They have been dancing on ice together for over 20 years: Who are Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir?

The images shared on social media of Canadian athletes Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who have been skating on the ice together for more than 20 years and have won many gold medals, have always gone viral.

The couple, who broke records with their perfect harmony and hot dance on the ice, is known to have been skating together since childhood.

Over time, many allegations have been made about the couple, who have been skating passionately on the ice for many years but are not in a relationship. One of them was that they were actually lovers and had a child secretly and that they hid this from the press.

Tessa Jane McCormick Virtue (born May 17, 1989) is a Canadian retired ice dancer. With ice dance partner Scott Moir, she is the 2010 and 2018 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medallist, a three-time World champion (2010, 2012, 2017), a three-time Four Continents champion (2008, 2012, 2017), the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final champion, an eight-time Canadian National champion (2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2017–2018), the 2006 World Junior champion and the 2006 Junior Grand Prix gold medallists.

But Canadian athletes Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who have been a couple for more than 20 years from childhood to adulthood, live a partner life only on the ice rink.

The couple said in an interview that people think they are a couple, "They think we are a couple because we tell romantic stories beautifully on ice, which means we are doing our job well."

Scott Patrick Moir (born September 2, 1987) is a Canadian retired ice dancer and coach. With ice dance partner Tessa Virtue, he is the 2010 and 2018 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medallist, a three-time World champion (2010, 2012, 2017), a three-time Four Continents champion (2008, 2012, 2017), the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final champion, an eight-time Canadian national champion (2008–2010, 2012–2014, 2017–2018), the 2006 World Junior champion and the 2006 Junior Grand Prix champion.

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who have three gold medals in their careers, thus caught up with Gillis Grafstrom, Irina Rodina, and Sonja Henie, the most successful names in the history of the Winter Olympics in figure skating.

The Canadian duo also increased their total number of medals in the Winter Olympics to five, achieving unprecedented success in this field.

Is the favorite couple in love?

They won the gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and then the silver medal in Sochi, but the 2018 final with Moulin Rouge in Pyeongchang left no one breathless. What harmony, what passionate romance, and how sexy she is, as the person responsible for the "shipping" incident that originated in Canada and spread all over the world!

They made some changes in the program they performed in the Canadian national competition, out of concern that such eroticism, accompanied by the already provocative tone of Moulin Rouge, might be obscene to the Olympic jury. For example, they kept the part where Tessa is sitting on Scott's shoulder with her face turned away short.

The "VM shipper" community, which is addicted to Virtue-Moir's dance, is divided into several groups. One group believes that the two actually had a relationship outside the ice rink and were hiding it. There are even conspiracy theories that they secretly got married and had children. The other group believes in the statement "We are friends", but they have come to the conclusion that they must be lovers. There are even those who write on social media: "If you think that a relationship outside the track will disrupt the harmony on the track, leave sports and live your love..." There are also those who perceive the atmosphere of platonic love in those looks and touches on the track, and they try to make the couple realize that there is actually a deep love between them. is trying. There are people on Twitter almost begging, "Go on, tell Tessa you love her." All women. There are also men who write "Idiots, kiss now".

It is certain that Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are friends. For 20 years, they have been living a partner life only on the ice rink, not a love life. They say they are only passionate about sports, not each other. In interviews, they are also asked about the pressure of the "shipper" crowd. Virtue says; “We started at a very young age. Our coaches worked hard to create a partner bond between us. We owe them a lot for this partner relationship based on respect and trust. We enjoy skating together..." Scott Moir said: "Maybe they think we are married because we tell romantic stories on the ice. "So we are doing our job well," he says.

But the pressure continues from those caught up in the sexual magic gushing from the runway. So much so that their coaches also get involved in the conversation. “Actually, they were dating at one time… Tessa was 7 and Scott was 9,” he jokes.