многих женщин,жаль ушёл рано из жизни.Постоянно пересматриваю обалденные выступления. Леонович ставил для этой пары постановки которые не пересматривать невозможно.
Joyous , uplifting ,spontaneous . tender beautiful performance skated with such speed . Indicative of the bursting forth of flowers into full bloom from buds which it is supposed to portray. Just beautiful.
This lady announcer throwing such shade at the start talking about the warm-ups. So bushleague. Gordieeva and Grinkov are the greatest pairs skaters ever. Even across these decades they are spectacular.
Katia, If you ever read this, I bet you look back at this with that beautiful smile on your face, as it must be bittersweet. You had your Sergei with you skating and your dearest Daddy watching you in Moscow. I love you sweetheart. We lost our father's the same year. 💌🙏💌 Every anniversary (Of my Dad) I also think of you and your Dad, , as well as of course Sergei's anniversary. Thank You for the memories Katia! Love from Boston. Xoxox ⛸⛸🏅💏🏅⛸⛸
If this wasn't 6.0 worthy I cant imagine what is? Beauty and strength like no other. Underscored. Even the announcer couldnt believe they received no 6's.
They skated first. It was that simple. Had they skated last there would have been 6.0s. Plus you don't realize how great something is sometimes until you look back at it. This performance is the benchmark against which all other performances will be forever judged. They were the GOATs of pairs skating even though others might have done harder more jam packed programs later on. There has never been anything like this before or after. The guy mentions Rodnina/Zaitsev. They look like beginners next to this. Rodnina skated like she was in the military.
Благодарю Вас Дай Бог Вам Здоровья и Удачи во всем Счастья Любви Радости вам всего доброго и хорошего в жизни. Огромное спасибо Вам за прекрасное видео и Танцы Шедевр. Всего самого наилучшего вам в жизни Успехов во всем Счастья.
❤Loved them so much❤ I cried when he died😢 She has aged beautifully and is still so talented ❤ Their daughter looks so much like her daddy with his adorable smiles 😊🥰
Non sono religioso quindi certe frasi non sono per me. Ma anche io li ho amati dalle loro prime esibizioni internazionali ed ho continuato a seguirli fino a quel tremendo giorno. Ho letto il libro "My Sergey" e mi ha intenerito, esaltato e schiantato, a seconda delle pagine. Sono ateo. Ma finche' io saro' vivo loro due saranno vivi, come coppia, nella mia mente. Dimenticarli ... non se ne parla assolutamente.
