Tessa Virtue is a retired Canadian female ice dancer. She is widely famous for winning the two gold medals with her ice dance co-partner Scott Moir in 2010 and the 2018 Olympic championship. She is also the 2014 Olympic silver medalist and a three-time World champion (2010, 2012, 2017), a three-time Four Continents champion (2008, 2012, 2017), 2016–17 Grand Prix Final champion, an eight-time Canadian National champion (2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2017–2018), and the 2006 World Junior champion. They are the most decorated Canadian ice dance team of all time and the most decorated Olympic figure skaters of all time. They have been honored with multiple prestigious awards and accolades so far.
Tesse Virtue is famous for being winning 2 gold medals (2009-10 and 2017-18) and a silver medal (2013-14) at the Olympics partnering with Scott Moir who is considered as the greatest ice dancers of all time as they are also the three times World Championship winners in 2010,2012, 2017.
Virtue was born as Tessa Jane McCormick Virtue in London, Ontario, Canada May 17, 1989. He was born to Kate and Jim Virtue as the youngest of four children. Her three siblings are Jordan, sis, Casey, and Kevin. Her nationality is Canadian and her ethnicity is White. Her religion is Christianity and her zodiac is Taurus. As a child, Virtue was also trained in gymnastics, track, and other sports. At age 9, Virtue passed up the opportunity to enter the National Ballet School to teach herself to skate. She attended Holy Names High School in Windsor, Ontario, in addition to an electronic learning school called AMDEC based in Stratford, Ontario. She studied psychology at the University of Windsor in 2007, and in 2014 completed her degree at The University of Western Ontario.
On October 23, 2019, Virtue received a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) from The University of Western Ontario. 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 describe their relationship as two "business partners" or as simply platonic.[19] Despite their claims, during and after the 2018 Olympics, their undeniable chemistry both on and off the ice led to the continued Internet speculation of them being a romantic couple.
Virtue started her ice dancing career partnering with Scott Moir in 1997 at the ages of seven and nine. They quickly rise to prominence by winning the 2004 Canadian junior champions and became Canada's top ice dance team in 2007. They became the 2008 World silver medalists and the 2009 World bronze medalists 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. They are the youngest ice dance team ever to win an Olympic title. They were 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, 2011 and 2013 World silver medallists, and the 2014 Olympic ice dance and team event silver medalists. 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. As of 2018, they are five-time Olympic medalists. Virtue and Moir are holders of the world record score for the now-defunct original dance.
Having skated together for over twenty years, Virtue and Moir are the longest-standing ice dance team in Canadian history. Due to their longevity, achievements, and versatility on the ice, they are considered by many to be the greatest ice dancers of all time. In 2018, Time magazine noted that "they've become especially beloved by new and returning spectators alike for their passionate performances and undeniable chemistry, on and off the ice". On September 17, 2019, Virtue and Moir announced that they are "stepping away" from the sport after 22 years as ice dancing partners.
The Canadian ice dancer, Tessa Virtue has an estimated net worth of $24 million at present. Her average salary is currently under review. Her major source of income is her profession as an ice dancer. She is one of the famous Figure Skater in Canada and almost globally so she has amassed a huge sum to date by participating in various ice dancing shows. Additionally, she is an occasional actress. Further, she has collaborated with fashion brands including, BonLook, Hillberg & Berk. She has launched the Tessa Virtue collection of jewelry and has been sponsored by many Canadian companies, including Visa, Air Canada, Acura West, Lindt, General Mills, Adidas, Nivea, Colgate, and MAC Cosmetics. Further details on her cars and houses are currently under review.
Tessa Virtue is not yet married and is not reportedly dating anyone at the present. However, Virtue and her all-time ice dancing co-partner, Scott Moir were hugely speculated to have been in a relationship for a long time as they have participated in multiple shows together hugely supported by the undeniable chemistry they show in their performance. Also, they have been together from the very beginning of their career back in 2014. Despite these rumors, they have described their relationship as two "business partners" or as simply friends. There is no further history of Virtue regarding her previous affairs.
The two times Olympics Gold Medalist, Tessa Virtue is now 30 years old. The ice dancer has a good height of 5feet 4inches tall. As she is an athlete and dancer she has a very slim and well-maintained body that weighs a pure mass of 53kg. Moreover, she is a very beautiful looking woman with her dark brown hair and green eyes. Similarly, she wears a size of 32A. Further details on her overall body measurements, shoe, and dress size are still under review. She has straight sexuality.