At the 2018 Winter Olympics, figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir captured the goldâ¦and our hearts.
The duo became the most decorated figure skaters in Olympic history and gained legions of fans with their impeccable routines, off-the-charts chemistry and tons of meme-worthy, gifable moments.
They are the Internetâs newest it-couple⦠only problem is, they arenât actually a couple. After their steamy routine to the music of Moulin Rouge, the Internet erupted with speculation about their relationship off the ice, and were crushed to find out it is purely platonic…Or so they say. But letâs be real, theyâre definitely in love.
their hands ð #virtuemoir pic.twitter.com/5OwqX26m1u
— Maddie (@mQharper) February 12, 2018
Romantically linked or not, we are obsessed with them and everything they do and if youâre like us, you probably want to know everything there is to know about these Canadian cuties.
Here are 5 things you probably didnât know about everyoneâs favorite golden couple:
5. Theyâve been skating together for over 20 years
The bond that these two skaters have is clear as soon as they step out onto the ice, but that kind of chemistry doesnât happen overnight. In fact, their strong connection is actually 20 years in the making. The pair met when they were kids and first skated together in 1997, after being paired up by Scottâs aunt, and the rest is history!
4. They used to date!
Thatâs right, Tessa and Scott were once an itemâ¦but donât get too excited, they were 7 and 9 at the time. The pairâs former coach Paul MacIntosh recently revealed that they briefly âdatedâ when they were kids, but that they were too shy to speak or even look at each other. If their steamy routines are any indication, theyâve definitely gotten over their awkwardness and hereâs hoping they can rekindle that flame and just get married already!
3. They have an interesting training style
In order to craft their gold medal-winning routines, Tessa and Scott apparently use a more dance-like approach, even enlisting the help of famed ballroom dance champion and choreographer Jean-Marc Généreux. That dance training obviously paid off, as they can tear it up on the dance floor just as flawlessly as on the rink.
Scott and Tessa dancing to Shape of You is the SHIT I live for ðð¼ #VirtueMoir pic.twitter.com/P1wiX2bvnq
— ð¼ (@abbygriffiin) February 21, 2018
2. Scott hates mascots
Weâll let him explain:
1. They wrote a book and had a reality show
Want to know more about your new favourite Olympic cuties? Well youâre in luck, they co-wrote a book in 2011 documenting their journey as skating partners. They also filmed a reality show for Canadaâs W Network back in 2014, which followed the Olympians in the lead-up to the Sochi Olympics. That outta help feed your obsession…at least for a day or two!