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94-433: The award has been awarded 79 times and won by 62 individual athletes and three pairs; in the voting for the 2018 Lou Marsh Trophy, it was decided in the future pairs should not be eligible for the trophy, thereby disqualifying Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir from consideration. Wayne Gretzky won the trophy four times, more than any other athlete, while Barbara Ann Scott won the trophy three times, more than any other woman. It

188-415: A byproduct of a partnership that spans 20 years." — The Canadian Press , February 19, 2018 Virtue and Moir competed at the 2018 Canadian National Championships . They debuted their revamped free dance, adding new choreography and music for a more dramatic performance. There, they captured their 8th national title with a combined score of 209.82, after having a nearly perfect short dance and getting

282-572: A combined score of 204.38 points, 19.31 points ahead of Péchalat/Bourzat. At that competition, they received the first 10.0 for ice dance under the ISU Judging System . They were second at the Grand Prix Final behind Davis and White. In January 2010, Virtue and Moir won their third national title at the 2010 Canadian Championships , placing first in all three segments of the competition and earning 221.95 points overall, which

376-480: A document referred to as a protocol . This document uses specific notations as described below. If a skater attempts more than the allowed number of a certain type of element in a program, then the element is still described and called as such by the technical controller, but receives a base value of 0 as well as a GOE of 0, regardless of how the judges have marked it. On ISU protocol sheets, elements that have been nullified by this are denoted by an asterisk (*) next to

470-471: 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 , the 2011 and 2013 World silver medallists , and the 2014 Olympic ice dance and team event silver medallists . After taking a two-season break from

564-403: A jump has been called as having an incorrect take-off edge (for example, an inside edge on the take-off of a Lutz jump ), that jump is marked with e and receives a –2 or –3 GOE depending on the severity of the edge fault. Jumps that are under-rotated are marked with < or << depending on the degree of turns completed on the ice instead of in mid-air. < indicates that a jump had less than

658-403: A level four straight line step sequence. ChSt and ChSq are step sequences and spiral sequences that have no level and a fixed base value. Ice dance judging is similar to pairs and singles, but uses a separate set of rules and table of values. In the compulsory dance, steps are specified and "elements" are defined for each dance as subsets of the prescribed steps. For compulsory dance only, there

752-536: A long time,' he said. 'They're a once-in-a-generation talent.' And of course, their palpable chemistry is unparalleled. The 28-year-old Virtue and Moir, 30, are two of Canada's most recognizable Olympians, and have been melting hearts since they won gold in Vancouver. ... Canada's favourite couple that isn't a couple has maintained they're friends and 'business partners' despite fans' best wishes. They have captivated viewers with their chemistry and storytelling on skates,

846-407: A maximum of seven jumps, one of which must be an Axel, (b) a maximum of three spins (one a combination, one flying and one with a single position), (c) a maximum of one step sequence, and (d) maximum of one choreographic sequence. The short program for senior pairs skaters for the season 2023-24 shall consist of the following required elements: (a) any hip lift take-off (hand to hip or upper part of

940-465: A new personal best in the free dance with 117.20 points and earning 196.95 points overall. Virtue and Moir broke their own world record short dance score at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki . They received a score of 82.43 and had a huge 5.5-point lead over reigning champions and training partners Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron . They placed second behind Papadakis/Cizeron in

1034-424: A particular program component. As judges, coaches, and skaters gain more experience with the new system, greater consensus may emerge. However, for the 2006 Olympics there were cases of 1 to 1.5 point differences in component marks from different judges. This range of difference implies that "observer bias" determines about 20% of the mark given by a judge. Averaging over many judges reduces the effect of this bias in

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1128-668: A perfect score on the free dance. After the competition, they changed a "risque" lift in their Moulin Rouge routine that had involved Virtue's legs wrapped around Moir's head. At the Olympics, they performed the modified lift during the team event but went back to the original version for the individual ice dance event. On January 16, they were named the Canadian flag bearers for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , marking

1222-549: A score of 65.09, only 0.01 points ahead of Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte of Italy. They went on to win the competition with a total score of 169.41, which was 9.35 points ahead of the Italians. At the Grand Prix Final, Virtue and Moir took the silver medal behind Davis and White. They decided to modify their "The Waltz Goes On" short dance, simplifying the storyline. The two debuted the modified short dance at

1316-548: A son. Virtue and Moir began skating together in 1997, at the ages of seven and nine respectively, paired together by his aunt Carol Moir, who had been coaching both of them individually. Early in their career, after departing from their first skating club in Ilderton, Ontario , Virtue and Moir trained in Kitchener-Waterloo , Ontario , under Paul MacIntosh and Suzanne Killing. They were the pre-novice champions at

1410-400: A special partnership. We both think the world of one another." After several years of dating, Virtue's engagement to Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly was reported in early 2023. According to Rielly, they met one another via a mutual friend. The couple married later in 2023, and their wedding was covered by Hello! In August 2024, Virtue gave birth to their first child,

1504-630: A sport in general. Fox was awarded for the Marathon of Hope ; Duvernay-Tardif was awarded for opting out of playing in the 2020 NFL season for the Kansas City Chiefs after winning Super Bowl LIV to work as an orderly at a long-term care facility during the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec . Tessa Virtue Tessa Jane McCormick Virtue CM OLY (born May 17, 1989)

1598-468: A third surgery and chose other methods to overcome the problem. Virtue/Moir were assigned to two Grand Prix events, 2011 Skate Canada and 2011 Trophée Éric Bompard , having declined a newly introduced option to compete in a third. They announced their music selections in August. The two won their first event of the season, 2011 Finlandia Trophy . They won both their Grand Prix events and qualified for

1692-399: A ½ turn but more than a ¼ turn completed on the ice, reducing the base value to 70% of its original value. << indicates a severe under-rotation (a ½ turn or more) and the jump is valued as if it had one less rotation (e.g. a triple would receive the value of a double). Jumps that are executed in combination or sequence are marked as a single element, with a base mark equal to the sum of

1786-422: 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

1880-458: Is no program component score given for transitions and choreography. Instead there is a timing (TI) program component that is exclusive to the compulsory dance, leaving only four program components in the compulsory dance. In the original dance there are five marked technical elements. In the free dance, there are nine marked technical elements. Unlike singles and pair skating, the different program components are weighted differently in each segment of

1974-412: Is released for Singles/Pairs and another for Ice Dance. Click "show" below to view the abbreviations and codes for different figure skating elements. The level of a spin or footwork sequence is denoted by the number following the element abbreviation. The number of rotations on a jump is denoted by the number preceding the element abbreviation. For example, 3A denotes a triple Axel, while SlSt4 denotes

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2068-520: Is the youngest of four children. She attended Holy Names High School in Windsor, Ontario , in addition to an electronic learning school called AMDEC based in Stratford, Ontario . She began skating at age six, having felt motivated to do so after a school field trip was set to take place at an ice arena. Two years into her partnership with Moir, a nine-year-old Virtue passed up the opportunity to enter

2162-531: Is used in all international competitions sanctioned by the ISU, including the Olympic Games . The ISU Judging System replaced the previous 6.0 system . It was created partially in response to the 2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal , in an attempt to make the scoring system more objective and less vulnerable to abuse. U.S. Figure Skating has released a summary of the new judging system. Figure skating

2256-547: The 2001 Canadian Championships . In the 2001–02 season, Virtue and Moir won the bronze medal at the 2002 Canadian Championships at the novice level. The following season, they placed seventh at the 2003 Canadian Championships in the junior division. In 2003–04, Virtue and Moir made their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut on the 2003–04 ISU Junior Grand Prix . They placed fourth at the event in Croatia and 6th in Slovakia. At

2350-574: The 2004 Canadian Championships , they won the Junior title, qualifying them for the team to the 2004 World Junior Championships , where they placed 11th. Over the summer of 2004, Virtue and Moir moved to Canton, Michigan, and began working with Russian coaches Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva at the Arctic Edge Ice Arena. For the 2004-05 season, Virtue and Moir moved up to the national senior level but remained juniors internationally. On

2444-545: The 2004–05 ISU Junior Grand Prix , they won their event in China and won the silver medal at the event in France , which qualified them for their first Junior Grand Prix Final, where they won the silver medal. They made their senior national debut at the 2005 Canadian Championships and placed fourth. They were named to the team to the 2005 World Junior Championships , where they won the silver medal. Virtue and Moir remained at

2538-564: The 2007–08 Grand Prix season. They won the 2007 Skate Canada International and placed second at the 2007 NHK Trophy , qualifying them for the Grand Prix Final , where they came in fourth place. Virtue and Moir won their first Canadian national title at the 2008 Canadian Championships and thus earned spots for the Four Continents and World Championships. They won the gold medal at the 2008 Four Continents Championships , marking their first international victory as seniors. They were

2632-426: The 2009 World Championships , they won the bronze medal, after placing third in the compulsory dance, sixth in the original dance, and fourth in the free skate. Virtue/Moir started off the 2009–10 Olympic season at the 2009 Trophée Éric Bompard , finishing first by a margin of 16.07 points ahead of the silver medallists, Nathalie Péchalat and Fabian Bourzat . They also won the 2009 Skate Canada International with

2726-457: The 2009 World bronze medallists 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. Virtue and Moir are the youngest ice dance team ever to win an Olympic title, the first ice dancers to win

2820-492: The 2012 Four Continents Championships . After a second place short dance, they rallied in the free dance to win their second Four Continents championships and first since 2008. It was also their first victory over training mates Davis and White since the 2010 World Championships. Virtue and Moir then competed at the 2012 World Championships and won the gold medal, finishing first in both segments ahead of silver medallists Davis and White. Following Igor Shpilband's dismissal from

2914-490: The 2013 Canadian Championships , earning a score of 79.04. They won their fifth national title with a combined score of 187.19 after their Carmen -themed free dance. Virtue and Moir placed first in the short dance at the 2013 Four Continents Championships . During their free dance, Virtue felt cramping in her legs and paused the performance; they resumed after about three minutes and finished second to Davis and White. Virtue and Moir also finished second to Davis and White at

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3008-404: The 2013 World Championships in their hometown of London, Ontario. Virtue/Moir started their season at the 2013 Finlandia Trophy and won the gold medal. They were assigned to two Grand Prix events for the season, the 2013 Skate Canada International and the 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard , and won both competitions. They finished with a world record score in the Grand Prix Final (190.00) that

3102-469: The 2014 World Championships . On February 20, 2016, following a two-year break from the sport, Virtue and Moir announced on CBC 's Road to the Olympic Games that they planned to return to competition for the 2016–17 figure skating season and that they had moved to Montreal, with former competitors Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon as their new coaches. Their first assignment back during

3196-482: The 2016–17 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating season was the 2016 Skate Canada International where they won gold with a combined total score of 189.06. In November 2016, they set a new record total score of 195.84 (including a world record short dance mark of 79.47) at the 2016 NHK Trophy competition in Japan. They set the highest scores at a Grand Prix event. Two weeks later, they topped those scores, receiving 80.5 in

3290-730: The Eagles , and Santana for their short dance, and skated to the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack for their free dance. Virtue and Moir started their season at the Autumn Classic International in September. Their Grand Prix assignments were Skate Canada International and the NHK Trophy , and they won both competitions, scoring 199.86 and 198.64, respectively. At the 2017 Grand Prix Final, Virtue and Moir lost for

3384-491: The Grand Prix Final , where they finished second in both segments to win the silver medal. In late December 2011, the ISU acknowledged a scoring error in the free dance; had the scores been correctly calculated (+ 0.5 points), Virtue and Moir would have won that segment. The scores from the Grand Prix Final were left unchanged, however. Virtue/Moir won their fourth national title in January 2012. In February, they competed at

3478-632: The International Judging System (IJS), occasionally referred to as the Code of Points (COP) system, is the scoring system that has been used since 2004 to judge the figure skating disciplines of men's and ladies' singles , pair skating , ice dance , and synchronized skating . It was designed and implemented by the International Skating Union (ISU), the ruling body of the sport. This system of scoring

3572-627: The National Ballet School to devote herself to skating. As a child, Virtue was also trained in gymnastics, track and other sports. She studied psychology at the University of Windsor in 2007, and as of 2014 was completing her degree at the University of Western Ontario . Virtue began the Executive MBA program at Queen's University in the fall of 2020. She graduated with a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from

3666-559: The University of Pennsylvania in 2023. In 2004, Virtue began living in Canton , Michigan , in the US, to train under Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva . 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 have previously described themselves as being each other's "best friend". Virtue added, "It’s

3760-437: The 2006 Junior Grand Prix gold medallists. Virtue and Moir are also the 2018 Olympic gold medallists in the team event and the 2014 Olympic silver medallists in the team event . Upon winning their third Olympic gold medal, they became the most decorated Canadian ice dance team of all time and the most decorated Olympic figure skaters of all time . Widely regarded as one of the greatest ice dance teams of all time, they are

3854-502: The 2018–2019 season, see List of highest historical scores in figure skating . For highest junior scores prior to the 2018–2019 season, see List of highest historical junior scores in figure skating . Like gymnastics and diving competitions, judging in figure skating is intrinsically subjective . Although there may be general consensus that one skater "looks better" than another, it is difficult to reach agreement on what causes one skater to be marked as 5.5 and another to be 5.75 for

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3948-569: The Americans. They received numerous 10.00 for program components marks in the original dance and in the free dance. For the 2010–11 Grand Prix season, Virtue and Moir were assigned to the 2010 Skate Canada International and to the 2010 Trophée Éric Bompard . Virtue underwent surgery in October 2010 to reduce the lingering pain in her shins and calves that is a result of chronic exertional compartment syndrome, leading to their withdrawal from

4042-584: The Arctic Edge Arena in June 2012, Virtue and Moir decided to remain at the rink with Marina Zueva and ended their collaboration with Shpilband. Virtue and Moir withdrew from the 2012 Finlandia Trophy due to a slight muscle strain in Moir's neck. They were assigned to two Grand Prix events, the 2012 Skate Canada International and the 2012 Rostelecom Cup . At Skate Canada, they won the short dance with

4136-528: The GOE results in increasing or decreasing the base value by 10 % in single and pair Skating and by 16 % in ice dance. The total of all element scores gives the final Technical Element Score (TES). In addition to the Technical Element Score, the judges award points on a scale from 0.25 to 10.00 with increments of 0.25 for different program components to grade the overall presentation of

4230-489: The Grade of Execution (GOE) scoring system for each program element ranged between –3 and +3. Starting with the 2018–2019 season, the GOE was expanded to range between –5 and +5. Hence, the International Skating Union (ISU) have restarted all records from the 2018–2019 season and all previous statistics have been marked as "historical". The ISU only recognizes the best scores that are set at international competitions run under

4324-461: The Grand Prix circuit. They also withdrew from the 2011 Canadian Championships because they did not have enough time to train after the surgery. Virtue/Moir made their season debut at the 2011 Four Continents . They were in the lead following the short dance but withdrew midway through the free dance after Virtue felt tightness in her left quad muscle. Virtue stated, "The issue with my quad

4418-550: The ISU adopted the New Judging System (NJS), or Code of Points, in an effort to establish a more objective system. This became mandatory at all international competitions in 2006, including the 2006 Winter Olympics . The ISU released an explanation of the advantages of the new system over the 6.0 system. Under the ISU Judging System, the base value of each element performed by the skater is identified by

4512-492: The ISU's rules, and does not recognize, for example, scores that are obtained at national figure skating championships. The competitions recognized by the ISU are: Winter Olympics (including the team event), Youth Olympics (including the team event), World Championships , World Junior Championships , European Championships , Four Continents Championships , GP events , Junior GP events , Challenger Series events , and World Team Trophy . For highest scores achieved prior to

4606-878: The Rock the Rink tour in 2019. In 2015, Hillberg & Berk announced their collaboration with Tessa Virtue. In October of the same year, they launched Tessa Virtue collection of jewelry, which she helped design. In 2017, BonLook announced a glasses collaboration with Virtue. The BonLook X Tessa Virtue collection was launched in January 2018. Throughout Virtue and Moir's competitive skating career they have been sponsored by many Canadian companies; these include Visa , Air Canada , Acura West, Lindt , and General Mills . Virtue has been individually sponsored by companies including Adidas , Nivea (as its first Canadian brand advertiser), Colgate , and MAC Cosmetics . Shared with Moir. ISU Judging System The ISU Judging System or

4700-554: The Technical Panel. The purpose of this panel is to identify all of the elements performed by the skater in real time as they happen. The panel is also responsible for identifying any "technical errors" to jumps; identifying falls of the skater; and the "levels of difficulty" performed in Spins and Steps. The Technical Panel is composed of the following three people: The Technical Panel is assisted by two people: The role of

4794-484: The adoption of the IJS was in the way it alienated casual figure skating fans; whereas the 6.0 system was universally understood due to its simplicity and intuitive scale, the large cumulative scores given by the IJS are less intuitive. Judging bias was also found to be about 20 percent greater in the IJS than in the 6.0 system, with judges being inclined to give higher marks to skaters from their own country. Initially under

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4888-433: The appearance of haphazard or biased judging. The aim of the IJS is to ensure that the judging of figure skating competitions is more consistent with the judging of sports such as diving and gymnastics . It also includes features intended to make judging more resistant to pressure by special interests. However, there is debate as to whether the new system is in fact an improvement over the old 6.0 system. One criticism of

4982-436: The base marks for the individual jumps. However, a combination or sequence can be downgraded – marked with +COMBO (combinations in the short program) or +SEQ (combinations and sequences in the free skate) – in which case the sum of the base values of the jumps is reduced to 80% of its original value. Every spring/summer the ISU releases rule updates which include a current Scale of Values (SOV) for different types of element. One

5076-448: The bronze medal. At the 2006 World Junior Championships , they became the first Canadian ice dance team to win the title. As of this season, having gone undefeated in the international junior circuit, Virtue and Moir are the most decorated junior-level Canadian ice dancers. In the 2006–07 season, Virtue and Moir competed solely on the senior level. They made their Grand Prix debut at the 2006 Skate Canada International , where they won

5170-627: The coaching and judging. The French sports publication L’Équipe alleged that the US and Russian judges had conspired to ensure gold for Russia in the team event and gold for Americans Davis and White in the ice dance competition. Notably, after the individual short dance event where Virtue and Moir were two points behind Davis and White, the creator of the Finnstep ( required pattern dance that season), ice dancer Petri Kokko , spoke out on Twitter to support Virtue and Moir. In addition, coach Marina Zoueva's apparent conflict of interest in coaching both

5264-458: The competition. The highest factored component(s) in each segment are skating skills and timing in the compulsory dance, interpretation in the original dance, and transitions in the free dance. The calculation of these factors is described in Rule 353. After being trialed in 2003, the IJS replaced the old 6.0 system in the 2004–2005 figure skating season. Up to and including the 2017–2018 season ,

5358-411: The condition. She returned to the ice at the start of December, which she later said was probably too early. At the 2009 Canadian Championships , their first competition of the season, they won their second back-to-back national title. At the 2009 Four Continents Championships , Virtue and Moir finished second behind their friends and training partners, Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White . At

5452-498: The death spiral of the Short Program, (h) maximum of one choreographic sequence. The panel's points for each Program Component are multiplied by a factor depending on the event. For singles and pair skating, the factor is uniform for all components, as follows: The factors in ice dance are different for each Program Component and depend on the dance type. Following an event, the complete judges' scores are published in

5546-451: The element codes to the judges' computers for marking. For each element, all of the judges award a mark for Grade of Execution (GOE) that is an integer between –5 and +5. The GOE mark is then translated into a value using the Scale of Value (SOV) table which is published regularly by ISU Communications. The GOE values from the nine judges are averaged using the " trimmed mean " procedure, where

5640-422: The element name. In free skating, for jumps executed twice as solo jumps, the second jump is marked as +REP and receives 70% of its base value. Jump elements performed after the halfway point of a program are marked with x and receive a 10% bonus added to their base value. If a jump has been called as having an unclear take-off edge, that jump is marked with ! and receives a –1 to –2 GOE depending on severity; if

5734-491: The final score, but there will remain about a 2% spread in the average artistic marks from the randomly selected subsets of judges. Aside from intra-expert subjectivity, skating is very open to misjudgement from everyday spectators who only see skating casually, e.g. every four years at the Olympics. A skater's jump may look perfect, but the general public will not be aware that the competitor landed on an incorrect edge, therefore receiving fewer points for an element, resulting in

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5828-546: The first ice dancers to win gold in their Olympic debut since the inaugural Olympic ice dance event in 1976. Virtue/Moir competed at the 2010 World Championships and placed first in the compulsory dance with 44.13 points, improving their previous personal best. They also won the original dance with 70.27 points, a world record under the ISU Judging System. They placed second in the free dance with 110.03 points, 0.46 behind Davis and White. Overall they claimed their first World Championship title scoring 224.43 points, 1.40 ahead of

5922-466: The first time a Canadian man and woman carried the country's flag together into an Olympic opening ceremony. By placing first in both the short dance and free dance segments of the competition, Virtue and Moir won gold as part of Canada's team in the Olympic figure skating team event. This being their fourth Olympic medal, they tied the record for the most ever won by a figure skater. In the individual event, Virtue and Moir topped their own record score for

6016-405: The first time since their return to competition, finishing second to training mates and main rivals Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France, who had a half-point lead after the short dance. "Virtue and Moir have pushed the ice dance envelope with their athleticism and intricate spins and footwork. Lauzon was asked when Canada will see another dance team like Virtue and Moir. 'It will be

6110-546: The first- and second-place ice dancers provoked questions about whether she had displayed favouritism to the Americans (especially after she chose to march in the opening ceremony with the US team) and had devoted less coaching time to the Canadians. Although Virtue and Moir later admitted concerns about the coaching, they also congratulated the American pair on their Olympic victory. Virtue and Moir decided not to compete at

6204-455: The free dance with Moir tripping. Moir said, "I got back up and Tessa said a really funny joke to me, it automatically put me back on track and I just kept going." Overall they totaled 198.62 points, setting yet another world record and winning their third title as world champions. For the first time in their competitive career, Virtue/Moir were undefeated for an entire season. For the 2017–2018 season, Virtue and Moir chose The Rolling Stones ,

6298-518: The highest and lowest values are discarded and an average is calculated from the remaining seven values. This average value (which may be positive or negative) is finally added to the base value to produce the judging panel's overall score for the element. Judges also mark the Program Components, which are: Skating Skills; Presentation; and Composition. These Components are marked on a scale of 0.25–10 with 0.25 increments and averaged using

6392-563: 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. In 2020, Virtue and Moir were inducted to the Order of Canada "for their athletic excellence and for inspiring a new generation of figure skaters", and in 2023, they were inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame . Virtue was born and raised in London, Ontario , Canada. Born to Kate and Jim Virtue, she

6486-399: The judges is to evaluate the quality of each element performed (Technical Score) and the quality of the performance (Presentation Score). At most international events and other large National Championships (such as the U.S. Championships), there are nine judges. At smaller competitions the panel might consist of between four and seven judges. An odd number of judges was needed to break ties in

6580-516: The judges' objectivity. In June 2016 the ISU Congress voted to abolish anonymous judging altogether. While the IJS has minimized the number of ties and the need for multiple tiebreaks, as there were under the old 6.0 system, ties do still occur for both overall score and also for single segments of the competition. Short/rhythm segment ties are broken based on the TES score and free segment ties on

6674-563: The junior level internationally in the 2005–06 season. On the 2005–06 ISU Junior Grand Prix , they won both of their assigned events as well as the Junior Grand Prix Final. At the 2006 Canadian Championships , Virtue and Moir placed third and were named first alternates to the Olympic team. In spite of still being on the junior circuit, their placement led to them being named to the team to the 2006 Four Continents , their first international senior competition, where they won

6768-592: The leg position), (b) double or triple twist lift, (c) double or triple throw jump, (d) double or triple solo jump, (e) solo spin combination with only one change of foot, (f) death spiral forward inside, and (g) step sequence. The free skating program for senior pairs skaters must contain: (a) maximum of three lifts, not all from the same group, (b) maximum of one twist lift, (c) maximum of two different throw jumps, (d) maximum of one solo jump, (e) maximum of one jump combination or sequence, (f) maximum of one pair spin combination, (g) maximum of one death spiral different from

6862-500: The most decorated Olympic figure skaters in history . In October 2010, Virtue, Moir, and co-writer Steve Milton published a book about their career called Tessa and Scott: Our Journey from Childhood Dream to Gold . In late 2013, they filmed their TV show, Tessa and Scott , which focuses on their training for the Olympics. The show aired on W Network in January 2014. Virtue and Moir toured with Stars on Ice in Canada and Japan in

6956-466: The new ISU rules, the judges' marks were anonymous, which removed any public accountability of the judges for their marks. However, problems with this system came to the forefront during the Sochi Olympics in 2014 following Russian skater Adelina Sotnikova 's victory over Yuna Kim . In large part due to the judging and technical panels including four Russians, these results sparked a debate over

7050-541: The offseason since 2010 and during their break from competition. They performed in ice shows such as Festa on Ice , Shall We Dance On Ice, and All That Skate . They also participated in Art on Ice in Switzerland and went on Gold Medal Plate auction trips multiple times. She and Moir co-produced and skated in their own ice skating show, The Thank You Canada Tour in 2018. Following on from that success, they co-produced

7144-430: The old 6.0 system, but this is no longer necessary with averaging marks in the ISU Judging System. Each element performed has a base value (which depends on its difficulty), and the judges assign a Grade of Execution (GOE), which can increase or decrease the base value. The GOE is marked as an integer from -5 to +5 since the 2018–19 season . Before the system change, the scale went from -3 to +3. Each plus or minus step in

7238-437: The only ice dancers in history to achieve a Super Slam , having won all major international competitions in their senior and junior careers. Virtue and Moir are holders of the world record score for the now-defunct original dance . Virtue and Moir were paired in 1997, aged seven and nine. They are the 2004 Canadian junior champions and became Canada's top ice dance team in 2007. They are the 2008 World silver medallists and

7332-403: The original dance, placing first in that segment of the competition. They scored 110.42 points in the free dance and won the gold medal overall with an insurmountable total score of 221.57, surpassing silver medallists Davis and White by 5.83 points. In the free dance, which they skated to Mahler's Symphony No. 5 , they received four 10.00 marks from the judges in the program components, two for

7426-495: The performance execution and two for interpretation, a feat never before accomplished by a figure skater or team under the International Judging System. They became the first Canadian as well as the first North American ice dance team and the youngest dance team , at the ages of 20 (Virtue) and 22 (Moir), to win the Olympics, and the first ice dance team to win the Olympic gold on home ice. They were also

7520-556: The performance. Since the 2022–23 season , the judging panel evaluates three components: Composition (CO), Presentation (PR) and Skating skills (SK). Before the system change, the judges evaluated five components: Skating skills (SS), Transitions (TR), Performance (PE), Composition (CO) and Interpretation (IN). The total of all components is called the Program Component Score (PCS). The judging panel consists of up to nine judges and one referee. The Technical Panel sends

7614-475: The same "trimmed mean" procedure that was used for averaging the GOE marks. Judges also have the power to input majority deductions such as Music Violations and Costume/Prop Violations. The Referee inputs other deductions such as Time Violations, Interruption in Excess and Costume Failures. The number and type of technical elements included in a skating program depend on the event and on the level of competition. At

7708-468: The senior international level, the short program for senior singles skaters must contain seven technical elements: (a) double or triple axel, (b) triple or quad jump , (c) jump combination including triple or quad jumps (maximum one double jump), (d) flying spin , (e) camel or sit spin with only one change of foot, (f) spin combination with only one change of foot, and (g) step sequence . The free program for senior singles skaters must contain (a)

7802-654: The short dance and 197.22 total at the Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France, which they won for the first time in their career. At the 2017 Canadian Figure Skating Championships in January, Virtue and Moir won their seventh national title with a combined score of 203.45, setting Canadian records in the short dance, free dance, and total points. At the 2017 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in South Korea in February, they won their third title, setting

7896-422: The short dance, putting them into first place. They then placed second in the free dance, but their score was enough to win them their second individual Olympic title on February 20, 2018, exactly two years after announcing their competitive comeback. They also broke the world record for overall score, which had been set by Papadakis/Cizeron minutes before. This was Virtue and Moir's fifth Olympic medal, making them

7990-541: The silver medal. They placed 4th at the 2006 Trophée Éric Bompard . At the 2007 Canadian Championships , Virtue and Moir won the silver medal, and repeated their bronze medal finish at Four Continents . Their debut at the World Championships was the highest debut by any team in over two decades when they placed sixth. Virtue and Moir were assigned to Skate Canada International and the NHK Trophy for

8084-456: The silver medallists at the 2008 World Championships in Sweden , winning the free dance segment with their program to The Umbrellas of Cherbourg soundtrack. In the 2008–09 season, Virtue and Moir withdrew from both their Grand Prix events due to Virtue's medical condition; she had been diagnosed with chronic exertional compartment syndrome and underwent surgery in October 2008 to alleviate

8178-587: The sport, they returned to competition in the fall of 2016 and became the 2017 World champions , having an unprecedented undefeated season. At the 2018 Olympics, they became only the second ice dance team in history to have won two Olympic gold medals in the individual event. Having skated together for over twenty years, Virtue and Moir are the longest-standing ice dance team in Canadian history. 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

8272-442: The two programs were then combined, with the free skate weighted more heavily than the short program. The highest scoring individual (based on the sum of the weighted placements) was declared the winner. A judging controversy occurred during a pair skating event at the 2002 Winter Olympics , which used scoring based on the 6.0 system . A second award ceremony was held in which the top two teams were both awarded gold medals. In 2004,

8366-402: Was 37.25 ahead of silver medallists Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier . They set Canadian records for free dance and for combined total. Virtue and Moir competed in the ice dance competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics from February 19 through 22. They placed second in the compulsory dance, earning a new personal best score of 42.74 points, just 1.02 off the lead. They earned 68.41 points in

8460-560: Was actually coming from my pelvis and my back. [I]t seemed to be stemming from a particular lift we were doing, which was a split lift. Upon returning home to Michigan we changed that lift immediately, so now we do an upside-down position instead of a split." At the 2011 World Championships , they placed second overall by 3.48 points behind the American team of Davis and White. Following the World Championships, Virtue experienced pain in her shins and calves. She decided against

8554-508: Was beaten minutes later by Davis/White. During the airing of the 2014 Canadian National Championships on TSN , where they won their sixth national title, Virtue and Moir stated that they could be retiring after the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia . At the Sochi games, they won silver in both the ice dance and team skate events. The second-place finish was coloured by controversy about

8648-496: Was formerly judged on a 6.0 scale. This scale is sometimes called "the old scale", or "old system". Skaters were judged on "technical merit" (in the free skate), "required elements" (in the short program), and "presentation" (in both programs). The marks for each program ran from 0.0 to 6.0 and were used to determine a preference ranking, or "ordinal", separately for each judge; the judges' preferences were combined to determine placements for each skater in each program. The placements for

8742-511: Was not awarded from 1942 to 1944 due to World War II . There were ties between different athletes in 1978 and 2020 with soccer player Alphonso Davies & American football player Laurent Duvernay-Tardif as the most recent co-winners. In 1982, Rick Hansen was the auxiliary award of special merit winner (he won nine gold medals at the Pan-American Wheelchair Games) alongside first-time winner Wayne Gretzky, "who

8836-606: Was the unanimous choice of the selection committee". On November 16, 2022, it was announced the award would be renamed from the Lou Marsh Award to the Northern Star Award "after concerns were raised about racist language used by Marsh, who died in 1936, during his years of sportswriting." Not included in this table are Terry Fox and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif , as their respective wins were based on their social contributions, rather than their participation in

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