Virtue and Moir poised for ice dance gold after breaking world record
HELSINKI — Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir took the ice nearly two hours before the finals skaters in Friday’s short program at the world figure skating championships — a two-year hiatus from the sport had dropped them down the world ranking, leading to the early start.
But when Canada’s ice dance darlings struck their final, dramatic pose to Prince’s “Purple Rain,” Virtue’s victorious fist pointed to the rafters, the mood among the adoring Hartwell Arena crowd was: game over.
Indeed, the sport of ice dancing has missed Virtue and Moir.
The Olympic gold and silver medallists are poised to capture their third world title after roaring to 82.43 points, breaking their own world record in the short dance. And in the moments after their win, Virtue, a 27-year-old from London, Ont., talked about their quest to come back stronger than ever.