While world champion Carolina Kostner ably vamps through “Why Don’t You Do Right,” the remaining cast sit back as engaged spectators. As with Figure Skating Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under the CC-by-SA License.During a 1920s jazz club-themed group number at the Laval, Quebec, stop of Rock the Rink, the skating show set to wrap its tour of Canada this Saturday, my attention was caught by something out of the spotlight. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. The original material was at Tessa Virtue. Les Poissons Concerto Sopra Motivi dell'Operaīy Sergio Mendes Ana Gabriel Gloria Estefan Still recovering, they competed at 4 Continents, winning the silver medal behind training partners Meryl Davis and Charlie White.Īssassination Tango (Building the Bullet)īy The Mambo Kings Julio Daviel Big BandĬall Me Irresponsible Puttin On The Ritz They returned to competition at the 2009 Canadian National Championships and won the gold medal. They planned to appear at NHK Trophy, but she still had not recovered in time. At the 2008 World Figure Skating Championship in Sweden, Virtue and Moir won the silver medal, winning the free dance program with their spectacular skating to the Umbrellas of Cherbourg soundtrack.Īlthough they hoped to have a strong 08-09 season, Virtue underwent surgery on her legs after discovering that she had a rare condition that prevented her muscles from expanding and contracting properly. In their debut at the World Figure Skating Championships, they placed 6th, the debut highest placement of a Canadian team in decades. At Nationals, they won the silver medal, and repeated their bronze medal finish at Four Continents. They won the silver medal at Skate Canada and placed 4th at the Trophée Eric Bompard in France. In 2006-2007, they moved up to the senior division. They are the first Canadian ice dancers to win the World Junior title. They went on to Junior Worlds for one last time and won it. Following Nationals, they went to the Four Continents Champions, where they won the bronze medal - their first senior international medal - and qualified themselves as alternates. However, having only a junior record, they may not have been sent to the Olympics anyway. They were named as first alternates to the Olympic team. They won the bronze medal at Canadian Nationals, missing an Olympic berth by one spot. They won both their Junior Grand Prix events and then won the Junior Grand Prix Final. However, they remained Junior internationally for one final season. They went to Junior Worlds again, where they placed 2nd.īecause the 2005-2006 season was the Olympic season and they had a chance of making the Olympic team, many thought they should go senior. At Canadians, they placed fourth in their senior debut. They won one of their Junior Grand Prix assignments, placed second at another, and won the silver medal at the Junior Grand Prix Final. The following season, they moved up to senior nationally but remained juniors internationally. ![]() At Nationals, they won the Junior title, qualifying them for the team to the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, where they placed 11th. They didn't place at either of their events. ![]() In 2003-2004, they made their Junior Grand Prix debut. In 2003, they placed 7th at Canadians in the junior division. In the 2001-2002 season, they won the bronze medal at Junior Canadians at the novice level. Virtue and Moir began skating together in 1997. She currently lives and trains in Canton, Michigan, USA, although her official residence remains London. Tessa Virtue was born in London, Ontario, Canadian.
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