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                                   Oftentimes, the best way to compare two ice dance couples is by watching compulsory dances. Compulsory dances required couples to dance to the same steps in the same rhythm as all other couples competing. Because of that, the proficiency of skaters from across different eras can be pretty easily compared when watching a compulsory dance. The great news is that Torvill & Dean and Virtue & Moir both competed compulsories for four years and so there is a plethora of videos of them both doing compulsories. The only downside is that Virtue & Moir were quite young in most of them and so their full capabilities are not as accurately represented as Torvill & Dean's. Even still, the ability to compare apples to apples in any way is really appreciated when talking about two of the best couples to grace the ice. I'll be putting the videos to each m...

In the free time I have, I like watching ice dance performances of the past. Recently, I've watched the performances of British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean and it made me think about the greatest of all time debate that marks ice dance. Torvill and Dean have unanimously been considered the best in ice dance since their Olympic gold in 1984. But after the 2018 Olympic gold that Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won, the greatest of all time debate has been an argument to be had among skating lovers. I want to concentrate on these two teams and try to see, with each of their respective honors and achievements, which is truly the greatest of all time in the ice dance world. Obviously, there is some opinion based analysis involved but I'm going to try to be as objective as I can. I'll also include some video footage so you can make a choice yourself! Without further ado, here goes. Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean The de facto grea...