She was a tiny, serios girl of eleven he was a fun-loving boy of fifteen. They were two mismatched kids teamed by the Soviet regime to perform for the good of the state. Now in her own words, his wife, Katia, tells their remarkable story, in this loving tribute to the exceptional man she idolized, whom she called.My Sergei. Then, tragically, Sergei died at the age of twenty-eight. Partners in life as well as on the ice, they were rarely apart. SYNOPSIS: Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov were the most celebrated pairs skaters of all time. CONTENTS: Prologue Childhood School Years Sergei The Miserable, Pitiless Zhuk Little Attentions A Holiday Wish Calgary A Time of Change In Love Paris Romeo, Juliet, and a Froggy Village Some Proposals The Wedding Newlyweds A Gift Daria Leaving Moonlight Sonata Training in the New Russia Lillehammer Simsbury and a New Home The Last Summer Goodbye Losing Myself The Tribute Epilogue. PROLOGUE PHOTOGRAPH BY: Christopher Little. TITLE PAGE PHOTOGRAPHY BY: Heinz Kluetmeier. BOOK DESIGN BY: Beverley Vawter Gallegos. JACKET PHOTO COLORIZATION BY: Alexa Garbarino. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. BOOK: Spine, Boards Bumped Light Shelf Rub to Boards Edges Lightly Soiled.
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