Canadian ice dancer

Tessa Virtue

Tessa Jane McCormick Virtue is a Canadian retired ice dancer. With ice dance partner Scott Moir, she is the 2010 and 2018 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medallist, a three-time World champion, a three-time Four Continents champion, the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final champion, an eight-time Canadian National champion, the 2006 World Junior champion and the 2006 Junior Grand Prix gold medallists. Virtue and Moir are also the 2018 Olympic gold medallists in the team event and the 2014 Olympic silver medallists in the team event. Upon winning their third Olympic gold they became the most decorated Olympic figure skaters of all time.

Born

1989

May 17

Died

Living

Era

1980s

Country

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Tessa, in brief

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Key dates

1989 Born

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352 Election of Pope Liberius following the death of Pope Julius I in the previous month.
884 Election of Pope Hadrian III following the death of Pope Marinus I earlier that month.
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1395 Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.

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The world in 1989

When Tessa arrived

april 1 Margaret Thatcher's new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), is introduced in Scotland.
april 15 Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans.
april 15 Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China.
april 19 A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors.

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Anna Brownell Jameson 1794– Irish-English author (died 1860) Bob Saget 1956–2022 American comedian, actor, and television host (born 1956) Christine Ohuruogu 1984– English runner Danny Manning 1966– American basketball player and coach Dennis Potter 1935– English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1994) Earl Morrall 1934–2014 American football player and coach (born 1934) Hazel R. O'Leary 1937– American lawyer and politician, 7th United States Secretary of Energy Henri Barbusse 1873–1935 French journalist and author (born 1873) Howard Hampton 1952– Canadian lawyer and politician

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Alia Shawkat 1989– American actress Aly Michalka 1989– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Anton Yelchin 1989–2016 American actor (born 1989) Blaine Gabbert 1989– American football player Blake Griffin 1989– American basketball player Cam Newton 1989– American football player Earl Thomas 1989– American football player Gedhun Choekyi Nyima 1989– the 11th Panchen Lama Hannah Miley 1989– English-Scottish swimmer

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