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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir perform an ice dance routine in matching black costumes during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, with spectators visible in the background.
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir

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Quick Facts Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are Canadian ice dancers who became the first North Americans to win the Olympic gold medal in ice dancing when they triumphed at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. The pair subsequently won a second Olympic gold medal at the 2018 Winter Games. Virtue and Moir began skating together when they were aged seven and nine, respectively. Moir’s aunt, who was also his skating coach at the...

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