Ice dancers Torvill and Dean return to Sarajevo on 40th anniversary of their Winter Olympic gold


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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have received a warm welcome as they returned to Sarajevo to mark the 40th anniversary of their gold medal-winning Winter Olympic performance. Torvill and Dean skated together Wednesday evening at an event celebrating the legacy of the 1984 Olympics. The pair called on spectators to wear purple, the color of the costumes they wore in 1984. Their performance will open a figure skating competition being held to mark the anniversary. It's taking place at the rink which hosted ice hockey at the Olympics.

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