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November 1995

Russian TV:

INTERVIEW WITH EKATERINA AND ANNA GRINKOVA

summarized by Justyna

First Katia tell about their sport beginnigs - that before they made the team she knew the qute boy named Sergei and she knew that he was a very good single skater. In that moment Anna started to cry (she said something about Sergei's single skating, but I coudn't understand her quiet words...we all know that she was against pair skating because of lifts) Katia tell that she was very happy when their future coach -Wladimir Zaharov told them in very easy way: "Take eachother hands, go and try to skate together".

Then she said about their way to fame and champions pantheon, their first successes, Europeans, Worlds and Olymipcs of course. She tell mostly about last Olympics in Lillehammer: how important it was for them and how heavy they had to train to be the best on amateurs level and to win of course. She said about the role of Marina Zueva in their career from begin to the end - to the fatal rehearsal, where all of them were.

After telling about that sad memory she said that she saw everything what the doctors did with her husband to save him alive. She said that she told them to do everything what was neccessary include the operation. She knew that they did everthing what was possible, but they lost Sergei

Katia tell about results of medical tests (made by doctor Anikanov), which were connected with pre-olympic season and preparation. They were made for all sportsmen from Russian olympic team. Sergei had very good results, nothing special. Everything was good.

She tell about their growing relationship, love, marriage, parenthood, about the feeling when they hold their hands on the ice... Katia said that Sergei's role was the most important in their special style and grace of their moves. She said that when she watch pair skating from the background she see that a lot of skaters have dificulties with lifts. Sergei was the best in it (sound of Anna's cry).

She smiles only when she tell about Dasha and Sergei's way of fatherhood and his happines of having the daughter. That he would like to made everything hisself - he made her room like his father -Mikhail Kondratievich, who built his summer house. When Sergei was alive Katia dreamed that one day he'll build the house for her and their children too. She couldn't talk about her loss, especially when Anna was crying in the background It was too much for Katia.

In the last scene after that beautiful Russian song (about remembering)and montage she answers the question - what next in her life...? She say that she doesn't know, it's so early to know..maybe she will continue skating, because it's the one thing she could do best. She is so alone in that moment and she don't now what will be in the future. She tenderly touch Anna's face when she said this.