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She continued skating and one year later was paired with Grinkov. In December , after a coaching change and just one year of training, Gordeeva and Grinkov finished sixth in the Junior World Championships. The next year, they won. Gordeeva was 13 and began to see Grinkov as more than just her skating partner. In My Sergei , Gordeeva recalled, "I remember becoming aware that I found him attractive, and that it was nice to be with him.
In , Gordeeva and Grinkov had to endure another coaching change. However, this new coach was a tyrant. In spite of this, in their first senior-level skating competition, Gordeeva and Grinkov finished second. A few months later, at the European Championships, they won. They then also won the World Championships. Yet, Gordeeva was not happy.
In My Sergei she reviewed their performance, "We just proceeded from element to element without feeling, intent only on not making mistakes. In , Gordeeva and Grinkov continued their winning streak by placing first at the Russian Nationals.
However, they were disqualified at the European Championships because they refused to reskate their long program after a problem with their music. They quickly rebounded however, successfully defended their world title, and then began their first American tour with skating promoter Tom Collins. Finally, much to the happiness of Gordeeva, Gordeeva and Grinkov spent off-ice time together. A couple of times he hugged me after a ride, or put his arm around me when we were standing in line.
He had never done this before, and it made me excited. This was a wonderful day for me. Gordeeva and Grinkov's first Olympics in was filled with nerves, homesickness and actual sickness — Grinkov had the flu.
However, the nerves wore off, Grinkov recovered, and they skated both their short and long programs successfully and won the gold medal. However, Gordeeva being just 16, was left behind when Grinkov, 21, celebrated with his older friends. In the fall of , Gordeeva discovered she had a stress fracture in her right foot.
Gordeeva was sad that she could not skate. Yet Grinkov came up with an idea. Come on. I'll give you a little ride. By now they were both falling in love and on New Year's Eve, they finally kissed. Because of Gordeeva's stress fracture, they did not skate in the European Championships that year. However, they did skate at the World Championships in Paris — they won and the world saw that they were in love.
In , Gordeeva turned 18 and while she had to adjust to a new grown-up body, Grinkov had to live with pain in his shoulder. They next won the World Championships, but skated weakly, feeling burnt out.
Hoping for more off-ice time together, they rejoined the Tom Collins skating tour. However, tragedy struck when Grinkov's father died of a heart attack. A few months later, Grinkov suggested to Gordeeva that they turn professional. They did and by they had won their first of three World Professional Championships. There are no hurricane watches or warnings in effect right now. Katia is expected to produce 3 — 6 inches of rainfall in the Mexican states of Veracruz, eastern Hidalgo, and northern Puebla Saturday afternoon, possibly 8 inches in some parts.
NOAA still warns of the risk of life-threatening flash floods and mudslides, especially in the mountains. Katia was never major a threat to Harvey relief zones, because of the large swath of dry, sinking air over Texas and Louisiana would have keep the system from moving north.
Now that the storm has been downgraded, Texas will definitely stay dry. Areas likely to be hit by Jose are in the midst of recovery from Irma, with most of the Caribbean still without power or strong broadband access. The islands of Antigua and Barbuda are offline almost entirely. By providing your email, you agree to the Quartz Privacy Policy. Skip to navigation Skip to content. Discover Membership. Editions Quartz.
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