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Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are RETIRING! Dancing On Ice judges announce they are hanging up their skates following 50th anniversary tour


It was Valentine's Day in 1984 when they skated to victory at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics, winning the gold medal and earning the highest ever score for a single performance.

The pair became international stars after receiving 12 perfect 6's while skating to Maurice Ravel's Boléro at the Zetra Olympic Hall in Sarajevo, prompting a standing ovation. It was Valentine's Day in 1984 when they skated to victory at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics , winning the gold medal and earning the highest ever score for a single performance (pictured) Following the end of their competitive career, Torvill and Dean started coaching and choreographing and regularly toured, before becoming the faces of ITV's reality show Dancing on Ice in 2006 (pictured)

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