Ekaterina Gordeeva- Inspiration on Ice

Ekaterina Gordeeva  (born May 28, 1971) is a Russian pair skater.
Together with her late partner and husband Sergei Grinkov,
she was the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Champion.
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On November 20, 1995, Grinkov collapsed on the ice and died
at age 28 from a massive heart attack.
The pair were on the ice in Lake Placid, New York rehearsing
for opening night of the upcoming tour.
Doctors later discovered that Grinkov had a congenital heart condition
which caused his death.

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