▁free ▁dance ▁tied ▁for ▁first ▁with ▁Tor v ill ▁& ▁Dean , ▁and ▁Gr ish uk ▁& ▁Plat ov ▁were ▁mathemat ically ▁out ▁of ▁cont ention ▁for ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁entering ▁the ▁free ▁dance . ▁ ▁However ▁the ▁free ▁dance ▁of ▁Gr ish uk ▁& ▁Plat ov ▁which ▁hand ily ▁won ▁that ▁phase ▁changed ▁the ▁ord inals , ▁and ▁U so va ▁& ▁Zh ul in ▁were ▁pushed ▁to ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁free ▁dance ▁behind ▁Tor v ill ▁& ▁Dean ▁and ▁dropped ▁to ▁third ▁overall . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁heavily ▁critic ized ▁for ▁their ▁new ▁free ▁program ▁which ▁was ▁said ▁by ▁critics ▁to ▁lack ▁speed ▁and ▁be ▁too ▁far ▁a ▁departure ▁from ▁their ▁usual ▁sens ual ▁and ▁elegant ▁style ▁of ▁dan cing . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁in ▁L ille ham mer , ▁Norway , ▁they ▁won ▁the ▁silver ▁medal ▁behind ▁Gr ish uk / Pl at ov . ▁ ▁They ▁entered ▁the ▁free ▁dance ▁tied ▁for ▁first ▁with ▁Tor v ill ▁& ▁Dean , ▁with ▁Gr ish uk ▁& ▁Plat ov ▁in ▁third , ▁but ▁with ▁all ▁ 3 ▁teams ▁in ▁cont ention ▁for ▁the ▁gold ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁free ▁dance . ▁ ▁Despite ▁a ▁better ▁overall ▁set ▁of ▁ord inals ▁in ▁the ▁free ▁dance ▁than ▁Gr ish uk ▁& ▁Plat ov ▁with ▁three ▁first ▁and ▁six ▁seconds ▁to ▁five ▁first s , ▁one ▁second , ▁and ▁three ▁third s ▁for ▁Gr ish uk ▁& ▁Plat ov , ▁they ▁lost ▁gold ▁by ▁the ▁majority ▁rule ,