Sergei Grinkov

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sergei Grinkov
Occupation	Figure Skater
Date Of Birth	Feb 4, 1967(1967-02-04)
Age	57
Date Of Death	1994-11-20
Birthplace	Moscow
Country	Russia
Horoscope	Aquarius

Sergei Grinkov Biography

Sergei Grinkov is one of the most popular and richest Figure Skater who was born on February 4, 1967 in Moscow, Russia. Russian figure skater , who is the 1988 as well as 1993 Olympic Champion and four-time World Champion in figure skating pairs with his partner Russian figure skater who was the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Champion and four-time World Champion in pairs figure skating with his partner, Ekaterina Gordeeva.

His skating partner of 15 years and his wife of four year has been His skating partner of 15 years and wife of 4 years is Ekaterina Gordeeva..

Grinkov first took to the ice at the age of five, entering the Children and Youth Sports School of CSKA in Moscow. As Grinkov was not a strong solo skater, his coach decided to try him in pair skating, and in August 1981, at age fourteen, he was paired with eleven-year-old Ekaterina Gordeeva at the Central Red Army Club (CSKA) in Moscow by coach Vladimir Zaharov.

The pair won the 1985 World Junior Championship in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The following year they won the first of their four World Figure Skating Championships. They became repeat world champions the following year and won gold at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. Grinkov became one of the youngest male figure skating Olympic champions.

He was married to his skating partner He married his skating partner, Ekaterina Gordeeva in April 1991 and they had a daughter, Daria in September

1992. He remained married until his sudden death from a heart attack in 1995. in April of 1991. the couple had their own daughter Daria on September 22, 1992. He was in the marriage until his unexpected death due to a heart attack in the year 1995.

Sergei Grinkov Net Worth

Sergei Grinkov is one of the richest Figure Skater from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sergei Grinkov 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began skating at the age of five years old, at the Children and Youth Sports School of CSKA in Moscow, Russia.

Even though he did not speak much English but he could understand the language very well.

Sergei Mikhailovich Grinkov (Russian: Серге́й Миха́йлович Гринько́в ; 4 February 1967 — 20 November 1995) was a Russian pair skater. Together with partner and wife Ekaterina Gordeeva, he was the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Champion and a four-time World Champion (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Sergei Grinkov Dating?

According to our records, Sergei Grinkov married to Ekaterina Gordeeva. As of December 1, 2023, Sergei Grinkov’s is not dating anyone.

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Sergei Grinkov was born in Moscow to Anna Filipovna Grinkova and Mikhail Kondrateyevich Grinkov and had an older sister, Natalia Mikailovna Grinkova. He married Ekaterina Gordeeva in April 1991. They had two ceremonies because the USSR did not recognize religious ceremonies. The legal, official state- approved wedding was on 20 April, and a religious wedding in the Russian Orthodox Church took place on 28 April. On 11 September 1992, Gordeeva gave birth to their daughter, Daria “Dasha” Sergeyevna Grinkova, in Morristown, New Jersey. After the 1994 Olympics, they settled in Simsbury, Connecticut. Daria took up skating seriously at age 9, appearing with her mother in several skating shows from 2003–2007, but quit skating to pursue other interests in 2007.

Facts & Trivia

Sergei Ranked on the list of most popular Figure Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Sergei Grinkov celebrates birthday on February 4 of every year.

In 1994, Gordeeva/Grinkov took advantage of a one-time rule change that allowed professional skaters to regain their Olympic eligibility. They won their second gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway — the only reinstated skaters to win gold. They then returned to professional skating in the United States. During the 1994–95 season, they toured again with Stars on Ice, this time as headliners. They won the World Professional Championships for the third time in December 1994, earning ten perfect 10s (and nothing lower than a 9.9). Their last competition was at the 1995 Challenge of Champions, which took place on 7 January 1995 in Tokyo, Japan where they skated to Verdi’s “Requiem Mass.” They won, earning four perfect 10s in their artistic mark. In the fall of 1995, they were preparing new programs and getting ready to return to Stars on Ice for a fourth season. On 12 November 1995, they appeared in an exhibition called Skates of Gold III in Albany, New York. They skated two numbers: Verdi’s “Requiem Mass” and the Rolling Stones’ “Out of Tears.” It would be their final public performance together.

Top Facts about Sergei Grinkov

1. Sergei Grinkov was a Russian pair skater born in 1967.
2. He won two Olympic gold medals with his partner, Ekaterina Gordeeva.
3. Grinkov and Gordeeva were married in 1991.
4. They became the youngest pair to win Olympic gold in 1988.
5. Grinkov died of a heart attack during a practice session in 1995.
6. He was only 28 years old at the time of his death.
7. Grinkov and Gordeeva were known for their signature move, the “death spiral.”
8. They also won four World Championships together.
9. Grinkov began skating at age four and turned professional after the Olympics.
10. His legacy continues to inspire young skaters around the world today.

What happened to Sergei Grinkov?

On Nov. 20, 1995, two-time Olympic pairs champion Sergei Grinkov, aged 28, died of a heart attack in Lake Placid, New York, while practicing with his wife and partner, Ekaterina “Katia” Gordeeva, for the opening of the Stars on Ice tour just five days away.

Where is Katia Gordeeva today?

In 2012, Kulik and Gordeeva opened Kulik’s Skating, an ice rink and figure skating training environment in Lake Forest, California. Gordeeva and Kulik divorced in 2016. Gordeeva married Canadian figure skater David Pelletier on 23 July 2020. They live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

What happened to the Russian skater whose husband died?

For Sergei Grinkov, 28, the one problem was a heart that exploded without warning while he practiced for an ice show with his wife and partner, Ekaterina Gordeeva. An autopsy showed the two-time Olympic figure skating champion died of a massive heart attack caused by a blocked artery and high blood pressure.

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