Skaters

Dance
Tessa Virtue
Born:
May 17, 1989
Birthplace:
London, Ontario
Height:
5' 5"
Level:
Senior
Hometown:
London, Ontario
Club:
Ilderton Skating Club
Scott Moir
Born:
September 2, 1987
Birthplace:
London, Ontario
Height:
5' 10"
Level:
Senior
Hometown:
Ilderton, Ontario
Club:
Ilderton Skating Club
Coach:
Marina Zoueva, Johnny Johns
Choreographer:
Marina Zoueva
Virtue and Moir are the 2010 Olympic gold medalists, two-time world champions (2010, '12), three-time Grand Prix Final silver medalists and 2012 Four Continents champions.

Began skating together in 1997, when she was 7 and he 9 ... Moir's older brother, Danny, competed at the international junior level as well and now coaches; his mother is a skating coach, and his father played hockey ... Became the first Canadian ice dancers to win the world junior title (2006) ... They are also the first North American ice dancers to win the Olympic gold medal ... Virtue underwent surgery in October 2008 to repair injuries in her shins due to a condition called chronic exertional compartment sydrome; this injury forced them out of the 2008 ISU Grand Prix Series ... They returned to action at the 2009 Canadian Championships, where they won their second senior title ... Missed the first half of the 2010-11 season after Virtue underwent surgery on both shins ... Couple returned to competition in February 2011 for the Four Continents Championships but withdrew during the free dance.
  • 2013 Season Notes
    SP Music: "The Waltz Goes On" by Anthony Hopkins
    FS Music: Music from Carmen Suite by Rodion Shchedrin
  • 2012 Season Notes
    SD Music: "Hip Hip Chin Chin" by Club des Belugas, "Temptation" by Diana Krall and "Mujer Latina" by Thalia
    FD Music: Music from Funny Face by Adolph Deutsch
  • 2011 Season Notes
    SD Music: "Schenkst du beim Tango mir dein Herz" by Dajos Bela & Sein Tanzorchester" and music form the Nights and Days soundtrack by Waldemar Kazanecki
    FD Music: "Hip Hip Chin Chin" by Club des Belugas, "Temptation" by Diana Krall and "Mujer Latina" by Thalia
  • 2010 Season Notes
    OD Music: "Farrucas" by Pepe Romero
    FD Music: "Symphony No. 5" by Gustav Mahler, arranged by Ryner Stoetzer
  • 2009 Season Notes
    OD Music: "Won't You Charleston with Me?" from The Boy Friend
    FD Music: "The Great Gig in the Sky" and "Money" by Pink Floyd
  • 2008 Season Notes
    OD Music: "Dark Eyes"
    FD Music: Music from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michel Legrand
  • 2007 Season Notes
    OD Music: "Building the Bullet" by by Luis Bacalov
    FD Music: "Valse Triste" by Jean Sibelius
  • 2006 Season Notes
    OD Music: "Beautiful Maria" by The Mambo Kings and "Do You Only Wanna Dance" by Julio Daviel Big Band
    FD Music: "Malaguena" by Raúl di Blasio
  • 2005 Season Notes
    OD Music: "Call Me Irresponsible" by Bobby Darrin and "Puttin On The Ritz"
    FD Music: "Adiós Nonino" by Ástor Piazzolla
  • 2004 Season Notes
    OD Music: "Tears on My Pillow" by Little Anthony and "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard
    FD Music: Russian medley by Johann Christian Bach
    2013 - World Championships - 2nd
    2013 - Four Continents Championships - 2nd
    2013 - Canadian Championships - 1st
    2012 - Grand Prix Final - 2nd
    2012 - Rostelecom Cup - 1st
    2012 - Skate Canada - 1st
    2012 - World Team Trophy - 3rd (team)
    2012 - World Championships - 1st
    2012 - Four Continents - 1st
    2012 - Canadian Championships - 1st
    2011 - Grand Prix Final - 2nd
    2011 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 1st
    2011 - Skate Canada - 1st
    2011 - Finlandia Trophy - 1st
    2011 - World Championships - 2nd
    2011 - Four Continents Championships - WD
    2010 - World Championships - 1st
    2010 - Olympic Games - 1st
    2010 - Canadian Championships - 1st
    2009 - Grand Prix Final - 2nd
    2009 - Skate Canada - 1st
    2009 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 1st
    2009 - World Team Trophy - 2nd
    2009 - World Championships - 3rd
    2009 - Four Continents Championships - 2nd
    2009 - Canadian Championships - 1st
    2008 - World Championships - 2nd
    2008 - Four Continents Championships - 1st
    2008 - Canadian Championships - 1st
    2007 - Grand Prix Final - 4th
    2007 - NHK Trophy - 2nd
    2007 - Skate Canada - 1st
    2007 - World Championships - 6th
    2007 - Four Continents Championships - 3rd
    2007 - Canadian Championships - 2nd
    2006 - Trophee Eric Bompard - 4th
    2006 - Skate Canada - 2nd
    2006 - Four Continents Championship - 3rd
    2006 - World Junior Championships - 1st
    2006 - Canadian Championships - 3rd
    2005 - Junior Grand Prix Final - 1st
    2005 - Junior Grand Prix (Canada) - 1st
    2005 - Junior Grand Prix (Andorra) - 1st
    2005 - World Junior Championships - 2nd
    2005 - Canadian Championships - 4th
    2005 - Junior Grand Prix Final - 2nd
    2004 - Junior Grand Prix (China) - 1st
    2004 - Junior Grand Prix (France) - 2nd
    2004 - World Junior Championships - 11th
    2004 - Canadian Championships, Junior - 1st
    2003 - Junior Grand Prix (Croatia) - 4th
    2003 - Junior Grand Prix (Slovakia) - 6th
    2003 - Canadian Championships, Junior - 7th
    2002 - Canadian Championships, Novice - 3rd
    2001 - Canadian Championships, Pre-novice - 1st