“I couldn't believe just how emotional I was about the London Olympics. Before the Games even started, I was reading a newspaper sitting in a hair salon and my mom looked over at me and I was just sobbing, because something about seeing the rings and hearing the athletes' excitement and just kind of knowing exactly what they were going through.”

Canadian retired ice dancer

Tessa Virtue is a Canadian retired ice dancer. Born in 1989, she became known through her partnership with Scott Moir, with whom she competed at the highest level of the sport for many years. Together, Virtue and Moir won Olympic gold in 2010 and 2018, and silver in 2014, along with team medals at the 2014 and 2018 Games. They were also three-time World champions, three-time Four Continents champions, eight-time Canadian national champions, and the 2016 to 17 Grand Prix Final champions. Their partnership is noted for its rare sweep of major senior and junior titles, and for setting the world record in the original dance.