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My Oly mp ic H ero

My Oly mp ic H ero. By Miss Downs. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. Name: Jayne Torvill Born: 7 th October 1957 Town: Nottingham Sport: Ice Dance Olympics: 1984 and 1994. Name: Christopher Dean Born: 27 th July 1958 Town: Nottingham Sport: Ice Dance

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My Oly mp ic H ero

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  1. MyOlympic Hero By Miss Downs

  2. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean Name: Jayne Torvill Born: 7th October 1957 Town: Nottingham Sport: Ice Dance Olympics: 1984 and 1994 Name: Christopher Dean Born: 27th July 1958 Town: Nottingham Sport: Ice Dance Olympics: 1984 and 1994

  3. At the Olympic Games Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are famous for their Olympic Gold Medal. They won Gold in the Ice Dance Competition at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo. They skated to a piece of music called “Bolero” by Ravel and scored a perfect score – achieving twelve 6.0’s from the judges. Something which has never again been achieved

  4. At the Olympic Games After a successful professional career, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean returned to the Winter Olympics in 1994 – ten years after they had won Gold! At Lillehammer 1994 they performed “Face the Music” and won the Olympic Bronze Medal among controversy from those who thought they should have won Gold.

  5. Top Five Facts about Torvill + Dean Jayne Torvill and Christopher have both been awarded an OBE from the Queen! Jayne Torvill and Christopher have been British Champions seven times, European Champions four times and World Champions four times! Some of their famous routines are Mack and Mabel, Barnum, Oscar Tango, Cecelia and Encounter Jayne Torvill and Christopher have both elected into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1989 Jayne Torvill and Christopher have recorded an album of songs called “Here We Stand”. It was only released in Australia!

  6. Why they are my heroes.... Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are my heroes because they achieved PERFECT at the Olympic Games. Their routine of Bolero is famous and very inspiring. I love watching all their old routines as they made every routine perfect. They changed the face of their sport with new and creative ideas, were extremely hard working and are great role models for British sport.

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