It has been eight years since Sergei's death, yet the etchings their skates made in the ice have remained vivid in the memories of the skating world. Their hearts were said to have beat as one, their souls so deeply intermingled that when they took the ice, the two only seemed to skate for each other.

On and off the ice they were a couple to be envied, to admire, a love that people only dreamed of having. With success and love in both hands, the two married, having the best gift the skaters could ask for - a daughter, Daria by name, Dasha by nickname. It's no coincidence that she has Sergei's infectious smile, a reminder of his humor and warmth.

Now, with Sergei gone, we only have the memories of the programs they have skated to as the evidence of the magical presence they created each time they took the ice. Oh, how they bewitched us. They were truly a pair to behold.