Great Moments in Olympic Skating

With the Winter Olympics starting today, I thought it would be fun to look back at three of my all-time favorite Olympic Ice Dancing and Figure Skating routines.

One of the most famous Ice Dancing routines of all time remains one of the best: Torvill and Dean's 1984 "Bolero," for which the British team received unprecedented perfect 6.0 scores:



Even if you've seen it before, it's fun to take a fresh look at Torvill and Dean and their amazing synchronization and artistry.

Gordeeva and Grinkov of Russia won the 1994 Gold in Pairs Figure Skating with their exquisite "Moonlight Sonata":



Sadly, Sergei Grinkov passed away suddenly the following year due to an undiagnosed heart condition.

I've always believed Canada's Bourne & Kraatz should have won the Gold, or at very least the Silver, in Ice Dancing for their spectacularly athletic "Riverdance" in 1998:



They placed fourth -- moving up to third place in the World Championships two months later -- but they were first in the hearts of many viewers.

Enjoy!

Update: Great Moments in Olympic Skating, Part 2.