Famous British Figure Skaters

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Jayne Torvill

(Ice Dancer)

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Birthdate: October 7, 1957

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Clifton, England

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.

Christopher Dean

(Ice dancer)

119

Birthdate: July 27, 1958

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England

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.

John Curry

(Figure skater)

110

113

Birthdate: September 9, 1949

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Birmingham, England, UK

Died: April 15, 1994

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Robin Cousins

(Figure Skater)

102

Birthdate: August 17, 1957

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Bristol, England

Madge Syers

(Figure Skater)

Birthdate: September 16, 1881

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Kensington, London, England

Died: September 9, 1917

Jeannette Altwegg

(Figure skater)

Birthdate: September 8, 1930

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Mumbai

Died: June 18, 2021

Alena Vrzáňová

(Czech Figure Skater who Specialized in 'Ladies' Singles')

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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