“T” and Scott Will Make Their Season Debut on Funny Face!

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir who entered London Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 had a photo shoot with TSN last Friday where they Channeled Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. Tessa and Scott will be skating to a song from the movie Funny Face! (1957) in Vantaa, Finland this week. The Olympic and World ice dancing champions will be performing their free program at the Finlandia Trophy. The ice skating pair who won gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and at the Worlds in Torino, Italy will certainly be as charming as Audrey and Fred.

Tessa and Scott were paired as a dance team in October 1997 and have been skating together ever since. I am sure that their chemistry will make their performance real and people will enjoy watching them.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vDLpfGN80g  is a video of them winning gold at the 2010 Olympics.

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi359596057/      is a link to the trailer of the movie.

Couple ON And OFF Ice

You can tell in their skating and after every of their performance, that they really love each other. Marie-France and Patrice do everything together. They even got married in august 2008, walking down the aisle side-by-side. The couple teamed up in 1995 and won their very first Canadian Championship. Later, the two won the Canadian national ice dancing title in 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. 

At the 2006 Olympics, a lift went wrong and Patrice dropped Marie-France on the ice. Her hip was hurt and they were unable to finish the competition. They were forced to withdraw. Still, they won the Skate Canada event and the NHK Trophy the following season.

Here is a video of the couple skating to “Do I Move You” at a Canadian Stars on Ice show

Dube to leave Davison after 9 years

The separation at first seemingly temporary due to an injury became permanent.  Just days before Skate Canada International, Bryce Davison injured his knee during a practice. He underwent surgery because of a three-centimeter fragment of bone that had broken off. While her partner was at rest, Jessica Dube skated singles. Five months after the surgery, when Bryce just got the doctors’ approval to get back on the ice but only for short stretches of five to ten minutes, Jessica announced her decision. Jessica said having found some kind of spark again and she did not want to loose that. It came as a surprise to Davidson but he says he respects her decision entirely. He is now looking for another world-class partner, which is hard to find. To not say the least, their career had a roller-coaster pattern. Recall the event at the ISU Four Continents championships in 2007. The two partners were doing a side-by-side camel spins when they got desynchronized and Bryce's blade sliced open Jessica’s face. The gash across Dube’s cheek and nose required more than 80 stitches to close. The two were later treated for post-traumatic stress disorder.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SleoLeCiejs

Rochette’s Inspiring Story

Joannie’s mother Therese has always supported her in sports. Just days after her sudden death, the 24 year old figure skater showed strength and determination in performing at the 2010 Olympics which she had trained for a long time along the sides of her long time coach Manon Perron. She said having done it because it was what her mother would have wanted.

Joannie didn’t just compete, she delivered. 

Canada’s best hope of being an olympic medalist brought back with her the bronze medal.

I personally had the chance to attend a seminar from Manon Perron which I found very motivating. I believe Joannie was well surrounded to make it true this tough time !

Here is a link to a video of Joannie performing her short program at the Olympics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yRTJyIlmCI

We can hear the crowd really cheating for her