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Torvill and Dean

/ ˈtɔːvɪl /

noun

  1. TorvillJayne1957F DeanChristopher1958M two British ice dancers, Jayne Torvill, born 1957, and Christopher Dean, born 1958. They won the world championships in 1981–84, the European championships in 1981–82, 1984, and 1994, and the gold medal in the 1984 Olympic Games
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The Valentine's Day Bolero performance in 1984 made Torvill and Dean the highest-scoring figure skaters of all time for a single programme.

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Torvill and Dean are due to skate together Wednesday evening at an event celebrating the legacy of the 1984 Olympics.

Shortly before their appearance in Sarajevo, Torvill and Dean told Britain’s PA news agency that they will retire from performing together next year in shows after a final British tour.

Skating to Ravel’s “Bolero,” Torvill and Dean won the gold medal in 1984 with a romantic and expressive routine which ended with them lying down on the ice in a dramatic finishing pose.

After a break from competitive ice dancing, then a strictly amateur sport, to pursue professional skating careers, Torvill and Dean also won bronze at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer.

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