Christopher Dean

Torvill and Dean were already accomplished figure skaters with other partners when they first joined forces in 1975—Torvill was the British junior pairs champion, Dean the British junior ice dance champion. They built their partnership into a formidable dance team while working full-time, Torvill as an insurance…

…ice dance were Torvill and Dean of Great Britain, who became masters of incorporating balletic themes into their programs, in particular their 1984 free dance, which was skated to Boléro by Ravel. This program earned them an Olympic gold medal in Sarajevo and garnered them nine perfect scores for presentation,…

…ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (U.K.) redefined the sport with their mesmerizing interpretation of Maurice Ravel’s Boléro. The women’s event featured the Olympic debut of Katarina Witt (East Germany), who narrowly defeated the defending world champion Rosalynn Sumners (U.S.) for the gold medal. In the men’s competition Scott…

ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (U.K.) redefined the sport with their mesmerizing interpretation of Maurice Ravel’s Boléro. The women’s event featured the Olympic debut of Katarina Witt (East Germany), who narrowly defeated the defending world champion, Rosalynn Sumners (U.S.), for the gold medal. In the men’s competition Scott…