Alexandr Grishin (sports commentator)
Alexandr Viktorovich Grishin (Russian: Александр Викторович Гришин; 26 June 1978 – 5 August 2025) was a Russian sports commentator.
Life and career
Grishin was born on 26 June 1978. He graduated from the Moscow State Technological University with a degree in Technology and Automation of Mechanical Engineering.[1][2]
His career in sports journalism began in 2002 on the 7TV channel as a correspondent on the "Football Affairs". From 2004 to 2015, he worked at the Sport channel (Russia-2), and then at Match TV until 2018. From 2018 until his death, he commented on competitions on Channel One.[3]
He covered the Olympic Games, the World and European Figure Skating and Football Championships, as well as Russian tournaments. He often worked in tandem with Tatyana Tarasova.[4]
Grishin died in Bitsa, Moscow on 5 August 2025, at the age of 47. His death was "as a result of an accident on a railway platform in heavy rain," according to his wife.[5]
References
- ^ "Голованов отметил, что футбольный комментатор Гришин легко вошёл в мир фигурного катания". TACC (in Russian). Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Известный комментатор фигурного катания Гришин попал под электричку и погиб". Газета.Ru (in Russian). 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "Комментатор Матч ТВ Александр Гришин: Я конь с 30-летним стажем". cska.ru. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Он комментирует фигурное катание с Татьяной Тарасовой: Александр Гришин в Кишиневе расскажет все о закулисье спорта".
- ^ Заставин, Роман (5 August 2025). "Погиб спортивный комментатор Александр Гришин". Спорт Mail (in Russian). Retrieved 7 August 2025.