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John Curry
(British Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist)
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Birthdate: September 9, 1949
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
Died: April 15, 1994
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Christopher Dean
(British Ice Dancer and Olympic Medalist)
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Birthdate: July 27, 1958
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Calverton, United Kingdom
British ice dancer Christopher Dean is best known for his 1984 Winter Olympics gold-medal-winning performance with his skating partner Jayne Torvill. The duo won a bronze at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Dean is also four-time World Championship winner and a six-time British Champion. He inspired the biopic Torvill & Dean.
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Jayne Torvill
(British Professional Ice Dancer and Former Competitor)
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Birthdate: October 7, 1957
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Clifton, United Kingdom
Jayne Torvill is a celebrated professional English ice dancer whose gold medal-winning performance with Christopher Dean at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics became a talking point worldwide. With Dean, she won the World Professional Championship five times and the Challenge of Champions title thrice. The top-scoring figure skating pair also starred in the television series Dancing on Ice.
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Robin Cousins
(Former British Competitive Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist)
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Birthdate: August 17, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bristol, England
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Madge Syers
(British Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist)
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Birthdate: September 16, 1881
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kensington, London, England
Died: September 9, 1917
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Alena Vrzáňová
(Czech Figure Skater who Specialized in 'Ladies' Singles')
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Birthdate: May 16, 1931
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: July 30, 2015
Alena Vrzáňová was a Czech figure skater who won a gold medal each at the 1949 and 1950 World Figure Skating Championships in the ladies' singles event. She was also the European champion in 1950. In 2009, Alena Vrzáňová was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
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Jeannette Altwegg
(British Figure Skater and Olympic Gold Medalist)
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Birthdate: September 8, 1930
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mumbai, India
Died: June 18, 2021
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Cecilia Colledge
(British Figure Skater and Olympic Silver Medalist)
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Birthdate: November 28, 1920
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Died: April 12, 2008
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
