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Tessa Virtue

Canadian ice dancer

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name	Tessa Virtue
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image	2018 Olympics - Tessa Virtue - PC - 2.jpg
alt	Virtue at the press conference of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang
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fullname	Tessa Jane McCormick Virtue
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birth_place	London, Ontario, Canada
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partner	Scott Moir
beganskating	1994
retired	September 17, 2019
highest_WS	1 (2017–18)
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Tessa Jane McCormick Virtue (born May 17, 1989) is a Canadian retired ice dancer. With ice dance partner Scott Moir, she is the 2010 and 2018 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medallist, a three-time World champion (2010, 2012, 2017), a three-time Four Continents champion (2008, 2012, 2017), the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final champion, an eight-time Canadian National champion (2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2017–2018), the 2006 World Junior champion and the 2006 Junior Grand Prix gold medallists. Virtue and Moir are also the 2018 Olympic gold medallists in the team event and the 2014 Olympic silver medallists in the team event. Upon winning their third Olympic gold they became the most decorated Olympic figure skaters of all time. they are the only ice dancers in history to achieve a Super Slam, having won all major international competitions in their senior and junior careers. Virtue and Moir are holders of the world record score for the now-defunct original dance.

Virtue and Moir were paired in 1997, aged seven and nine. They are the 2004 Canadian junior champions and became Canada's top ice dance team in 2007. They are the 2008 World silver medallists and the 2009 World bronze medallists and became the first ice dance team to receive a 10.0 for a program component score under the new ISU Judging System. In 2010, they became the first ice dancers from North America to win an Olympic gold medal, ending the 34-year streak of the Europeans. Virtue and Moir are the youngest ice dance team ever to win an Olympic title, the first ice dancers to win a gold medal in their Olympic debut, and the first ice dance team to win Olympic gold on home ice.

Virtue and Moir continued to be one of the world's top ice dance teams after their first Olympic victory in 2010. They are the 2010 and 2012 World champions, the 2011 and 2013 World silver medallists, and the 2014 Olympic ice dance and team event silver medallists. After taking a two-season break from the sport, they returned to competition in the fall of 2016 and became the 2017 World champions, having an unprecedented undefeated season. At the 2018 Olympics, they became only the second ice dance team in history to have won two Olympic gold medals in the individual event.

Having skated together for over twenty years, Virtue and Moir are the longest-standing ice dance team in Canadian history. In 2020, Virtue and Moir were inducted to the Order of Canada "for their athletic excellence and for inspiring a new generation of figure skaters", and in 2023, they were inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Virtue was born and raised in London, Ontario, Canada. Two years into her partnership with Moir, a nine-year-old Virtue passed up the opportunity to enter the National Ballet School to devote herself to skating. She graduated with a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2023.

In 2004, Virtue began living in Canton, Michigan, in the US, to train under Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva. After the 2014 Olympics, she moved back to London, Ontario. In 2016, she moved to Montreal, Quebec, where she and Moir were coached by Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon. Virtue and Moir have previously described themselves as being each other's "best friend". Virtue added, "It’s a special partnership. We both think the world of one another."

After several years of dating, Virtue's engagement to Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly was reported in early 2023. According to Rielly, they met one another via a mutual friend. The couple married later in 2023, and their wedding was covered by Hello! In August 2024, Virtue gave birth to their first child, a son.

Career

Non-competitive career

In October 2010, Virtue, Moir, and co-writer Steve Milton published a book about their career called Tessa and Scott: Our Journey from Childhood Dream to Gold. In late 2013, they filmed their TV show, Tessa and Scott, which focuses on their training for the Olympics. The show aired on W Network in January 2014.

Virtue and Moir toured with Stars on Ice in Canada and Japan in the offseason since 2010 and during their break from competition. They performed in ice shows such as Festa on Ice, Shall We Dance On Ice, and All That Skate. They also participated in Art on Ice in Switzerland and went on Gold Medal Plate auction trips multiple times.

She and Moir co-produced and skated in their own ice skating show, The Thank You Canada Tour in 2018. Following on from that success, they co-produced the Rock the Rink tour in 2019.

In 2015, Hillberg & Berk announced their collaboration with Tessa Virtue. In October of the same year, they launched Tessa Virtue collection of jewelry, which she helped design.

In 2017, BonLook announced a glasses collaboration with Virtue. The BonLook X Tessa Virtue collection was launched in January 2018.

Throughout Virtue and Moir's competitive skating career they have been sponsored by many Canadian companies; these include Visa, Air Canada, Acura West, Lindt, and General Mills. Virtue has been individually sponsored by companies including Adidas, Nivea (as its first Canadian brand advertiser), Colgate, and MAC Cosmetics.

Records and achievements (with Moir)

Awards and honours

Virtue and Moir were inducted in London (ON) Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 after winning gold in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. It was a somewhat unusual decision because the guidelines for athletes to be considered for induction is retirement from their sport for a period of two years while Virtue and Moir were just at the beginning of their career. Furthermore, the induction event was moved into September that year so as not to interfere with the upcoming skating season.
Virtue and Moir were honoured as the Canadian Olympic athletes of the year by CBC in December 2017.
In early May 2018, Virtue and Moir were awarded Partnership of the Year, along with pairs skaters Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford, at the 45th Sports Québec gala.
Following 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Tessa Virtue was named one of the most famous female athletes in the world by ESPN. Virtue is the highest placed Canadian female athlete and second highest placed female winter sports athlete.
In December 2018, Virtue and Moir were inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in the Sports and Athletics category.
On October 23, 2019, Virtue, together with Moir, received a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) from The University of Western Ontario at the university's 314th Convocation, where she attended briefly.
On November 27, 2020, Governor General of Canada named Virtue and Moir as Members of the Order of Canada.
In 2023 they were awarded the Order of Sport, marking induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

Programs

Competitive highlights

Ice dance with Scott Moir

Detailed results

References

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(February 20, 2018). "Virtue and Moir rival Torvill and Dean as ice dancing's greatest". [[Eurosport]].
(February 21, 2018). "There will never be another Virtue and Moir". [[CBC Sports]].
Samuels, Robert. (February 19, 2018). "After wardrobe malfunction, Canadian and French rivals face off for ice dancing gold". [[Washington Post]].
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(November 27, 2020). "Ice dancers Virtue, Moir among 114 Order of Canada inductees". [[CBC Sports]].
(October 19, 2023). "Virtue and Moir lead star-studded group of inductees into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame". CBC Sports.
(September 17, 2007). "Interview with Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir".
(November 30, 2020). "Ice dance star Tessa Virtue expanding her mind in Queen's Executive MBA program". CBC.
Virtue, Tessa. (September 9, 2022). "Overwhelmed with gratitude and excitement for the school year to come.".
Virtue, Tessa. (May 14, 2023). "She's a @uofpenn grad".
CP24. (2023-01-04). "Tessa Virtue reveals she's engaged to Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly".
Columnist, Rosie DiManno Star. (2021-02-07). "Rosie DiManno: Leafs' Morgan Rielly is finding joy after so many disappointing endings".
(2024-02-01). "Tessa Virtue marries Morgan Rielly in two secret transatlantic weddings - exclusive".
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(October 23, 2019). "Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir receive honorary degrees from Western University". Global News.
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Dunham, Jackie. (February 20, 2018). "'They're in love': Internet refuses to believe Virtue, Moir aren't in romantic relationship". [[CTV News]].
Bresge, Adina. (February 21, 2018). "On-ice chemistry between Virtue and Moir inspires romantic fan fiction". [[CTV News]].
(December 2, 2018). "Canada's Walk of Fame celebrates 20 years by hoping to inspire a new generation". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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