When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

On February 14 1984 at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics, the story of two doomed lovers captivated not just the spectators in the city’s Zetra ice rink but millions of television viewers around the world.

Olympic ice dancing champions Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill are launching the British Ice Skating Academy of Dance in Sheffield. 

The date of February 14 is particularly significant in Olympic history given its quadrennial associations with deeds achieved at the Winter Games.