This day in Russian history and the History of the world.

May 28

May 28, 1971: The birth date of Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian (former Soviet) pair skater.

Together with her partner and later husband Sergei Grinkov, she was the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Champion.

They were most loved skating couple in the USSR.

Gordeeva and Grinkov won almost every competition they entered. On November 20, 1995, Sergei Grinkov collapsed on the ice and died at age 28 from a massive heart attack.

In February 1996, Gordeeva returned to the ice, this time as a solo performer.

Her first solo performance was a tribute to her late husband.

Gordeeva is also acoach and choreographer and an author of the book titled "My Sergei: A Love Story".

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