TORVILL & DEAN - BOLERO - 1984 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (inc Medals & Anthem)

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Here are the magnificent Torvill & Dean performing their iconic Bolero routine for the very last time in an amateur competition, at the World Figure Skating Championships in Ottawa, Canada in March 1984. Sorry the quality isn't great but it's the best I have. I just copied it from one of my old VHS tapes of various stuff I recorded from the TV in the 1980's. Torvill & Dean actually scored an extra 6 for this performance than they did at the Olympics, which was a new record. The clip also shows them receiving their medals and them standing for the national anthem at the end.
As always I don't claim any copyright whatsoever for this clip. If anyone involved in it isn't happy with my uploading it please let me know and I will remove it. I just want to share the Torvill & Dean love for fellow fans to enjoy. :)

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@savannahdockins6361 4 года назад

35+ years later it is still an unbeatable performance

@_Nadya_nikonova 4 года назад

'll.

@colleenhoover7117 4 года назад

So true!

@watchman9-meetingintheclou592 4 года назад

That is true! Love from Serbia😇💓

@wendyfairclothnorwood4376 3 года назад

Yep! Unforgettable!!!

@victorottobumbavictor1924 3 года назад

Same here.

@barbaragarner6345 Год назад

In almost the past 40 years, I don't think this iconic ice dancing routine has ever been matched or surpassed.

@ТатьянаВасильева-ч2г Год назад

Так же как танго Кумпарсита Пахомовой и Горшкова - неповторимые!

@E-Kat 2 года назад

No pointless skating around the ring; every second is filled with beautifully choreographed and flawlessly executed moves. It was emotional perfection. 👍

@colinburns9736 Год назад

A masterpiece. Choreography. Execution. Audience reaction. Commentary. And of course, the music. A masterpiece. Bravo.

@amyg8249 Год назад

It's truly incredible

@nikkif4706 2 года назад

Wasn't born then, and comparing this to 2022, it's still absolutely stunning. Even with all the tricks today, I haven't seen a couple so perfectly in sync and what they did does not appear that easy in comparison to today's standard either. Well deserved.

@peterwilliamskelhorn6675 6 месяцев назад

@nikkif4706 i wasn't born in 84 either but my mum remembers Torvill and Dean winning for bolero. Shes a ice skating fan anyway and they've got new fans all thanks to dancing on ice. My mum watched Robin Cousins Karen Barber and Nicky Slater skating then i watched them on DOI

@sooskevington6144 Год назад

I remember being amazed when I saw this in 1984, but I'd forgotten just how breathtaking it was. So glad to have seen it again.

@susanbutler3102 2 года назад

2022 and this performance is outstanding-perfection.

@chrispainter827 2 года назад

Fun fact: they cheated a wee bit with the music. The segment from Bolero (4 mins 28) was too long to fit the time allowed for the skate (4 minutes), but neither could it be abridged successfully and keep the tempo. So they trawled the rule book and found when the clock officially started, which was when the blades touch the ice. So for the first 30 seconds, the actual blades are kept clear. The judging and the clock start the moment Torvill's lowered onto her feet, giving them 4 minutes to skate and blow the world away.

@jaxcoss5790 2 месяца назад

So they didn't cheat.....

@larryau3138 Год назад

I remember seeing this on TV when it happened 39 years ago. I will never forget it as the finest example of 2 people being in perfect sync. Two people acting as one. I will always think of Jane and Dean being the best of the best for all this time. Fantastic. I was a pleasure that will be never be replaced. Thank you.

@jerananelms1760 2 года назад

I remember watching this in 1984 and still today I found myself holding my breath. WOW

@celestewinters6698 2 года назад

I agree with you. I think I held my breath for the 4-minute performances well. And you noticed that no one clapped during the performance because it was just so captivating it took you on a ride emotional ride and told a story.

@ychaps 2 года назад

I remember watching this and thinking that no one would ever top this performance, and all these years later I don't believe anyone has....absolute magic .

@timeforthinkers7418 2 года назад

It is this day as it was in 1984 - thrilling, beautiful, moving, flawless. There was a grace & dignity, as well as strength and beauty, to the performance these two wonderful artists gave. It was and still is stunning.

@juliebatten3809 Год назад

I loved watching this. What you have to remember is how different it was at the time. Nobody skated to just one piece of music or told a story. It really changed ice dancing. It was a masterpiece.

@davidkavanagh8175 2 года назад

I'm 53 years old and I still get a lump in my throat watching it. Just perfect

@zelmabotha1880 2 года назад

2022 and it is still an awesome performance.

@dennislouie 6 месяцев назад

40 years later and it is still perfection!

@stuartgarfatth1448 5 месяцев назад

What they did will always be perfection.

@sheilagraham8543 10 месяцев назад

I’m now 83 years old and remember how touched my husband and were watching this epic skating experience . Not just the beautiful skating but the incredible passion and emotional closeness of of Torvil and Dean.

@davidkavanagh9551 Год назад

I'm a rough arse builder and I've watched this 100 times. I remember watching it when they won 🏆

@oli720-oli Год назад

Absolute perfection. There will NEVER EVER be any other couple that will match them. Haunting music, stunning performance. Get goosebumps everytime. ❤❤❤

@wrghty 5 месяцев назад

It's still iconic. Anyone who doesn't get it or doesn't appreciate it need to be on their way. These two put so much heart, creativity, grace and depth into this performance

@WendyGatt-dw6qb 4 месяца назад

I agree, Jayne and Chris were and still are the best ice dancers the world has ever had and will ever have. Others have been good but nobody, absolutely NOBODY will ever beat them and this routine. Watching it in 2024 I feel as emotional as I did watching it live in 1984. This I'm sure 🎉will still be getting watched in another 40 years and will still be fantastic then.

@julieannejoolz 3 года назад

2021 and I can still remember seeing this as it happened and I was spellbound then as I am now. The best routine the World has ever seen, nobody could beat that, impeccable timing, so much emotion in their movements and so beautifully executed. 😍 ❤💯🙏

@susyward581 Год назад

Watching in February 2023 ❤️

@vikingsong2068 Год назад

Me too..

@charlottebelieves285 Год назад

Same. And it's still as beautiful as I remember.

@erikakirkbride1485 Год назад

Even after having seen this numerous times, I'm still entranced by their elegance and precision

@andyscorner101 2 года назад

Without a doubt their performance was then, and stands today as absolutely the most romantic, most sensual dance ever completed on ice anywhere in the world. Truly the greatest ice skating duo of all time. Perfection personified.

@caroldouglas2440 Год назад

You understand the connection, emotion, interpretation of the dance. It makes me cry . I love it.

@memoir4you 2 года назад

Watching it again on valentines day 2022. It's timeless .

@MaryJeffries-kx5kd Год назад

Their unison is unmatched. What an incredible performance!

@joseywales1150 Год назад

Aaaaaaamen!!

@jayde1708 2 года назад

I'm sure I had known of Bolero previously, but this performance burnt it into my brain and has been my favourite classical piece ever since.

@candlelight3232 2 года назад

I've been watching this freestyle since 1984 on Valentine's Day, ( the day they became Olympic champions with 9 x 6,0 ). 38 years later this is still as stunning as it was then....And the Bolero I listen at least once a week.....

@zacktong8105 3 года назад

It was the most stunning performance I have ever seen, now almost 40 years later it remains the all time classic!

@beverlyb1033 2 года назад

Yes the best 40 years later still the best dance skater's.

@terrifleischer9915 2 года назад

I have loved them from the beginning. I watched this in 1984 and was mesmerized then, but even more today. They are the best ice dancers ever!

@darbecker6358 2 года назад

All these years later, this performance still brings tears to my eyes. It was the most beautiful performance in ice dancing then and it still is now. Beautiful.

@caroldouglas2440 Год назад

Me too♥️

@joanhughes7742 Год назад

Me, too❤

@anafranco3321 Год назад

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@lizziebkennedy7505 Год назад

Yes, forever. I sat watching live, in 1984.such an honour to see it live.

@darbecker6358 Год назад

I saw them live years later in Madison, WI. It was such a pleasure to watch grace on ice.

@orenbyrd 2 года назад

No one has yet to match the beauty, drama,artistry, fluidity & professionalism that they did. I was awestruck then & its still so wonderful to watch now!

@gblan Год назад

This will never get old. A timeless classic to be sure.

@kayhough228 3 года назад

How could anyone give this video tthumbs down. There will never be ice dancers like them.

@suzibikerbabe8073 4 года назад

Their performance is still iconic. Notice what this also has over performances today? No commentator talking while they performed. I've contacted the stations to ask that no one speak during a performance but they ignore it. They need to watch this and see how much better it is, how superior an experience, without announcers yattering throughout.

@GroupieImp64 4 года назад

Yes! Let the performers perform, uninterrupted! :D

@sarahlou40 3 года назад

I totally agree. Such a beautiful experience of connection that you never feel with current performances.

@elizabethroberts9117 3 года назад

So Perfect, All These Years Later, I Still Cried At The End!

@slobodanreka1088 3 года назад

They knew how to do things in the 80s.

@deborahlearman6009 2 года назад

I so agree! I was watching my fav cooking vlog…this Asian woman has the most infectious laughter, the cutest giggle…her mom has a hilarious-attitude….someone on their production team (*I think I know his name), started adding music….NOOOOOoooo! I said please NOooooo! Please “____”, I can’t hear her words or giggles! I remembered his name from a prior vlog, so I used his name….I don’t know if he stopped permanently or not, but, I watch daily.

@stellabaker4535 2 года назад

I just watched this again. And I’m still astounded. They danced on ice . Still the best ever ever. Truly the GOAT.

@jodybruch829 2 года назад

Still watching them today like it’s the first time. Still the best.

@lizvickers7156 2 года назад

2022 and it's still the best ice dance routine ever. Nothing has or will ever beat this performance in my view. Breathtaking performance. ❤️

@allenkramer2143 6 месяцев назад

Just turned 64. I was 24 when I saw this performance during the Olympics. 40 years later, I still sit with my head in my hands, in awe.🫶🫶

@ymfg9004 2 года назад

I had forgotten just how beautiful, graceful and enchanting this performance really was. For me there has been no other ice skating routine to match it over the last 40 years. Thank you for presenting it xx

@davidblegen5182 2 года назад

Greatest Ice Dancer duo of all time!! I have watched this performance so many times and it is always new and fresh!

@Tatiana-yp2bk 2 года назад

38 years later… Incredible.

@absolutetruthgirl Год назад

Saw it live and knew immediately they were golden. Still watching in 2023 and no one has ever come close to matching their perfection.

@gsue33 6 месяцев назад

2024...brings me back to when I was 15 and my mom, a dance instructor, said she would kill us (my brother also) if we spoke during this performance. No chance dear mom, we were equally captivated. ❤

@cinemaipswich4636 10 месяцев назад

40 years later it is still a magnificent performance.

@Jimmersaunt 2 года назад

I love how the commentators just stayed quiet and let the viewing audience just enjoy this beautiful performance. I wish they’d do that for every skating performance. Oh and Torville and Dean completely made Bolero their music. Whenever you hear it you think of them right away!

@evelynwilson1566 10 месяцев назад

I remember watching at my grannie' s house. I would have been 9. This is still one of the most beautiful pieces of art I have ever seen. I feel privileged to have seen it.

@angelafinley6098 2 года назад

38 years ago you would think it was yesterday

@davidkavanagh9551 Год назад

I'm a football and rugby player but I've watched this about 50 times just brilliant 👏

@sallymjmj750 Год назад

That’s awesome!

@angr3819 2 года назад

Hard to believe this was almost 4 decades ago. I remember it as if it were yesterday. No much how better any since might seem they cannot be better, because This pair broke the mold and set a far higher bar. All that have come since have ultimately been because of them. They set the style. They are the true and only originals.

@Senpatientulo 2 года назад

37 years later, it is still the best I have ever seen on ice.

@el7jake 2 года назад

"What can one say?" The ice dancing couple and the ice dance that changed the sport forever. Still getting chill from watching.

@robertbeining141 2 года назад

That era of figure skating was so amazing.

@Canuck13 3 года назад

I still get the chills seeing this even after all this time. Beauty and perfection. Visually stunning. I was on a ski trip at Mt. Tremblant, Quebec when I watched this live. I was stunned. Fantastic. This was not the best in the world. This was the best EVER!

@lorrainedennis1042 Год назад

No one will ever skate like these two

@heatherboardman7004 2 года назад

The whole of Britain held its breath when this was televised. Stunning performance

@stacythomas7162 4 года назад

I remember this like it was yesterday. One of the most iconic skating performances of all time. Sublime....

@nw4859 2 месяца назад

I remember watching this live, I was 13 and mesmerised.such a beautiful performance & never seems to date 💓

@sharonforbes162 2 года назад

So very beautiful! Just so very graceful, I loved watching this, in honor of the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics, some 35+ years later.

@bonniebaird4240 3 года назад

There will never be a couple of ice dancers such as these 2 talented people. Don't think anyone else could come close.

@amyg8249 Год назад

I saw this when I was 14 yrs old and it showed me the gorgeousness of humanity

@HenJack-vl5cb 4 года назад

Who is watching in the times of coronavirus???

@langdale55 4 года назад

vpasify I needed to find some ice to bring down my temp.

@marygracehughes7455 4 года назад

@@lynfoote3818 me too

@paulhalpin6301 4 года назад

Stop being such a TROLL- If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all! I for one am watching my childhood here, because of the lockdown. You're obviously VERY young, so why don't you go BUZZ LIGHT YEAR or something?

@langdale55 4 года назад

Paul Halpin well said Paul. Now buzz off youngsters!

@watchman9-meetingintheclou592 3 года назад

Me too

@colmangreen6029 Год назад

I sat up all night watching and waiting for them to perform, and I will never forget it. Still getting goosebumps watching it again.

@aseerose5684 Год назад

I watched it too that night. Still brings tears to my eyes. I count it as one of the few great historic moments I've seen in my life.

@jackieb8265 Год назад

I SAW THIS ON TV WHEN THEY DID IT ORIGINALLY AND EVEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS IT IS STILL THRILLING TO WATCH THEM....SHEER PERFECTION

@AlitleInLuv 2 года назад

Torvill aged 64 and Dean aged 63 still skate like a couple of youngters, they're amazing

@stevesgirl17 3 года назад

More than 30 years later and this is still incredible!

@soniapedder87 2 года назад

They were brilliant. To my knowledge there hasn't been an ice dancing duo to beat them. They are still GB's greatest ever ice dance duo

@sammybubba176 2 года назад

this dance was so unique, so beautiful, and so superbly done, that we were still talking about it in awe over a decade later. with the winter olympics here (2022), i was thinking of it again, and lo and behold, it pops up on my screen. and i am still in awe at the perfection. torvill & dean forever!

@frankseifert99 Год назад

Torvill & Dean are and will always be the only ones for me true and best ice dancing couple in the world ! I keep watching the video and I'm as excited as the first day!

@boogoemama Год назад

Still brings a tear to my eyes

@frankseifert99 Год назад

Yes, I always feel the same way!@@boogoemama

@LadrickHarrison 4 месяца назад

It is undeniably the most beautiful free dance that has ever been performed ever in the history of ice dancing. Greetings from Nottingham, England UK ❤

@doreenlatimer6379 3 года назад

The most beautiful, flawless, fluid performance ever. 2 skating as one. Whole performance so perfect. Purple outfits, Bolero music. Still get goosebumps each time I watch it.

@sandranorman5469 3 года назад

They had to order their costumes redone over a period of 6months.

@philipnewby7768 3 года назад

I remember watching this in 1984. Absolutely magnificent ice dancing. Still love watching it to this day!

@billrea66 3 года назад

Me too .

@isabeld.a.6809 3 года назад

And me

@patriciacrosby5053 2 месяца назад

Just as breath taking now as in the live performance. Great memories ♥️♥️🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸

@booksnbeaches7075 3 года назад

That was truly one of the most beautiful skate performances ever. It was so smooth and elegant. I don't think another performance can ever top that even today.

@normadesmond6017 Год назад

got out of bed for this, in the middle of the night watching those two became one. Magical. Great memories!

@lorrainedennis1042 2 года назад

Watching the 2022 bejing olympics ... there is no one to touch them!

@paulavandieden8609 2 года назад

Amen sister!

@susanrichards7784 2 года назад

I remember watching this it just seems like yesterday

@captbeardy Год назад

It’s still a stunning routine, even 38 years later.

@Muck006 Год назад

Too few know about it ... and the "music" piece.

@ewak.5652 2 года назад

Time passes but this routine is still as mesmerising as it was nearly 40 years ago ! SOOO BEAUTIFUL

@jamierae-7015 2 года назад

THAT is one of THE.greatest of all time...

@elisolomon8741 Год назад

I remember watching this live. They stopped the world with their performance. No one had ever seen anything like it before. And dare I say, since.

@иринаснимщикова-ц6ц 3 года назад

Уже около 40 лет назад была эта программа,как сейчас помню,но меня не покидает ощущение новизны,сложности и современности. Они как бы плетут на льду узоры из тонких кружев и им нет равных!!!!!!!!!!

@melhotpink9394 2 года назад

Wow torvill and dean you guys still rock February 2022 xxxx

@michaeljakob4764 11 месяцев назад

This is the most remarkable performance ever. Music and presentation at the highest possible level. They had class, style but most of all, harmony with the music and as professionals. Never ever seen such a simbiosis ever of competition, culture and passion. I am German and usually watch football.....born 1969. This is a piece of art

@julierussell8876 2 года назад

I recall watching this as a 14!year old and crying, it was and remains the most beautiful ice dancing performance for me ever.

@olgadantes1787 2 года назад

Потому что вам было 14-ть) Так же как и для меня Букин и Бестемьянова)

@bicyclechuck 2 года назад

easily one of skating's greatest moments

@vivdoolan6846 Год назад

I remember watching this as a small girl and being completely mesmerised...... true artistry. Still as good 40 years on !

@wplains Год назад

Beautiful routine. 1984 when the world was still sane…..

@Calliope0954 Год назад

They looked like beautiful swans - perfectly in sync! My Dad loved it!

@HollyDewdop Год назад

The world certainly isn't sane now, but if you think it WAS sane back then, I have a feeling it's probably your nostalgia talking. But this is a beautiful routine, I'm with you there!

@paulaajohnson2597 2 года назад

None of today's clumsy jumping machines can touch this level of skill and grace.

@ElenaVid279 2 года назад

This is ice dance. They are not jumping

@paulaajohnson2597 2 года назад

@@ElenaVid279 They could have jumped in exhibitions if they wanted to. They have infinitely more skill than today's little clods.

@lindahb6181 6 месяцев назад

Hypnotic. This is perfection. Ice dance became an art form with this skate program and has never been achieved since that day.

@jennymoore2083 Год назад

38yrs later and noone has surpassed this amazing performance from Torvill & Dean - Bolero

@user-ke8st8jc1v 7 месяцев назад

Not to take away from Torvill and Dean but when it comes to Russian ice skaters no one can surpass them ,It’s a known fact that the judges were always very unfair to them especially before 1990 during Communist era when in fact Russian had the best training technically and especially artistically.

@jennymoore2083 7 месяцев назад

@@user-ke8st8jc1v wow! I did not know that. Thanks for commenting.

@user-ke8st8jc1v 7 месяцев назад

@@jennymoore2083 I know this for a fact ,the judges always wanted to “ punish “ athletes behind the iron curtain mainly the Russians .If you watch scores you will see the discrepancy. The West always had a problem with the Russians despite the fact that Comunist Russia produced the best ballet,ballroom dancing and ice skaters in the world . The artistry of Russians is like no other .

@jennymoore2083 7 месяцев назад

@@user-ke8st8jc1v all that excellent skill amd they are not globally recognised for it. Thank you.

@user-ke8st8jc1v 7 месяцев назад

@@jennymoore2083 You are welcome !

@terinasargeant138 3 года назад

Just watched Torvill and Dean on itv3 tonight and watching this footage of February 14th 1984 brings tears to my eyes everytime. I'm from Nottingham and to see 2 terrific ice skaters do this as a 10 year old will stick in my mind forever. No one can ever match this pure perfection. I ❤you Jayne and Chris for being the best! 36 years and still counting.x

@tricia4479 2 года назад

Still after all these years, absolutely amazing.

@patriciapalmer1377 2 года назад

They are still breathtaking. 2022.

@tanyaabram8336 Год назад

Still as fabulous as the first time I watched it, the most beautiful moment in Ice Skating I've ever watched

@richardlowes1176 6 месяцев назад

Been a hard rugby player all my life but this is the greatest sporting performance of all time.

@emmaathome2902 4 года назад

No skaters have or ever will surpass this performance, it’s perfection personified.

@ericmoore1015 3 года назад

How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

@karenstewart1265 4 года назад

1984 was the year I fell in love with Torvill, Dean and the Bolero! Absolutely Gorgeous! 💝

@vickimercer9744 4 года назад

True Karen. I thort i could be Deans partner, but I Rollerskated back then. My family travelled to Townsville, Queensland, Australia, maybe 1986 and we saw their Ice show. Set up on a football field. Amazing.