Being dubbed the new ‘Torvill and Dean’ has been far from helpful for a succession of British ice dancers but the latest to get the dreaded mention may just be the real deal.
Scot Lewis Gibson and partner Lilah Fear scored a top ten on their Winter Olympic debut in Beijing, competing 34 years to the day since 26 million Brits tuned in to watch Jayne and Chris score a string of perfect sixes with their iconic Bolero routine in Sarajevo.
And the Olympic legends could not have been more impressed.
