Mike Rowbottom Chief Feature Writer

Mike Rowbottom, one of Britain's most talented sportswriters, covered the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics as chief feature writer for insidethegames, having covered the previous five summer Games, and four winter Games, for The Independent. He has worked for the Daily Mail, The Times, The Observer, The Sunday Correspondent and The Guardian.

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Torvill and Dean get perfect sixes again for Bolero in Sarajevo

By Mike Rowbottom

Torvill and Dean made an emotional return to Sarajevo 30 years after their gold medal winning performance ©Getty ImagesFebruary 13 -  Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean topped off an emotional return to what they described as "hallowed ground " in Sarajevo tonight as they flawlessly recreated their Bolero routine in front of an adoring, sold-out audience of 5,000 at the re-built venue where they won Olympic ice dance gold at the 1984 Winter Games.