Meet Fear and Gibson, the new Torvill and Dean of GB Olympic ice dancing
With Milano-Cortina 2026 in their sights, the pair look ready to follow in the footsteps of their heroesGreat Britain have a new couple ready to make magic on the ice. With 12 months to go until the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson are winning medals and turning heads in the sport of ice dancing. They have skill and charisma that carries echoes of Torvill and Dean, but their soundtrack is less Boléro, more Beyoncé.Just off the back of a bronze medal at the European championships, Fear and Gibson closed out their routine with a free dance to a medley of Beyoncé hits. Including a section that Fear has previously described as involving some twerking, the couple are doing things differently to generations that have gone before and building a connection with a new generation of fans. Continue reading...
With Milano-Cortina 2026 in their sights, the pair look ready to follow in the footsteps of their heroes
Great Britain have a new couple ready to make magic on the ice. With 12 months to go until the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson are winning medals and turning heads in the sport of ice dancing. They have skill and charisma that carries echoes of Torvill and Dean, but their soundtrack is less Boléro, more Beyoncé.
Just off the back of a bronze medal at the European championships, Fear and Gibson closed out their routine with a free dance to a medley of Beyoncé hits. Including a section that Fear has previously described as involving some twerking, the couple are doing things differently to generations that have gone before and building a connection with a new generation of fans. Continue reading...