I'm now eighty three, I watch this performance live on television and was so moved I was brought to tears of joy! Every once in a while I replay this and no matter, I am always brought to tears of joy. Thank you torvel and Dean for such a gift.
@aldron70, I watch the Bolero routine every Feb 14 and slip back to that day... And become young again. We may not know each other but we are kindred spirits, rising out of our walkers, leaving our attendants behind and flying, just like Jane and Chris.
1: what they make look effortless is incredibly difficult to do. 2. I feel really old now. 3: My mum cried when the 6.0’s came up 🇬🇧 Great upload, thank you 👏🏻
Unlikely we will ever see such brilliance again,absolutely breathtaking,well done guys,TORVIL and DEAN no doubt will remain champions that will be remembered and revered always for their outstanding performances that held us all in awe every time they stepped onto the ice.WOW WOW WOW..
ABSOLUTELY EXQUISITE ❤ NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN 💕💕💕 Thank You Jane & Christopher For The Most Beautiful Amazing Enthralling ICE SKATING EVER!! I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF YOUR PERFORMANCE & I CAN WATCH IT OVER & OVER AGAIN. What Joy you have given to Us ALL. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💐💐💐💐💐💐💐. NOTHING & NO ONE CAN EVER MATCH YOUR BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE. I was Enthralled Back Then & I Still get that Magic Feeling Every Time I Watch You Both On The Ice. 🥂🍾💐❤❤❤❤🎶💯
Never since has there ever been an ICE DANCE as fabulous as theirs. STRAIGHT 6’s across the board. Nobody will ever top what they have done...EVER...no matter who has won since.
I remember watching them dance on skates, and was completely caught up in their lovely, sensual performance which didn't seem like a performance to me! I've never forgotten them, even now, when I am 82! They were, and are the epitome of grace and beauty! 💜⛸️
Here we are nearly 40 years on and it still brings tears to the eyes. For me, one of the greatest, most iconic visual moments of the 20th Century, or any century. I was privileged to be one of the 26 million, in the U.K. who, along with my family sat down and watched the whole thing.
I saw this at the time and was in awe. This was a once in a lifetime moment when one is astounded by the greatest ice dance performance in history. They came, they danced, they conquered! They wore the colors of royalty and to me have been British Royalty ever since. There will never, ever be another Torvill and Dean.
Every time I hear Bolero played I can see this performance in my head. No skater should ever skate to this again because it just looks wrong. Thank You for the perfect moment.
It's the total perfection, not a moment, not a single second out of time, in every way possible, as planned, .....utterly, profoundly perfect.. The level of technical difficulty has changed, but this routine, and the performance, has never been matched.
No matter how many times I watch this performance by Tovill and Dean,I still get enraptured just like the first time I watched when I was 15 years old. Perfection on ice!
It was the most beautiful and perfect performance probably in any forum ever!! Almost 40 yrs later, their performance still brings me to celebratory tears! I feel like I'M special, because I saw it as it was performed, not a rebroadcast! How do you improve perfection?!! It leaves me forever inspired!! Thank you Jayne and Chris!
How i miss my homeland Yugoslavia...I will never forget how proud we were to have Olympics hosted in Sarajevo!Only 8 years from there began the siege of this beautiful city and all of those buildings were destroyed.I will never forget Jayne and Christopher,they were absolutely PERFECT!!!No one will ever come close!Thank you for this amazing documentary that brought to me beautiful memories of my younger days.I was only 18😁Sending love to all the fans of this incredible couple❤🌹🖐🖐🖐🖐
strangely enough one of the first things that came to my mind when the war broke out and Sarajevo was destroyed was the Boléro and how sad it was that the place where T&D won the gold medal didn’t exist anymore
@@onkelgreifenklau Torvill and Dean performed their Olympic 1994 Bolero exhibition as a tribute to the people of Sarajevo, then they returned in 2014 to the actual arena and performed it again, 30 years later and. In their mid 50s!!
Indeed! For many years preceding this performance and many years after, I faithfully watched the figure skating world. Torvill & Dean's performance was, to me, so transcendent that I thought (and hoped!) that it would ultimately change pairs skating, and, to some degree, singles skating. Unfortunately, it did not. Which is not to say that I think that what happens currently is bad. It's just that that I loved the idea of taking a single piece of music and allowing it's development to meet all the skating requirements that are needed. Torvill and Dean were ahead of the curve in so many ways
@@gilliansimpson1241 yes. Torvill and Dean are simply the best ice dancers EVER!!!!! Their routines were so good one could not look away for a second or you missed some great, new move. Still love to watch their wonderful dances today. Thanks Jane and Chris for all the wonderful memories
Nobody better than they were that day. Perfect 6.0 across the board. Nobody has scored perfect scores before or since Chris and Jane. Could watch them all day.
My friends can attest to how I have been obsessed over this performance for years. To me, it's just so beautiful and a great expression from both of them. So glad to come across this special.
3 events in my lifetime that made me say GOAT 1. Secretariat at the 73 Belmont Stakes to win the Triple Crown. 2. Marvin Gaye singing the Star Spangled Banner at the 83 NBA All-Star Game and 3. Torvill and Dean 84 Winter Olympics. Their performance was so good they should have won the pairs as well.
Since then nobody ever matched them on ice and I have feeling nobody will! Their talent and smooth moves, choreography...everything is just perfect not only in Bolero but in every performance! Thank you!
Sehara Well maybe emotionally for you. That's fair enough. Technically they've been smashed and arguably artistically as well... sooo. I love them mind you, but this was ages ago. So they don't have to be unsurpassed.
I was born and bred in England, I came to America in 1970 and absolutely loved it here. I met my wonderful husband here and he came all the way back to England to marry me. I have lived here ever since, and became a citizen in 1982. I cheered on Torville and Dean for Great Britain they were wonderful. I cried as much as any British Subject when they skated Bolero and won the Gold Medal. I will never forget that incredible time for as long as I live. Jane
I recall paying a floor mate at college to VHS this routine for me as my parents would not buy a VCR and do it for me. I knew I would buy a VCR one day so I could play this routine & watch it again & again. LOL. Later bought the professional VHS version and now......look at all the you tube I can watch with it. A routine for eternity. So glad we have the technology to preserve it and re-view. It was & is electric. This is a wonderful video to watch. Thank you for posting.
I watched this live stayed up late. The names will never be forgotten Torvill & Dean . . . . & Bolero. Thank you for your gift as one and the movement so bold yet subtle. Truly amazing!!!
This routine was absolutely mesmerising at the time and to this day. I'm not a skater but I've watched the Bolero many times. Thank you for a great doc.
I saw it then, more than 34 years ago and I've seen it at least a dozen times since then and I must say the dance still looks breathtaking. It's unmatched in the history of ice skating.
watched this prior to the Olympics. Thought it was the greatest performance ever, and all these years later I still do. This is what ice dancing should be. It was so beautiful to watch. I will never forget it.
@@gemscott3003 like the original poster says (which I fully agree with)... 'none better before or since'. stop trying to mislead people who came to watch the vanguard that was Torvill and Dean
@@gemscott3003 I should watch them to see how they compare. Maybe they are as good, but it is difficult to imagine. Torvil and Dean were magic when they skated together. They were each talented, but there was an alchemy that occurred when they were together. I saw them skate live twice, and I will never forget that feeling.
Indeed, there is such a thing as Perfection and it was recorded for all the world to see... and remember. Thank you Jayne and Christopher for sharing the imperishable radiance of your spirits that day... with all of us.
I remember seeing their winning 6 across the board routine and they deservedly earned it! They are still The king and queen of ice dancing! They changed the style and elegance of the sport forever😘
Just love Torvill and Dean, how can anyone not admire such longevity and dedication to the Craft and innovation of the Art? We owe them a debt of gratitude! Thank you both for all you've done for the Art!
All the positive sentiments here are echoed by me, but I think that added to all that - as a working-class person myself - we loved them because they were so down to earth, no airs and graces. Lovely, very special, people.
Even if I am not British and not living in UK any more, I am so proud of T&D and have been a huge fan of them for many decades, 40 years already. I am still overwhelmed everytime I watch their performance. They absolutely are legends and the best of the bests
How wonderful to relive a moment of perfection. I was twenty six years old when I watched this performance. Seeing it this way brings it back. Well done.
Well I am a 79 yr old guy that has been watching these two since the early 80s, Every time I watch them skate to Bolero I tear up. What is wrong with those 138 people. They have been together longer than most married people.
I cannot count the number of times I have seen this performance and every time I am astounded at the sheer beauty of their performance. Thank you for uploading this video. No doubt I shall watch it again with the same enjoyment. :)
what pure joy to see this again this morning. I will never forget it. There have been beautiful skating moments over the years, but this will always be the routine that is etched in my mind as the the most beautiful in every way.
Will never forget that choreography! Loved the rawness at the end where Christopher is "throwing" Jayne around like a rag doll. What a moment in sports history.
I remember watching Torvill & Dean skating Bolero during the 1984 Olympics. No ice dancing performance has ever come close to the magnificence, beauty and brilliance of this gold medal ice dance. I loved it then and still love it now in 2024. Absolute perfection.❤❤❤❤❤
First saw them when they skated in the USA Winter Olympics all those years ago.I followed them until they stopped competing. They are still the ALL TIME CHAMPIONS in my opinion!! Love them still!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I am not at all British or close, but I loved them and wanted them to win. They did it, with a legendary routine. Thank you Jane and Chris! Thank you for the upload!
Today i have a MAC . am 78yrs. English live in South of France and am seeing for the .First time this Deeply Emotional video of Torvill and Dean .Absolutely fabulous . They are interesting to listen to so many years after; sharing all "behind scene" thoughts, feelings, Emotions. One would have thought ,as most people did . They were in love. ! Nice to see Ann involved. Thank you for this insight of such a special event.
They had a sort of love, the kind where you work/play together for so long and so intimately that you can achieve perfect synchrony of mood and movement. It's more rare than sexual love. Virtue and Moir also have it.
Man, they've aged well! He's hotter than ever! And she's still a fox! And so are the other ice dancers and coaches from that British Olympic team! What's in the water over there? They all look great!! Btw, I remember watching their performance when I was a young teenager and remember being mesmerized and transfixed. Ice dancing has come a long way since then, especially technically, yet this performance will live on forever in the annals of ice skating and Olympic history as being one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, of all time!!!
I understand what Chris meant about skating, the feeling of freedom as you're going round the ice. I started going at 14, shortly after a rink was built here in Sheffield and loved it. These two will never be surpassed where ice dancing is concerned. They seemed to skate like one person split in two, so much in time together.
I was 8. It takes me right back to how I felt watching with my mum. How beautiful they looked and how exciting it was. I cried then, I still cry now. So soppy. 😆
They are such lovely genuine people..the greatest talents maybe ever in all of figure skating not just ice dance & yet they sound like they can't believe people wanted to toast them after they won Gold..& Jayne saying a cup of tea & go to bed..lol gotta love them!
Our Olympic couple that made history, I remember watching it live as ice skating was one of things that I used to be interested to watch. I still remember watching their Olympic dance live and with the music it was breathtaking.
I’ve watched this performance so many times and I’ve only just noticed that when they slide to lay down Chris face actually bounces off the ice at 48:38 that’s got to have hurt! Why these two legends haven’t been given a Dame and Knighthood I’ll never know! They’ve done so much for young people long before they became well known to younger generations because of DOI they set up so many charities and programs to help others, yet they’ve only been given OBE when a lot of others who’ve got Knighthoods and Dame-hoods haven’t done half the work these two have.
Both Jane Torville and Christopher Dean were honored with an MBE in 1981, and OBE in 2000. But only the two highest honors list KBE/DBE and GBE allow for the title of Sir or Dame. The British crown can directly award a Knight Bachelor to British citizens which allows for the title of Sir or Dame directly.
I think it was on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories that Chris admitted that he wasn’t supposed to land on his stomach like that. The way they were supposed to end it is actually in this video in the practice scene. Still a mesmerising and unforgettable performance :)
This is a brilliant documentary it sends shivers up and down my spine so awesome. Something so magical so perfect ....no one will ever compare !!!!!!!!xxxxxxx
their dance-bolero is the pinnacle of pairs free dance and set the 'line in the ice' that all others need to surpass to be called great; two chances- slim and no chance...
I remember seeing this when it happened (I was turning 35 yrs old in two weeks) - and I remember being absolutely and totally SHOCKED to my core at this piece. I was reminded of Toller Cranston (fellow Canadian) who also changed the face of skating. And I remember that once the shock had passed, and I realised what I had witnessed - I was hollering with absolute delight !! And they were both so warm and lovely and totally endearing - with a lovely sense of humour. Who could not fall in love with them ?!?
I'm 70 and I remember this SO well. It was so spectacular and new/unique that you knew it was greatness. They brought a new level to the sport and they should be so proud. Princess Anne was so gracious and proud for the UK as well. BTW: it was so much easier to watch the Olympics back then, no streaming or having to pay. That is one show that should be available live without having to pay or get a particular channel. Thank You T & D, you brought such joy and respect to yourselves and to your homeland.
You cannot get any further away from Knottingham than Clovis New Mexico - I was 15 and remember sitting in the tiny living room of my grandmother's house in Clovis watching skating and my grandmother; a rancher's wife, cry - she didn't cry but did on this day.
One of the things I took from this clip was where Torvill says the teacher took them to the ice rink off her own back. It must have seemed like such a little thing to that teacher at the time and yet small acts of kindness in providing opportunities to people can be so transformative. I do find it sad that such initiative these days would be frowned upon and it leaves you wondering if we have made a society where such exceptionalism is now beyond our children's reach.
Grow Insane ??? People help other people nowadays too. All the time. The "moral police issue" (which is annoying but has more to do with things you say in public than anything else) is completely separate from that. Old people always whine that people used to be kinder "back in the day" and that it was "safer back then" when by every objective measure that's demonstrably false. Aaaah dementia. One day you'll probably get me too.
@@maureenleigh4724 I was a school bus driver when one of my 9 yo fell over and cut her knee, I pulled over, got out my First Aid kit and cleaned and bandage the bloody wound, after tendering my assurances that you won't die from infection, we got on our way. I tell you, the bush telegraph is a lot damn quicker than email, by the time I got back to the depot, all hell broke loose. DID YOU TOUCH THE CHILD? Well, of course I did, her knee was bleeding all over the floor, she was upset and in pain, got out my Companies First Aid Kit, (you know, the kits you supplied two years ago, to administer to the kids) and bandage her up DID YOU TOUCH THE CHILD? Whatttt, are you deaf, I just told you what I did, YES, I TOUCHED THE CHILD, I put a damn band aid across her knee, what are the First Aid Kits for? Decoration? YOUR'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH THE CHILD, she was bleeding all over the floor and down her leg (should not have said that said that) DOWN HER LEG, DID YOU TOUCH HER LEG? Well, the cotton bandage wasn't going to do it, Cathy (the child) wasn't going to do it, so I did it, I wiped up the blood off her leg an knee and applied a band aid & Dettol antiseptic. Thus I was reported to the Dept. of Transport for touching a child, I was reprimanded, given a lecture on child endangerment, given another lecture of the things I can and can't do with a child, blah blah blah. As soon as I got back onto my bus, I tossed out the First Aid Kit, let the bastards bleed, I don't care anymore, actually I still do, but I won't be giving First Aid to anyone else from now on, up yours Wisely's, bloody WANKERS
I remember that dance like it was yesterday. My mother and I were so enamored by the creative choreography and beauty of their skating. We saw them in person in San Francisco in ‘84 and just could not believe how amazing they were. Thank you for bringing joy and beauty to our lives!!
Beside all the craft and perfection, mind the power of Ravel's music behind. It's as if it was written genuinely for that moment in history of the mankind- I truely feel that way
I saw this performance in 1984. I held my breath. It was so beautiful.
38 years and still the most magnificent skating I have seen in the past 50 years!
I agree.
I took a neighbour and my daughter to see them in Brisbane Australia!
I found it just mesmerising after all these years
I'm now eighty three, I watch this performance live on television and was so moved I was brought to tears of joy! Every once in a while I replay this and no matter, I am always brought to tears of joy. Thank you torvel and Dean for such a gift.
@aldron70, I watch the Bolero routine every Feb 14 and slip back to that day... And become young again. We may not know each other but we are kindred spirits, rising out of our walkers, leaving our attendants behind and flying, just like Jane and Chris.
I still feel overwhelmed by emotion when I watch them skate
1: what they make look effortless is incredibly difficult to do.
2. I feel really old now.
3: My mum cried when the 6.0’s came up 🇬🇧
Great upload, thank you 👏🏻
Unlikely we will ever see such brilliance again,absolutely breathtaking,well done guys,TORVIL and DEAN no doubt will remain champions that will be remembered and revered always for their outstanding performances that held us all in awe every time they stepped onto the ice.WOW WOW WOW..
ABSOLUTELY EXQUISITE ❤ NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN 💕💕💕 Thank You Jane & Christopher For The Most Beautiful Amazing Enthralling ICE SKATING EVER!! I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF YOUR PERFORMANCE & I CAN WATCH IT OVER & OVER AGAIN. What Joy you have given to Us ALL. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💐💐💐💐💐💐💐. NOTHING & NO ONE CAN EVER MATCH YOUR BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE. I was Enthralled Back Then & I Still get that Magic Feeling Every Time I Watch You Both On The Ice. 🥂🍾💐❤❤❤❤🎶💯
Never since has there ever been an ICE DANCE as fabulous as theirs. STRAIGHT 6’s across the board. Nobody will ever top what they have done...EVER...no matter who has won since.
It was the most beautiful dance in ICE HISTORY .....no one had ever done this before ❤❤❤🇨🇦
I remember watching them dance on skates, and was completely caught up in their lovely, sensual performance which didn't seem like a performance to me! I've never forgotten them, even now, when I am 82! They were, and are the epitome of grace and beauty! 💜⛸️
SHARON SHNEYER, I agree with your sentiments completely, and I'm almost 65. I will save this to watch another time, when I have more time lol.
It was magic; a rare thing in this world. I always get emotional watching their pieces.
(38) years ago and their performances STILL move my heart. 👏🏽❤️👏🏽❤️
The absolute best routine and music by a fabulous dancing couple. I've watched Bolero many times and just love it. Brilliant performance!!
Here we are nearly 40 years on and it still brings tears to the eyes.
For me, one of the greatest, most iconic visual moments of the 20th Century, or any century.
I was privileged to be one of the 26 million, in the U.K. who, along with my family sat down and watched the whole thing.
They are still the best ever in 2024. No other couple has come even close. Thank you for a great video!❤
I saw this at the time and was in awe. This was a once in a lifetime moment when one is astounded by the greatest ice dance performance in history. They came, they danced, they conquered! They wore the colors of royalty and to me have been British Royalty ever since.
There will never, ever be another Torvill and Dean.
they brought a new level of dance and it was spectacular !!
I agree, I cried through most if it.
@@cynthiagraves7947 So did I. Please see Carly Bishop's new 2021 TND videos. I think you will enjoy them. Viva Torvill and Dean!
I do rember this - I beleve it was not long after The movie 10 came out with Ravels Bolero as it's main soundrack. Torville and Dean gave it grace
Every time I hear Bolero played I can see this performance in my head. No skater should ever skate to this again because it just looks wrong. Thank You for the perfect moment.
It's the total perfection, not a moment, not a single second out of time, in every way possible, as planned, .....utterly, profoundly perfect.. The level of technical difficulty has changed, but this routine, and the performance, has never been matched.
I agree. They PERFORMED a routine, not just got through tricks. True artistry.
No matter how many times I watch this performance by Tovill and Dean,I still get enraptured just like the first time I watched when I was 15 years old. Perfection on ice!
Torvill & Dean ' Changed ' Ice Dance Forever ! Thank you Jayne & Christopher : ))
I'm 53 and remember this performance like it was yesterday. Love from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA!!
The greatest ice dance routine in history. And I know because I have seen ‘em ALL! Bravo Torvill and Dean and thank you.
I remember watching this live. What they had done had never been done before, a phenomenal performance. They were truly amazing!
Same here.
Yes I was watching live.
It was the most beautiful and perfect performance probably in any forum ever!! Almost 40 yrs later, their performance still brings me to celebratory tears! I feel like I'M special, because I saw it as it was performed, not a rebroadcast! How do you improve perfection?!! It leaves me forever inspired!! Thank you Jayne and Chris!
So lucky!
Those two are poetry in motion May we see much more of them in the years to come
How i miss my homeland Yugoslavia...I will never forget how proud we were to have Olympics hosted in Sarajevo!Only 8 years from there began the siege of this beautiful city and all of those buildings were destroyed.I will never forget Jayne and Christopher,they were absolutely PERFECT!!!No one will ever come close!Thank you for this amazing documentary that brought to me beautiful memories of my younger days.I was only 18😁Sending love to all the fans of this incredible couple❤🌹🖐🖐🖐🖐
Maggie 210 it is so sad... But Sarajevo olympics lives on in so many memories. 💜
strangely enough one of the first things that came to my mind when the war broke out and Sarajevo was destroyed was the Boléro and how sad it was that the place where T&D won the gold medal didn’t exist anymore
@@onkelgreifenklau Torvill and Dean performed their Olympic 1994 Bolero exhibition as a tribute to the people of Sarajevo, then they returned in 2014 to the actual arena and performed it again, 30 years later and. In their mid 50s!!
DorvillTean Thank you for your information! They are still amazing and a sheer joy to watch!
Maggie 210 8
34 years after and still the best Ice Dance routine and one of the best moments in Olympic history !!!
Indeed! For many years preceding this performance and many years after, I
faithfully watched the figure skating world.
Torvill & Dean's performance was, to me, so transcendent that I thought (and hoped!) that it would ultimately change pairs skating, and, to some degree, singles skating.
Unfortunately, it did not.
Which is not to say that I think that what happens currently is bad. It's just that that I loved the idea of taking a single piece of music and allowing it's development to meet all the skating requirements that are needed. Torvill and Dean were ahead of the curve in so many ways
AbsoFreaknLutely ❣️ THE 🎖️🎉 BEST 🎶 🌟
Ditto, completely agree
I completely agree and agree to all the replies xx
@@gilliansimpson1241 yes. Torvill and Dean are simply the best ice dancers EVER!!!!! Their routines were so good one could not look away for a second or you missed some great, new move. Still love to watch their wonderful dances today. Thanks Jane and Chris for all the wonderful memories
A great documentary about a perfect day. Bolero still remains the best free dance in the history of figure skating.
Ice dancing, not figure skating.
Nobody better than they were that day. Perfect 6.0 across the board. Nobody has scored perfect scores before or since Chris and Jane. Could watch them all day.
The song of India...was beautiful
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My friends can attest to how I have been obsessed over this performance for years. To me, it's just so beautiful and a great expression from both of them. So glad to come across this special.
Torvill and Dean live on in my memory as the most romantic ice dancers I've ever seen. Thank you all so much!
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3 events in my lifetime that made me say GOAT 1. Secretariat at the 73 Belmont Stakes to win the Triple Crown. 2. Marvin Gaye singing the Star Spangled Banner at the 83 NBA All-Star Game and 3. Torvill and Dean 84 Winter Olympics. Their performance was so good they should have won the pairs as well.
Since then nobody ever matched them on ice and I have feeling nobody will! Their talent and smooth moves, choreography...everything is just perfect not only in Bolero but in every performance! Thank you!
Sehara Well maybe emotionally for you. That's fair enough. Technically they've been smashed and arguably artistically as well... sooo. I love them mind you, but this was ages ago. So they don't have to be unsurpassed.
Absolutely Sehara!
100% agree, my fave skaters ever!
Actually Gorrdeeva and grinkova outshown them every time prior but, I agree they were great in their own right
@@caitlinbflaherty Yes they were except for the fact that they were pairs skaters, not ice dancers like Torvill and Dean.
I will never forget seeing it live...Goose bumps!
I was born and bred in England, I came to America in 1970 and absolutely loved it here. I met my wonderful husband here and he came all the way back to England to marry me. I have lived here ever since, and became a citizen in 1982. I cheered on Torville and Dean for
Great Britain they were wonderful. I cried as much as any British Subject when they skated Bolero and won the Gold Medal. I will
never forget that incredible time for as long as I live. Jane
I recall paying a floor mate at college to VHS this routine for me as my parents would not buy a VCR and do it for me. I knew I would buy a VCR one day so I could play this routine & watch it again & again. LOL. Later bought the professional VHS version and now......look at all the you tube I can watch with it. A routine for eternity. So glad we have the technology to preserve it and re-view. It was & is electric. This is a wonderful video to watch. Thank you for posting.
No worries you’re welcome
I watched this live stayed up late. The names will never be forgotten Torvill & Dean . . . . & Bolero. Thank you for your gift as one and the movement so bold yet subtle. Truly amazing!!!
For me, this was the greatest Olympic moment of all time!
Bill Christie0 Great
Will be a day I'll never forget, 35 years later and still get goosebumps watching this amazing routine
This routine was absolutely mesmerising at the time and to this day. I'm not a skater but I've watched the Bolero many times. Thank you for a great doc.
You’re welcome
Chris is sooo neat to want the guards side by side..it means a lot that he felt they were together n nothing could disturb that relationship! awesome!
I saw it then, more than 34 years ago and I've seen it at least a dozen times since then and I must say the dance still looks breathtaking. It's unmatched in the history of ice skating.
watched this prior to the Olympics. Thought it was the greatest performance ever, and all these years later I still do. This is what ice dancing should be. It was so beautiful to watch. I will never forget it.
Closest... Meyrl Davis and Charlie White. USA..
None better before or since. I never get tired of watching them skate.
You should watch Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.. ... they are incredible too
@@gemscott3003 like the original poster says (which I fully agree with)... 'none better before or since'. stop trying to mislead people who came to watch the vanguard that was Torvill and Dean
@@gemscott3003 I should watch them to see how they compare. Maybe they are as good, but it is difficult to imagine. Torvil and Dean were magic when they skated together. They were each talented, but there was an alchemy that occurred when they were together. I saw them skate live twice, and I will never forget that feeling.
chubbyflower WoW, @Gem Ma is just trying to recommend another pair of skaters!! What is wrong with that?(and you.....!)😖 Get a life!🥱
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Indeed, there is such a thing as Perfection and it was recorded for all the world to see... and remember. Thank you Jayne and Christopher for sharing the imperishable radiance of your spirits that day... with all of us.
I'm still enraptured with "that" performance- ... music, costume, Torvill+Dean... superb.
I remember seeing their winning 6 across the board routine and they deservedly earned it! They are still The king and queen of ice dancing! They changed the style and elegance of the sport forever😘
Even the best with the sound turned off.
I still consider them the BEST of all time!!❤
And they're so beautifully " down to earth" .Their humble nature makes them all the more deserving of all their wins.
Watched this the first time as a young teen... breathtaking then, breathtaking now. They set the standard for me.
Excited to relive this moment in Olympic history. I got goosebumps then and yes, now. Havent seen anyone outdo this couple.
Just love Torvill and Dean, how can anyone not admire such longevity and dedication to the Craft and innovation of the Art? We owe them a debt of gratitude! Thank you both for all you've done for the Art!
Love torvill and dean they are always brilliant
What a joy, a pleasant interview, after so many years, very interesting.. to see and hear them now.
My absolutely favorite ice skating moment ever. Never to be forgotten!
I can watch them over and over again. I remember watching them live that day. It was incredible. Was so lucky to see it
All the positive sentiments here are echoed by me, but I think that added to all that - as a working-class person myself - we loved them because they were so down to earth, no airs and graces. Lovely, very special, people.
Even if I am not British and not living in UK any more, I am so proud of T&D and have been a huge fan of them for many decades, 40 years already.
I am still overwhelmed everytime I watch their performance.
They absolutely are legends and the best of the bests
It’s one of those unique moments in sport. Nothing like this was ever seen before and no one has ever be to match it since!
Just like Secretariat at the Belmont Stakes
The closest for me is Jason Brown with his River Dance routine.
They were, they are the absolute best Ice Dancers. No one else can even come close to them. And I believe they will always be the best.
How wonderful to relive a moment of perfection. I was twenty six years old when I watched this performance. Seeing it this way brings it back. Well done.
Absolutely the epitome of ice dancing! So magnificent!
What a wonderful documentary. I could feel their chemistry.
A lovely and legendary couple.
Well I am a 79 yr old guy that has been watching these two since the early 80s, Every time I watch them skate to Bolero I tear up. What is wrong with those 138 people. They have been together longer than most married people.
What 138 people?
The most incredible performance in any Olympics I ever watched from the 60s on.
We are fortunate to have lived these days with them. They made my whole body goosepimple when they danced.
My favorites! Ever since “The Hat Trick” skate, I have been a life-long fan! That was amazing! Greatest of all time!
I cannot count the number of times I have seen this performance and every time I am astounded at the sheer beauty of their performance. Thank you for uploading this video. No doubt I shall watch it again with the same enjoyment. :)
Breathtaking then unmatched to this day....Congratulations to Torvill and Dean!
Their performance still brings tears to my eyes. Absolutely brilliant.
what pure joy to see this again this morning. I will never forget it. There have been beautiful skating moments over the years, but this will always be the routine that is etched in my mind as the the most beautiful in every way.
I’ll never forget this magical pair 💞
One of the greatest skates I've ever seen. Thanks to Torvill and Dean for sharing this glimpse back into how things were. Brilliant, just Brilliant.
Saw this magical ice dancing pair live in Pittsburgh--supreme beauty, just like at the Olympics. What a privilege.
Me too... Once in 1997 and then again in 1998 with Stars on Ice
I remember watching it live. I get goosebumps still…
Will never forget that choreography! Loved the rawness at the end where Christopher is "throwing" Jayne around like a rag doll. What a moment in sports history.
I remember watching Torvill & Dean skating Bolero during the 1984 Olympics. No ice dancing performance has ever come close to the magnificence, beauty and brilliance of this gold medal ice dance. I loved it then and still love it now in 2024.
Absolute perfection.❤❤❤❤❤
First saw them when they skated in the USA Winter Olympics all those years ago.I followed them until they stopped competing. They are still the ALL TIME CHAMPIONS in my opinion!! Love them still!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I watched them in Australia when I was a teenager and fell in love with them..Still remember it clearly to this day.
I am not at all British or close, but I loved them and wanted them to win. They did it, with a legendary routine. Thank you Jane and Chris! Thank you for the upload!
*Jayne
Talk, talk… i always yawn when i'm interested!
A magical moment in time .Amazing .😢😢💕💕💕💕🙏🙏
Today i have a MAC . am 78yrs. English live in South of France and am seeing for the .First time this Deeply Emotional video of Torvill and Dean .Absolutely fabulous . They are interesting to listen to so many years after; sharing all "behind scene" thoughts, feelings, Emotions. One would have thought ,as most people did . They were in love. ! Nice to see Ann involved. Thank you for this insight of such a special event.
They had a sort of love, the kind where you work/play together for so long and so intimately that you can achieve perfect synchrony of mood and movement. It's more rare than sexual love. Virtue and Moir also have it.
Man, they've aged well! He's hotter than ever! And she's still a fox! And so are the other ice dancers and coaches from that British Olympic team! What's in the water over there? They all look great!! Btw, I remember watching their performance when I was a young teenager and remember being mesmerized and transfixed. Ice dancing has come a long way since then, especially technically, yet this performance will live on forever in the annals of ice skating and Olympic history as being one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, of all time!!!
Yes, beyond ice dancing, a singular, spectacular ice-skating event in any Olympics.
I understand what Chris meant about skating, the feeling of freedom as you're going round the ice. I started going at 14, shortly after a rink was built here in Sheffield and loved it. These two will never be surpassed where ice dancing is concerned. They seemed to skate like one person split in two, so much in time together.
Just beautiful. I remember watching this as a young teenager and thinking wow!! Still does the same to me today. Goose bumps and still wonderful...
I'd never seen this programme before...brilliant memories...they were amazing and still are ! X ❤❤❤❤
I was 8. It takes me right back to how I felt watching with my mum. How beautiful they looked and how exciting it was. I cried then, I still cry now. So soppy. 😆
It's OK that you cried then -- and now.
The most best ice skating dance couples in their era, they are very talented ! The cheography was so beautiful and they executed it perfectly !
They are such lovely genuine people..the greatest talents maybe ever in all of figure skating not just ice dance & yet they sound like they can't believe people wanted to toast them after they won Gold..& Jayne saying a cup of tea & go to bed..lol gotta love them!
Our Olympic couple that made history, I remember watching it live as ice skating was one of things that I used to be interested to watch. I still remember watching their Olympic dance live and with the music it was breathtaking.
such talent and skill. still beautiful after thirty years.
I’ve watched this performance so many times and I’ve only just noticed that when they slide to lay down Chris face actually bounces off the ice at 48:38 that’s got to have hurt! Why these two legends haven’t been given a Dame and Knighthood I’ll never know! They’ve done so much for young people long before they became well known to younger generations because of DOI they set up so many charities and programs to help others, yet they’ve only been given OBE when a lot of others who’ve got Knighthoods and Dame-hoods haven’t done half the work these two have.
Both Jane Torville and Christopher Dean were honored with an MBE in 1981, and OBE in 2000. But only the two highest honors list KBE/DBE and GBE allow for the title of Sir or Dame. The British crown can directly award a Knight Bachelor to British citizens which allows for the title of Sir or Dame directly.
Well I’m blown, you’re right you know! I never noticed that before, what on smack that was too.
I think it was on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories that Chris admitted that he wasn’t supposed to land on his stomach like that. The way they were supposed to end it is actually in this video in the practice scene. Still a mesmerising and unforgettable performance :)
This is a brilliant documentary it sends shivers up and down my spine so awesome. Something so magical so perfect ....no one will ever compare !!!!!!!!xxxxxxx
Beautiful video. Phenominal skating. I remember it well. Couldn't take my eyes off them then, and still can't today when they skate this dance.
They are true champions,two great people,the very best of England.
40 years later, it still makes me cry! I never get bored of watching! Fantastic
their dance-bolero is the pinnacle of pairs free dance and set the 'line in the ice' that all others need to surpass to be called great; two chances- slim and no chance...
I remember seeing this when it happened (I was turning 35 yrs old in two weeks) - and I remember being absolutely and totally SHOCKED to my core at this piece. I was reminded of Toller Cranston (fellow Canadian) who also changed the face of skating. And I remember that once the shock had passed, and I realised what I had witnessed - I was hollering with absolute delight !! And they were both so warm and lovely and totally endearing - with a lovely sense of humour. Who could not fall in love with them ?!?
I'm 70 and I remember this SO well. It was so spectacular and new/unique that you knew it was greatness. They brought a new level to the sport and they should be so proud. Princess Anne was so gracious and proud for the UK as well. BTW: it was so much easier to watch the Olympics back then, no streaming or having to pay. That is one show that should be available live without having to pay or get a particular channel. Thank You T & D, you brought such joy and respect to yourselves and to your homeland.
You cannot get any further away from Knottingham than Clovis New Mexico - I was 15 and remember sitting in the tiny living room of my grandmother's house in Clovis watching skating and my grandmother; a rancher's wife, cry - she didn't cry but did on this day.
Sheer brilliance! Amazing, well deserved and record breaking.
Until Torvill and Dean Bolero I didn't know Ice Dancing even existed. They rocked the world of ice skating.
it was a dream for us, we didn't believe what we saw... Congratulations Torvill and Dean! Thanks so much...
I really enjoyed this documentary ❤️
okay, they got the princess royal to also be interviewed? that shows you how important this achievement was.
I believe T&D were knighted by the crown.
Skipping church (Zoom church) to watch this this morning... again!!!😍
One of the things I took from this clip was where Torvill says the teacher took them to the ice rink off her own back. It must have seemed like such a little thing to that teacher at the time and yet small acts of kindness in providing opportunities to people can be so transformative. I do find it sad that such initiative these days would be frowned upon and it leaves you wondering if we have made a society where such exceptionalism is now beyond our children's reach.
Very sad this present society has chains around people for fear of moral police
Grow Insane ??? People help other people nowadays too. All the time. The "moral police issue" (which is annoying but has more to do with things you say in public than anything else) is completely separate from that. Old people always whine that people used to be kinder "back in the day" and that it was "safer back then" when by every objective measure that's demonstrably false. Aaaah dementia. One day you'll probably get me too.
@@maureenleigh4724 I was a school bus driver when one of my 9 yo fell over and cut her knee, I pulled over, got out my First Aid kit and cleaned and bandage the bloody wound, after tendering my assurances that you won't die from infection, we got on our way.
I tell you, the bush telegraph is a lot damn quicker than email, by the time I got back to the depot, all hell broke loose.
DID YOU TOUCH THE CHILD? Well, of course I did, her knee was bleeding all over the floor, she was upset and in pain, got out my Companies First Aid Kit, (you know, the kits you supplied two years ago, to administer to the kids) and bandage her up
DID YOU TOUCH THE CHILD? Whatttt, are you deaf, I just told you what I did, YES, I TOUCHED THE CHILD, I put a damn band aid across her knee, what are the First Aid Kits for? Decoration? YOUR'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH THE CHILD, she was bleeding all over the floor and down her leg (should not have said that said that) DOWN HER LEG, DID YOU TOUCH HER LEG? Well, the cotton bandage wasn't going to do it, Cathy (the child) wasn't going to do it, so I did it, I wiped up the blood off her leg an knee and applied a band aid & Dettol antiseptic.
Thus I was reported to the Dept. of Transport for touching a child, I was reprimanded, given a lecture on child endangerment, given another lecture of the things I can and can't do with a child, blah blah blah.
As soon as I got back onto my bus, I tossed out the First Aid Kit, let the bastards bleed, I don't care anymore, actually I still do, but I won't be giving First Aid to anyone else from now on, up yours Wisely's, bloody WANKERS
Nanny state ... we're over-regulated to the point that there's very little room for inspiration to express itself
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My sentimental favorite ice dance performance of all time. Still brings me to tears.
I remember that dance like it was yesterday. My mother and I were so enamored by the creative choreography and beauty of their skating. We saw them in person in San Francisco in ‘84 and just could not believe how amazing they were. Thank you for bringing joy and beauty to our lives!!
Beside all the craft and perfection, mind the power of Ravel's music behind. It's as if it was written genuinely for that moment in history of the mankind- I truely feel that way