#cfsc 2010

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Ten years ago, 15 January 2010.

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“What you want as a spectator and as a fan, you want to watch a skater look like they’re not thinking, they just are. They’re not skating; they just are.” (x)

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The emotions, the pride, the softness.

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“They’re not skating. They just are.” (x)

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Canadian champions, Olympic champions, stars, and co-producers of their own show.

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S: (When asked what their Skate Canada Mahler performance says to the rest of the world) I think it says that we’re excited to skate, and we’re just happy to be skating with each other more than anybody. We don’t really care about the rest of the world. We’re just happy to have each other and skate with each other. (x)

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“Our free dance is classical,” Virtue said. “Marina found the music for us. ... We loved it immediately.”

“The music is Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, Adagietto,” Zueva explained. “... It has a unique theme and I thought only Tessa and Scott could express the way I feel about the music.” ...

“We didn’t want to settle for anything that was less than perfect for us,” Moir added.

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Happy (Soft) Moir Monday - Another Post-Skate Edition

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“[Mahler’s Symphony No. 5] has a unique theme and I thought only Tessa and Scott could express the way I feel about the music.” 

“There’s an interesting story behind the music,” Zueva explained. “Mahler wrote the music and then gave it to a musician to play it. She (the musician) read between the notes that the music was an invitation to marriage. Weddings are always a place where there is a lot of love and people see a bright future.” (x)

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