The Independent - London, February 20th, 1994
JAYNE TORVILL and Christopher Dean said in Lillehammer yesterday that their return to the Olympic fold had been a mistake.
After finishing a demoralising third in the compulsory programme, their worst showing in the first section of an ice dance competition since 1980, the pair who entered the Winter Games in Norway as Britain's main contenders for a gold medal spoke about the intense pressure they now feel under.
"We want to win, of course we do," Dean said after a practice session yesterday. "But it has been harder than we thought. We were deflated on Friday because we had skated hard. If ...
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