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Torvill and Dean

22/02/2014

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Torvill and Dean

In 1984, the British skaters charmed the world with their performance of Ravel's Bolero

In 1984, British ice skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean entranced the world with their performance of Ravel's Bolero.

In 1984, the British ice skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean entranced the world with their performance of Ravel's Bolero at the Winter Olympics. Torvill and Dean scored a row of perfect 6s and stormed to Olympic gold. They speak to Alex Collins about their world record performance.

(Photo: Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. Credit: Getty Images)

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