The duo announced their retirement from skating together in 2024, 40 years on from their Olympic gold success.Christopher Dean has said it was “wonderful” to “bow out on a high” in his final performance with ice dancing partner Jayne Torvill.The duo, who wrote their names into British sporting history at the 1984 Winter Games, announced their retirement from skating together in 2024, 40 years on from their Olympic gold success.