Ice dancing became a popular recreational sport at the turn of the century. It was introduced at the World Championships in 1952, and at the Olympics in 1976.
OLYMPIC MEDAL WINNERS
1976 (Innsbruck, AUT)
1. Pakhomova & Gorshkov (URS) 2. Moiseeva & Minenkov (URS) 3. O'Connor & Millns (USA)
1980 (Lake Placid, USA)
1. Linichuk & Karponosov (URS) 2. Regouml & Sallay (HUN) 3. Moiseeva and Minenkov (URS)
1984 (Sarajevo, YUG)
1. Torvill & Dean (GBR) 2. Bestemianova & Bukin (URS) 3. Klimova &Ponomarenko (URS)
1988 (Calgary, CAN)
1. Bestemianova & Bukin (URS) 2. Klimova & Ponomarenko 3. Wilson & McCall (CAN)
1992 (Albertville, FRA)
1. Klimova & Ponomarenko (URS) 2. Duchesnay & Duchesnay (FRA) 3. Usova & Zhulin (RUS)
1994 (Lillehammer, NOR)
1. Gritschuk & Platov (RUS) 2. Usova & Zhulin (RUS) 3. Torvill & Dean (GBR)
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Canadian ice dancers
