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Torvill and Dean went pro, meaning that they took themselves out of amateur competition, right after the 1984 World Championships. This enabled them to earn money from performing, which they did in international touring shows and in the 1986However, they decided to make an Olympic comeback for the 1994 Games in Lillehammer, Norway. The pair placed third but were so disappointed by the judging that they made the recall to retire from competition again—this time for good.
."It was one of those memorable performances. We were disillusioned a little bit about how it happened but we were elated by the reaction. The audience were our judges." They continued to tour and perform together regularly until 1998. And in 2014, they were invited to Sarajevo to do their"Boléro" one more time—in honor of the 30th anniversary of their Olympic success.After retiring, both skaters stayed involved in the sport through coaching, choreography, and other ventures. Then another opportunity presented itself., in which celebrities are paired with professional skaters and compete each week, similar to.
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