Review of the Pairs Event - 1987 European Figure Skating Championships

Sarajevo, YUGOSLAVIA - 1987 European Figure Skating Championships - Review of the Pairs Event where Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov of the Soviet Union were disqualified when they did not stop when the Referee blew his whistle to indicate them to stop skating. The referee had stopped their music because of the strap holding down Sergei’s pant leg came undone. There was fear that the male skater could trip over the strap, and that could be especially devastating if that happened during a lift. However
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