“We wanted to be World Champions before going to the Olympics.”

Canadian retired ice dancer and coach, born 1987

Scott Moir is a Canadian retired ice dancer and coach, best known for his partnership with Tessa Virtue. Born in 1987, he built one of the most successful careers in the sport, with Olympic, world, and national titles spanning his junior and senior years. With Virtue, Moir won Olympic gold in 2010 and 2018, took silver in 2014, and also earned team-event medals at the 2014 and 2018 Games. The pair were three-time world champions, three-time Four Continents champions, Grand Prix Final champions, and eight-time Canadian national champions. Their career also included the 2006 World Junior and Junior Grand Prix titles, and their results are often associated with strong, precise ice dance performances.