Torvill and Dean

/ ˈtɔːvɪl /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

In the city centre, a new venue opened and staged a Torvill and Dean performance on its opening night.

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She was there for Torvill and Dean's historic figure skating gold in Sarajevo in 1984.

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That was a bronze for Torvill and Dean, 10 years after their famous gold, and the skating legends have often sent messages of encouragement to three-time European medallists Fear and Gibson over the years.

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Torvill and Dean have said they hope there is now a new couple who can take British ice dance forward after shouldering that job themselves for so many decades.

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Torvill and Dean have been following their progress with interest for several years since first meeting them on the ice at Alexandra Palace, when the youngsters asked them to look at the programme they were working on.

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