The athlete was Sergei Grinkov, a two - time Olympic gold medalist ice skater, whose career was cut short just as it started to blossom ​ — when he was only 28 years old.
Izcilā daiļslidotāja, divkārtējā olimpiskā čempiona Sergeja Griņkova karjera bija aprāvusies pašā plaukumā, kad viņam bija tikai 28 gadi.