Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue Make History With Olympic Gold

Tessa Virtue reacts to historical win with Scott Moir at PyeongChang 2018Canadians Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue have made Olympic history as being the most decorated figure skaters with a 5 Olympic Medals. They have claimed this honor after being only the second pair to win two gold medals in the same ice dance competition. They joined Evgeniy Platov and Pasha Grishuk after winning in previously at the Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010.

Last week the pair helped Canada pick up Gold in the Ice Skating Team Event, which now gives them a total of 3 Gold Medals, adding to the two silvers which they claimed in Sochi.

The ice dancing skate will most likely be the last time the pair compete in the Olympics. With a score of 122.40 in the free skate and a combined total of 206.07, it saw them win gold. This saw Moir and Virtue beaming with smiles, and they took their bow towards the crowd.

Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis from France took silver with their score of 205.28 and the American due of Maia Shibutani, and Alex Shibutani finished in third with a score of 192.59.

Moir and Virtue have stated that after this year’s games they will retire from competition.

In Other Olympic News

Cassie SharpeIn other Olympic news, Cassie Sharpe of Canada won the gold in the women’s ski halfpipe competition. Hailing from British Columbia, she had a best score of 95.80 at Phoenix Park beating out Marie Martinod from France, who crashed during the final run but still earning her the silver medal. Brita Sigourney from the U.S won the bronze medal.

For Sharpe, the final run was a nail-biter as she was the last skier to compete, and as she won the qualifying session earlier in the day, the expectations were high. Her first run score of 94.40 set the stage, and she followed that up with her best score of 94.40, and the one that earned her gold. One other Canadian competing was Rosalind Groenewoud, she placed tenth overall in the completion.

Women’s Short Track Controversy

The women’s short track completion experienced some controversy today that saw Canada eliminated from the being on the podium for the first time in history. Team Canada skiers were involved in a large collision during the events final that resulted in the team of Kim Boutin, Marianne St-Gelais, Kasandra Bradette and Valerie Maltais all being hit with penalties. The Chinese team also received penalties for the collision.

The twenty-seven lap race saw Canada in a battle for 2nd place with China and South Korea when a South Korean racer collided with a Canadian racer that ended with multiple racers becoming involved in the collision. The result saw only China and South Korea escaping from the collision and left racing.

South Korea managed to cross the finish line before China. Italy came in third, and Canada crossed the line fourth. At the completion of the race, referees reviewed the tapes and applied penalties that saw Canada eliminated from the race. The final result saw South Korea winning gold, Italy earning silver and the Netherlands taking bronze.

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