I don't think I can ever watch this skate without crying. I admire Katia for doing this. powerful but heartbreaking tribute to her husband.

There was a point where she was on her knees, lifting her arms up, as though she was letting him go. At the end, her arms are lifted again, almost as though she's trying to reach him & can't. Every time I feel the need to cry, I watch this video. She is so beautiful. Then watching Daria patting her mother's back, I just lose it every time.

i can just see how sergei would have been moving alongside her if he were with her. such a beautiful tribute

This is impossible to watch without crying once at least.

When i saw this in 1996 when the tribute first aired, the sight of Katia all alone on the ice literally felt like someone had punched me in the stomach and knocked all the breath out of my body. It was devastating.

That child is the spitting image if Sergei. She's adorable.

All these years later it still brings me to tears. I don't know how she went on without him. I admire her strength. Beautiful and haunting.

When the baby put her hands on her heart and then reached out for her mama I started sobbing dude that was too much emotion

She just looks so tiny and alone skating by herself.

Wow, somehow stumbled onto this and I feel like I just watched her go through all the stages of grief in one beautifully intricate and powerful performance. That ending with her arms raised & walking towards the light almost like she was trying to somehow reach for him. Wew, I haven’t cried like that in a while.

This is one of the saddest yet most incredibly beautiful thing I've ever seen. I cried watching this when it first aired. A fitting tribute. He was so proud of her

Still crying here in 2018

When she appears & turns to take his hand & skate out...omg crushing..I remember crying & thinking how could it be real..

My father died a few hours before Sergei... I didn't think I would ever stop crying that day.

Every time I watch it I cry. Always.

The lump in my throat… that was so sad and beautiful 🥺🥺🥺

She didn't speak a word, but still she said so much. I don't know how she could do that routine and NOT cry the entire time. I was heartbroken for her when he died.

Though I have watched this video of Ekaterina's remarkable performance many times, for the first time this morning I began to cry involuntarily as soon as the first notes of Mahler's symphony began. Somehow I never noticed that as she came forward at the very start, she held her late husband's invisible hand as if presenting him to the audience, and then released him so that he might watch her. If ever there was a more extraordinary performance that married grief with joy I have yet to see it. The expressions on her face between 5:31 and 5:51 are heartbreaking. What a beautiful skater she is, but more importantly, what a great mother and beautiful human being. May you be blessed forever, Katia.

17 years later and her story STILL brings tears..RIP Sergei

That is why my son is name after him.....My Sergei is now 17...and I am proud of him...so proud,,,

This makes me cry and Marina who was her coach and then coached Tessa and Scott who did this program to Mahler at the Olympics, Marina wanted them to ice dance to it knowing they had the right emotions for it and love for each other just like Katia and Sergei did and won gold for it which is just .....wow I love it both so beautiful.

Even after all these years, Ekaterina's beautiful tribute to her Sergei still brings tears to my eyes.

Watching her skate this piece, I could see Sergei skating with her and so did my mother who was watching with me. She whispered, "My God, honey. Can you see him? He's there. He's with her." We both broke down in each other's arms and held on to each other, sobbing as we continued to watch to the end. It was beautiful and heart-breaking all in the same breath. God bless Katia, dear one. I still love you so after all this time and so admire your strength and courage. You are my idol and I am so happy for you, Illya and your children. Blessed be.

Just lost my husband, my heart, whom we grew up together as kids. Tears spill endlessly as I watch and feel every aching heartbeat Ekaterina expresses so beautifully.

That was beautiful.

It is as if he were there with her. I cant hold my tears while watching this💔

Truly art in motion. You can feel her searching for Sergei. She gave her heart to this performance. 🩷💐🙏

I'm not crying! You're crying! 😭😭😭😭

I have watched this many time and I just noticed that she was "Skating with him"...OMG.....I am in tears and this is 2017. Sucha Beautiful Couple!! I finally understood the routine, I always watched it and was very emotional about her skating by herself, and she expresses this in this routine.....OMG Beautiful!!!

I just found out that this was the inspiration behind Tessa and Scott’s 2009-10 free dance (their Olympic winning one). Both performances are truly beautiful

i immediately cried when she came onto the ice with one hand closed as if she was holding sergei's hand with it :(

love you, Katia. You are a brave, beautiful, talented woman.

I can never watch this without crying. It just isn't right he died so young. If only the doctors had given him a more thorough workup. If only he had realized that since his father died of a heart attack that he would make the connection. If any of these 'If only's" turned out right he might still be with us today. Katia had so much courage, and Daria was a huge part of that. God bless her for sharing the story of she and Sergei's life together.

Still breaks my heart!!

I took my mom to the show and when she came out on the ice I couldn’t stop from crying, it was very emotional

Such a touching tribute. I remember both times when they won the Gold at the Olympics. Even after all of these years, it still is so heartbreaking that we lost such a wonderful man on and off of the ice. To see her grief and pain makes you feel so much for her. I am so glad that she has continued to skate and has found love again and he lives on in their daughter who is the spitting image of Sergei.

Sobbing 😭 and speechless. An amazing performance

She´s a strong woman...i just found her love story with Sergei. I´m a dancer and I lost my mom when i was 30, and it was so hard for me to back to dance, i cry the entire time...still hurt but we have to move forward !!!!

It truly is a thunderous applause.

Wow. I cried the first time I watched this on TV and I'm crying now. He died too young. There will never be another G and G

I remember this performance very well. Sometimes an action says more than words. In this case her graceful skating really showed her at her lowest moment. I even remember when Sergei proposed to her on ice.

I remember watching this when it first aired. I was just telling one of my coworkers about her story, which is what prompted me to search for the video. 🥺

at times ya could feel serguei with her on the ice and it still makes me tear up seein this and little daria who was only like 3

This is the most gut wrenching skate to witness, the grief and pain is palpable, and watching it all these years later does not diminish the sadness. I am so thankful that Daria is a replica of Sergei who lives on in her ❤

Just finished reading her book the other day. Just came across this video, and can't imagine how she found the courage to go out and skate that number. You can see the emotion she has at the end of the program, which is quite understandable.

What a Beautiful and Glorious Love story on the ice......and in Life too .....and their little Daughter...sooo sweet making the sweetest gesture to her Mother

Реквием по любимому.

That was beautiful!

I can’t even imagine the emotional strength this took. I’m in tears..😭💞

I watched this when it first aired on television. I had goosebumps, as I could literally SEE him alongside her as she skated. the expression of love and loss and strength are SO vivid … I sobbed then, and I am choked up now.

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I just finished reading "My Sergei" which was emotional. This video was even more moving and emotional than I anticipated. So touching.

This was so powerful. Shows what the power of love is capable of. God bless her, their little daughter and her deceased husband.

Daria looks just like Grinkov.

I don't know how she found the strength to do this, but God Bless her...

Although it's been 22 years since this video, I still cry when I watch it. The raw emotion and expression on Katia's face is beautiful and tragic at the same time. I know she felt Sergei on the ice with her; although you couldn't see him, he was right there with her. This was a wonderful tribute to Sergei, and Katia was so strong to have done it so close to his death. What a courageous and touching performance. G&G will never be forgotten. In my opinion, they were the best pairs skaters in the history of figure skating.

...she died on the ice with him that day....:´( Stay strong Katia!!!

I just can't find any words....

For me, that was THE most poignant performances ever! Thank You, Katia! In Sergei's memory

I've ve read her book when I was in my first year college amd I was hooked!! 😍😍 love their story. .

The pain from this is indescribable.

I feel my lost loved one sometimes too. He just comes to me when he feels like it, and I am happy for those times. Love you baby.

My God. A gazelle with a lion’s heart ❣️

THIS was perfection!@!! I cry every time I see it. If you were a fan you can see the moves that she took from programs with Sergei.......God Bless them all!!

Can we consider this the genuine "Miracle on Ice"? Ms. Gordeeva's incredible performance was a mere 3 months after Sergei's sudden death. Katia poured every ounce of her love for him into her skating that evening, transitioning from honor and through grief, before closing with grace and beauty. Thinking back on pictures of her as the tiny 11 year old girl when she was first paired with him, alone on the ice here she appeared SO tiny and fragile, like a delicate porcelain figurine you prayed would not break. But once she began, her inner strength and resolve shone through, revealing the full power of love. Afterward, when little Daria first crosses her heart before gently patting her mother's back reassuring her that her father is still with her, that all will be well, one can't help being amazed. And her final words to the crowd we could all take to heart, “Live your day with lots of smiles....smile to each other and say I love you.”

Such a beautiful piece of music.

The most emotional, the most significant program I’ve ever watched on the ice. No doubts at all that Sergei was right there with his beloved Katoosha. Their story still brings me such joy and such sorrow.

Watching Katya's dance here is impossible without tears!..😢💔 Such a touching tribute.. RIP, Sergei..🥀

I admittedly cried...such an emotional performance.

Simply heartbreaking beautiful

22 yrs later and it's still one of the most besutiful gut wrenching tributes I have ever seem..he would be so proud of her♥️

How lovely! How beautiful! You can tell they loved each other dearly. What a beautiful tribute! ! I have lost loved ones myself and will always carry their memories in my heart. How lovely! I'm glad she found love once again and I wish her all the best.

Трогательно до слез, дочка вылитая Сергей, его мама и Катя поддерживают друг друга молодцы.

О божечки 😭Невозможно смотреть без слез . ,😢😢😢

I heard she's married and have another child. That's good. I bet it was hard for her to move on. You never forget your first love.

My father tears up just TALKING about this performance, which is saying something.

She skates as if she's asking: where are you? I'm here! I'm yours, come and take me with you, I can't see you and I love you so much...❤

So beautifully heatbreaking... the tears won't stop streaming!

Ich kann nicht aufhören zu weinen und bin froh, dass wir durch KZfaq heute solche Ereignisse nochmal sehen können.

Within the first three seconds, I was already bawling. What a wonderful, wonderful piece, exuding “perfect” expressions of sadness and hope. What grace. What strength!

i’ve never cried to a skating performance and just wow.

Brilliant performance

Я расплакалась.спасибо Катюша

Her wings were broken, it seems as if she was looking for him… 🥀

I cried then and I'm crying now....

this always gives me goosebumps I'm tearing up as i type this

She was reaching high up like searching for the height that was her husband, imagine skating alone all of a sudden when u were always a part of pair, even their child in her innocence wept for her mom

Beautiful and chosing the hauntingly beautiful Adagio from Mahler's symphony for this performance. So much class, beauty, love they, and now her, have given us.thank you.

2018 and I still get goosebumps so beautiful

It is so many years later and yet watching this anew has brought me to weeping,

My all-time favorite skating pairs! I first heard of Sergei’s death when my mom told me, « There’s a Russian skater who just died of an heart attack… he was just 28!» I was like « Nah… that can’t be…! » Later on I heard it on the news it was indeed Sergei who passed… my jaw just dropped! I simply couldn’t and wouldn’t believe it! Sergei! Dead? Nah! That must be another Sergei! Then I watched this program and realized he was really gone! Still today when I’m watching this I still have tears in my eyes. 😭 And Little Daria barely knew him… poor girl. Sergei must be proud of her from beyond.

😭 🌌 а жизнь продолжается... Светлая память Сергею... 🙏

Wow just wow 😢

Such a beautifully constructed program yet so heart wrenching to watch at the same time. I saw her skate in Stars on Ice in March of 2013, and she is much different as a singles skater now!

My God!! I’m am so grateful I know who Ekaterinburg Gordeeva and Sergi Grinkov are!! I need d a good eye and soul cleanse. I don’t know how anyone can watch this and NOT. All like a baby!

Loved everything about this performance 👏

Llore de principio a fin …

I've looked all over KZfaq for this video, so glad to finally found your upload! Thank you so much for sharing this moment with us!

Heartbreaking 😢😢😢

There can never be a performance more saturated with sincere love, loss, and emotion that Ms. Gordeeva gave on this extraordinary evening. Perfectly matched with Mahler's solemn Symphony, I imagine I am Sergei watching her from Heaven in awe. I cannot watch this for even the first minute without crying, thinking of their love so cruely ended, and based in my own losses, feeling some of what she was going through. I am so happy that she was able to find a new love and a new life. May she live with enduring happiness, this dear, sweet soul!