Torvill and Dean are English ice dancers and former British, European, Olympic, and World champions who won gold in the 1984 Winter Olympics at Sarajevo.
Their 1984 Olympics performance was watched by a British television audience of more than 24 million people and was one of the most-watched television events ever in the United Kingdom,
The pair turned professional following the 1984 World Championships, regaining amateur status briefly ten years later in 1994 to compete in the Olympics once again.
Both retired from competitive skating for good in 1998 when they toured one last time with their show, Ice Adventures, before rejoining Stars on Ice for one more season.
Both are from Nottingham, England, where the local National Ice Centre is accessed through a public area known as Bolero Square, in honor of the pair’s Olympic achievements.
Their final routine was performed to Paul Simon’s “Still Crazy After All These Years”, a routine they had devised a few years earlier for competition.
Is the Torvill and Dean story true?
Yes, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean’s legendary routine to Bolero set to is a true story.
Where do Torvill and Dean live now?
Torvill currently resides in Heathfield, East Sussex, England, with her husband Phil Christensen and their adopted children Kieran and Jessica while Dean lives in Calverton.