In 1984, the British Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the gold medal in figure skating at the Sarajevo Olympics. Thirty-six years later, the two skaters wanted to reproduce their performance in a unique place surrounded by nature. But they have been faced with global warming, reports Franceinfo.
“It was a childhood dream. When I was little, on the wall of the training center, there was this image of Épinal: skaters dancing against the backdrop of a snow-capped mountain., tells Christopher Dean at Daily Mail. I had wanted to reproduce this scene for years. “
A documentary on climate change
But the search for the perfect lake was more difficult than expected. The impact of global warming on the planet has forced the couple to visit many places in Alaska, the ice being too often too thin and too fragile to support their weight. Filmed throughout this research, the two skaters were to be at the heart of a simple little film showing their choreography outdoors.
Narrated by @StephenFry, #DancingOnThinIce sees @torvillanddean embark on an extraordinary journey to fulfil a lifelong dream: ice skating in the great outdoors.
Join them as they discover how the ice is threatened by our changing climate.
Tonight 9pm on @ITV & @ITVHub pic.twitter.com/AEoAvho5iz
— ITV (@ITV) January 1, 2021
It was ultimately a 90-minute documentary on climate change that emerged. Dancing on Thin Ice came out on 1is january on the channel ITV. The good news is that after a long quest, the 62 and 63 year old skaters have finally found the perfect lake. And were able to reproduce their choreography of yesteryear, to the tune of Bolero by Maurice Ravel, as at the time.
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