The final curtain draws to a close.
It's always an emotional moment when an iconic partnership comes to an end and it won't be any different when Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean step onto the ice for the final time in July.
The ice dance pair are undertaking their final string of performances entitled 'Our Last Dance', waving farewell to fans who have supported them since their Olympic bow in 1980.
In light of their last performance, we are paying homage to some of Team GB's most iconic pairs over the years.
From the Brownlee brothers to the men who made the Chariots of Fire, here are just 10 of Team GB's dynamic duos.
Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell: Paris 1924
Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell will forever go down in history as one of Britain's most iconic Olympic pairs.
Despite competing against each other as rivals, their Paris 1924 fame put them together as a force to be reckoned with on the athletics track.
With Abrahams taking 100m gold and Liddell winning the 400m, the story of how they got to the start line would go on to inspire the 1981 Oscar winning film 'Chariots of Fire' and etch their names into history as Britain's most memorable forefathers on the athletics track.
May 4th, 1924.
— Team GB (@TeamGB) May 4, 2024
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Anthony Nash and Robin Dixon: Innsbruck 1964-Grenoble 1968
To this day, Anthony Nash and Robin Dixon are Team GB's only bobsleigh Olympic champions.
Nash and Dixon were both introduced to the winter sport in the 1950s, first teaming up together as part of Henry Taylor’s four-man team in 1960 before breaking off for their own two-man sled.
They went on to win Olympic gold in 1964, as well as three World Championships medals between 1963 and 1966.
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean: Lake Placid 1980-Lillehammer 1994
Maurice Ravel's Bolero will forever be synonymous with Torvill and Dean.
The ice dancers captured the hearts of millions as they soared to Olympic gold at Sarajevo 1984, also taking the honour of becoming the highest scored figure skaters in history with a perfect score.
The two have been joined at the hip professionally ever since, through their work on the hit TV show 'Dancing On Ice', dancing tours and even a joint Wikipedia page.
@teamgb Sarajevo 1984, the scene of one of Team GB’s greatest Winter Olympic moments. Watch the story of Torvill & Dean and their flawless Bolero ⛸️ #bolero #iceskaters #figureskating #torvillanddean #winterolympics #iceskating
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Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent: Barcelona 1992-Sydney 2000
Two peas in a pod and two legends in a boat, Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent were Britain's rowing pride and joy in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Pinsent joined forces with the already two-time Olympic champion in early 1990, and the pair won their first Olympic title together at Barcelona in 1992 and went undefeated in the four years prior to Atlanta 1996.
It was there that the duo soared into history as they pulled Britain from the depths, winning Team GB's only gold medal of the Games.
They went on to add a further Olympic title together in the coxless four at Sydney 2000.
Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh: Sydney 2000-Rio 2016
The Richardson-Walsh's grew up together, played the same sport together and won Olympic gold together.
Kate captained the British squad for a staggering 13 years, including for their bronze medal winning moment at London 2012 and history-making gold at Rio 2016.
Alongside her on the pitch both times was wife Helen, who became the youngest female hockey player to represent Team GB at an Olympic Games in Sydney.
A love story that started and blossomed on the hockey pitch, the Richardson-Walsh's were the centre of Olympic hockey for Britain during the most historic years.
Helen Glover and Heather Stanning: London 2012 and Rio 2016
Helen Glover and Heather Stanning's gold was one of the most memorable moments of London 2012.
On home waters, the duo clinched Team GB's first gold of the Games in the women's pair and went down in history as the first ever British female rowers to win an Olympic title.
It rocketed them to Team GB and rowing fame, adding a second Olympic title four years later in Rio 2016.
Nick Skelton and Big Star: London 2012 and Rio 2016
A man and his best friend, Nick Skelton and his beloved horse Big Star have had a journey.
Skelton made his Olympic debut at Seoul 1988 but it wasn't until London 2012 that he reached the heights of the podium.
Having teamed up with new horse Big Star, it would become a duo set to soar, winning team show jumping gold at Horse Guards Parade in London 2012 before adding individual show jumping title four years later at Rio 2016.
Alistair and Jonny Brownlee: London 2012 and Rio 2016
Brothers that do triathlon together win Olympic medals together. Or they do if they their last name is Brownlee.
Anyone who watched London 2012 or Rio 2016 will remember the triathlon duo standing on the podium together.
As Alistair became the first triathlete to retain his Olympic title in 2016, Jonny upgraded his London bronze for silver in a wholesome moment that saw both brothers collapse on the ground in a hug no one could forget.
Laura and Jason Kenny: London 2012-Tokyo 2020
The moment that cameras caught Laura Trott and Jason Kenny sharing a kiss in the stands at London 2012, an iconic pairing was born.
Now married with three children, the Kenny's boast a staggering 12 gold and three silver medals between them, a testament to their individual strengths on the bike.
The titles of Britain's most decorated Olympic medallist and most decorated female Olympic medallist, the track cyclists are undoubtedly two of Team GB's greatest athletes and iconic couples.
Tom Daley and Matty Lee: Tokyo 2020
The pairing that finally gave Tom Daley his Olympic gold and brought the nation to tears.
Close friends Daley and Matty Lee clinched men's synchro gold at Tokyo 2020 in an emotional moment that saw Britain's most decorated diver finally stand on the top step.
It marked Daley's fourth Games and fourth Olympic medal, whilst Lee struck gold on the first try, making his Olympic debut one to remember alongside his own hero and now friend.
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