Sports Video 24 – Sports News , Scores, Biography, Gallery and Other Games

Tessa Virtue (born May 17, 1989) is a Canadian ice dancer who competes with Scott Moir. Virtue and Moir are the 2010 Olympic champions, the 2010 World Champions, the 2008 Four Continents Champions, the 2006 World Junior Champions and the 2008–2010 Canadian national champions.

At the 2009 Skate Canada competition, they became the first ice dance team to ever receive a 10.0 component score mark under the ISU Judging System. They have received more scores of 10.00s than any other figure skating or dance team under the ISU Judging System. They are the current world record score holders for the original dance.

As of September 2010, they are ranked 4th in the world by the International Skating Union (ISU).

Full name: Tessa Megan Virtue
Country represented: Canada
Date of birth: May 17, 1989
Place of birth: London, Ontario, Canada
Residence: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Height: 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Partner: :Scott Moir
Coach: Igor Shpilband / Marina Zoueva / Johnny Johns
Former coach: Carol Moir / Paul MacIntosh / Suzanne Killing
Choreographer: Igor Shpilband – Marina Zoueva
Skating club: Ilderton Skating Club

2010-2011 season: For the 2010-2011 ISU Grand Prix season, they were assigned to the 2010 Skate Canada International and to the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard. Virtue underwent surgery in October 2010 to reduce the lingering pain in her shins and calves that is a result of Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome, leading to their withdrawal from Skate Canada.

Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR 2009 World FD Video

Tanith Jessica Louise Belbin (born July 11, 1984) is a Canadian-American ice dancer. Though born in Canada, she holds dual citizenship and has competed for the United States since she began skating with Benjamin Agosto in 1998. With Agosto, Belbin is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, four-time World medalist, three-time Four Continents champion (2004–2006), and five-time U.S. champion (2004–2008).

As of April 2010, they are ranked 4th in the world by the International Skating Union (ISU).

At the 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships, they were nominated to represent the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics…

Personal life: Tanith Belbin was born in Kingston, Ontario and raised in Kirkland, Quebec. She lived and trained in Canton, Michigan for many years, before moving to Aston, Pennsylvania to train at Ice Works.

2010 ALL THAT SKATE Summer DAY 2 – Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto Video

Belbin’s mother, Michelle (McKinlay) Belbin, is a costume designer and she makes some of Belbin’s costumes. She trained as a figure skater in St. John’s, Newfoundland, under Rolf Adomeit. Her father, Charles Belbin, an engineer, was a huge supporter of her career along with her mother.

(more…)