ICE dance legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are at iceSheffield this weekend for the first ever Bolero Cup - a new international competition celebrating the future of the sport.

Amongst the world’s best skaters taking part are Britain’s new stars Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson, who are debuting their 2026 Olympic routine - a medley of Spice Girls hits and Scottish tunes, writes Graham Walker.

And they are top of the leader board after the first day.

Ice dance legends Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill with Britain's new stars Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson at iceSheffield ahead of the Bolero Cup 2025 | Front Row Live

placeholder image — Ice dance legends Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill with Britain's new stars Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson at iceSheffield ahead of the Bolero Cup 2025 | Front Row Live

The Cup is named after Torvill and Dean’s own 1984 Olympic gold winning Boléro dance when they became the highest-scoring figure skaters of all time for a single programme, receiving twelve perfect 6.0s and six 5.9s.

Organised by British Ice Skating, The Bolero Cup , featuring skaters from around the world, began on Friday and concludes Saturday, September 6.

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Fans will get another chance to see Lilah and Lewis’s Olympic routine in the city when they return to compete in the British Ice Skating organised ISU Figure Skating European Championships at Utilita Arena Sheffield, January 13-18, 2026 - just before the the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Olympics, which starts on February 6.

Ice dance sensation Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson are skating straight into British hearts - hoping to become the next Torvill and Dean. | Getty Images

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WATCH LIVE: You can watch all the action streamed free on YouTube, which will go live shortly before competition starts each day - CLICK HERE.

Torvill and Dean met up with Fear and Gibson at iceSheffield, marking a symbolic handover between generations of British skating.

Jayne said: "We're very excited that the Bolero cup is a new international competition, and obviously delighted that we're going to be here to present the trophy.”

Christopher said: “Lila and Lewis know exactly what they need to do. They've been competing together now for several years, and their experience. will kick in. They've felt the pressure, and it's been a build for them.

“Everybody should buy a ticket to these events in Sheffield -you're getting the creme de la creme of skating. It’s not very often you have that opportunity on your doorstep, and you will also be supporting Lilah and Lewis as well as all our British competitors at the European Championships. It's going to be an exciting competition.”

Ice dance legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean at iceSheffield | Front Row Live

British-Canadian Lilah and Lewis, from Prestwick, Scotland, confirmed they wil be performing their 2026 Olympic routine at both events in Sheffield and revealed the songs they are dancing to.

Lewis said: “We unveil it here today. Actually, for the rhythm dance, we'll be doing Spice Girls songs.”

Lilah said: “We’re doing Wannabe, Viva Forever and Spice Up Your Life. And then for a free dance, it'll be a Scottish medley.”

In a homage to his roots, Lewis said; “So it'll be 500 miles by The Proclaimers Auld Lang Syne and the Bonnie Banks Of Loch Lomond.”

ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2026 coming to Utilita Arena Sheffield from January 13 to 18 | British Ice Skating

Sheffield’s own Luke Digby, from Fulwood, will also skate on home ice with partner Anastasia Vaipan-Law at the ISU Figure Skating European Championships after a top-five finish at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn — the best result by a British pair in over 30 years.

Sheffield’s own four-time British champion Luke Digby and his partner Anastasia Vaipan-Law | DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images

BUY TICKETS: Single-day tickets for the European Championships are priced from just £42 and Gala tickets, from £12.50 (excl. venue and ticketing fees), now available with full event information and competition schedule on the official Europeans 2026 website at www.europeans2026.com. For tickets also visit www.ticketmaster.co.uk.

The Exhibition of Champions Gala tickets will grant access to the spectacular closing night, where Europe’s newly crowned champions and medalists return to the ice to perform their most entertaining, creative, and crowd-pleasing routines in a celebration of the sport.

The Championships will be supported by hundreds of volunteers, many from Sheffield and the surrounding region.

TV’s Dancing On Ice pro-dance skating sensation Mark Hanretty, Ambassador for the Championships and former European and World competitor