For Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, the 2018 Winter Olympics have been nothing short of a “fairy tale.”
The Canadian ice dancing team, started off their Olympics with a major honor: Serving as their country’s flag bearers in the opening ceremony. Then it was onto the team event, where Virtue and Moir — whose sizzling chemistry on and off the ice has been one of the hottest topics of the this year’s games — placed first in both the short dance and the free dance competitions.
Aided by their scores, Canada won gold in the team event, marking Virtue and Moir...
The Canadian ice dancing team, started off their Olympics with a major honor: Serving as their country’s flag bearers in the opening ceremony. Then it was onto the team event, where Virtue and Moir — whose sizzling chemistry on and off the ice has been one of the hottest topics of the this year’s games — placed first in both the short dance and the free dance competitions.
Aided by their scores, Canada won gold in the team event, marking Virtue and Moir...
- 2/24/2018
- by Diana Pearl
- PEOPLE.com
After two exciting nights of competition — including a wardrobe malfunction that made headlines worldwide — the best ice dancing team has been revealed.
Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir took home the gold medal in the second and final night of the Olympic ice dancing competition Tuesday morning (Monday evening stateside). It’s a second win for the duo, who were also triumphant at the 2010 Olympics, but were edged out of gold in 2014 by U.S. skaters Meryl Davis and Charlie White.
Virtue and Moir also made history with a world-record overall score of 206.07.
France’s Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron...
Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir took home the gold medal in the second and final night of the Olympic ice dancing competition Tuesday morning (Monday evening stateside). It’s a second win for the duo, who were also triumphant at the 2010 Olympics, but were edged out of gold in 2014 by U.S. skaters Meryl Davis and Charlie White.
Virtue and Moir also made history with a world-record overall score of 206.07.
France’s Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron...
- 2/20/2018
- by Caitlin Keating and Kathy Ehrich Dowd
- PEOPLE.com
Twizzle me this: Is it hot in here, or is it just Olympic ice dancing’s free dance?
The Olympic ice dancing long-form competition took place Monday night at Gangeung Ice Arena in PyeongChang, following Sunday’s short program, a Latin-themed affair dominated by Canadian sex-on-blades partners Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. That evening ended with Virtue and Moir in first place, followed by France’s Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron in second and the United States of America’s Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue in third.
And by the time the last toepick had left the ice Monday, Virtue...
The Olympic ice dancing long-form competition took place Monday night at Gangeung Ice Arena in PyeongChang, following Sunday’s short program, a Latin-themed affair dominated by Canadian sex-on-blades partners Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. That evening ended with Virtue and Moir in first place, followed by France’s Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron in second and the United States of America’s Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue in third.
And by the time the last toepick had left the ice Monday, Virtue...
- 2/20/2018
- TVLine.com
This time around it was all about the skating for French ice dancers Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis.
After making headlines worldwide for a wardrobe malfunction during the short dance Monday afternoon, which aired Sunday night stateside, the duo competed the following day without a similar distraction, earning silver in a skate declared one for the history books.
Papadakis burst into tears at the end of the skate as she hugged her longtime skating partner. The duo earned an unprecedented score of 205.28 — the highest ever free dance score, per NBC. (The record was short-lived, however, as it was quickly topped...
After making headlines worldwide for a wardrobe malfunction during the short dance Monday afternoon, which aired Sunday night stateside, the duo competed the following day without a similar distraction, earning silver in a skate declared one for the history books.
Papadakis burst into tears at the end of the skate as she hugged her longtime skating partner. The duo earned an unprecedented score of 205.28 — the highest ever free dance score, per NBC. (The record was short-lived, however, as it was quickly topped...
- 2/20/2018
- by Kathy Ehrich Dowd
- PEOPLE.com
French ice dancers Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis finished in second place at the end of the first half of their competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics, despite Papadakis’ costume coming undone for much of their routine.
The skaters’ short dance on Monday afternoon, which aired Sunday night stateside, was marred by the wardrobe malfunction, in which Papadakis’ top appeared to come unclasped from around her neck — resulting in part of her left breast being briefly exposed on the ice.
While the mistake did undercut their final score of 81.93, it was more than good enough for second place, behind Canada’s...
The skaters’ short dance on Monday afternoon, which aired Sunday night stateside, was marred by the wardrobe malfunction, in which Papadakis’ top appeared to come unclasped from around her neck — resulting in part of her left breast being briefly exposed on the ice.
While the mistake did undercut their final score of 81.93, it was more than good enough for second place, behind Canada’s...
- 2/19/2018
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
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