Gordeeva & Grinkov (URS) - 1988 Calgary, Pairs' Short Program

[rickram1961]

Absolutely marvelous SP to Carmen! There will be no one like G & G ever again!

[tarongaooz8]

@ppc246 I think the song is Carmen

[Enavarro523]

Loved it! Wonderful tom watch their joy to skate

[DelusionalDarcy]

I loved them.

[trojanrob24]

the skate so friggin fast! amazing!

[ppc246]

What is this song?

[otyanomizueki]

Best performance ever!

[TavernWenchBlog]

You know, there isn't a pair skating today that could touch Gordeeva & Grinkov. They were exquisite.

[oneblinddog]

The sheer joy in her face while skating! They are such a wonder to watch.

[MsADiez]

Perfect!

[drewson88]

The BEST!!! No one comes close to being as good as they were!!

[oravaskvirel]

The translator totally misinterpreted Sergey's answer. He said: "What did she say?", as the translator never translated the question. And she translated his words as "No, he said he was not happy".

[ebesmom]

@oravaskvirel - Thanks for clarifying. I always thought there was something strange about her "not being happy" as well as Sergei "prefering questions after the compulsories" -- It didn't make sense.

[oravaskvirel]

@ebesmom You are right. In fact, it can be seen that the translator had difficulties with understanding Russian: she was trying to move closer to Leonovich or Sergey when they were speaking. She did not understand Sergey's words but was probably shy to ask again.

[stanhope84]

@oravaskvirel Actually, the translator said "she wasn't happy." You can't hear what Katia says as the camera isn't near enough to her. Sergei did as "what did he say?" referring to David Santee. Then both Sergei and Leonovich said "Can all of the questions be asked after the long?" Meaning, they didn't want to be interviewed until after the long program. I'm guessing the translator didn't know the term for "long program" which is why she just made something up.