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1975: Hilary GREEN & Glyn WATTS - Olympic Hopefuls | Hanna Reports | Classic Sport | BBC Archive
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8:51Now Playing"They have just spent eight bleak years, living on charity and training by night at public ice rinks."
Vincent Hanna reports on two extraordinarily determined British athletes, hoping to win an ice-dancing medal at the Winter Olympic Games, against all the odds. Their unwavering dedication - despite having no state or commercial funding - has led them to dub themselves the "hopeful lunatics".
Before there was Torvill & Dean, there was Green & Watts - preparing for the Olympics while avoiding random punters and scaffolding at Streatham's ice rink. Incredibly, considering their preparation, they DID qualify for the first ever Olympic ice dance contest - at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics - where they finished an impressive 7th place.
Originally broadcast 22 August, 1975.
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