#cfsc 2008

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Warming up.

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CBC/TSN coverage of Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir winning their first and last Canadian National titles:

2008 — “They’re the talk of the town, and they’re the talk of this country when it comes to ice dance. In fact, they’re really the talk internationally because they’ve been like rockets.”

2018 — “The greatest ice dance team the world has ever seen… They make everybody in the game better. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir say goodbye to the Nationals with a perfect skate.”

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Happily chatting away before gala performances.

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“I love the way they danced from beginning to end. They didn’t waste a note of music.” (x)

Bonus: “They’ve skated 11 years together. They’ve grown immeasurably in every respect.”

Bonus bonus: Their supportive families (and some bunny ears!)

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“I remember there wasn’t a lot of talking at the beginning. We were terrified to hold hands for quite a while.” (x)

(Fortunately, they held on, for two decades and counting.)

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“Tessa and Scott, you skate so close together, with so much emotion, so much difficulty. How do you develop a program like that?”

T: “I think a lot of it is our history together, and the fact that we’ve skated so long together, for 11 years. So we’re comfortable with each other. We trust one another.” (x)

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"Speed, sureness, unison on the twizzle. This is a brilliant performance.” (x)

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“Tessa and Scott, you skate so close together, with so much emotion, so much difficulty. How do you develop a program like that?”

T: “I think a lot of it is our history together, and the fact that we’ve skated so long together, for 11 years. So we’re comfortable with each other. We trust one another.” (x)