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Tessa & Scott

Our Journey from Childhood Dream to Gold
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This updated and expanded edition of Tessa & Scott chronicles the incredible journey of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, the world's most decorated ice dancing duo. It includes over 100 new photographs and three additional chapters detailing their performances at the Sochi and PyeongChang Olympic Games and beyond. The book covers their rise from early competitions to their history-making gold medal win at the 2010 Winter Olympics, as well as their record-setting 2018 PyeongChang performance. It offers a captivating visual and personal history with never-before-seen photos and insight into their post-2010 career and subsequent Olympic successes.
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This book is perfect for sports enthusiasts, figure skating fans, and readers who enjoy inspiring biographies of Olympic athletes. It also appeals to those interested in personal stories behind athletic excellence and fans of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.

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Tessa and Scott share their incredible and inspiring story - now updated and expanded with a new introduction, over 100 dazzling new photographs, and three all-new chapters covering the pair's stunning performances at the Sochi and PyeongChang Olympic Games and beyond.

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Now updated and expanded with a new introduction, over 100 dazzling new photographs, and three all-new chapters covering the pair's stunning performances at the Sochi and PyeongChang Olympic Games and beyond.

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, the world's most decorated ice dancing duo, share the incredible and inspiring story of their path to gold. From the pair's early competitions and their history-making gold medal performance at the 2010 Winter Games that established them as icons of the sport, to their spellbinding and record-setting performance at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, this beautifully illustrated book is as much a spectacular visual history as it is a behind-the-scenes look at the ascent of two of the world's premier athletes.

This new edition of Tessa & Scott: Our Journey from Childhood Dream to Gold contains never-before-published personal photographs and tells for the first time the full story of Tessa and Scott's post-2010 career, including their medal-winning appearances at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781487005726

Publisher: House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 November 2018

Country: Canada

Imprint: House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada

Edition: New edition

Illustration: full-colour throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 209.0mm

Height: 273.0mm

Weight: 1202g

Pages: 224

About the Author

TESSA VIRTUE and SCOTT MOIR are the most decorated figure skaters in history, having won the Olympic gold medal for ice dance at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, two silver medals at the 2014 Sochi Games, and two gold medals at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. Additionally, in their twenty-one-year partnership, they have won four World Championships (three senior and one junior), three Four Continents Championships, nine Canadian Championships (eight senior and one junior), and six Skate Canada International titles. In a stunning performance at the 2018 Olympic Games, they recaptured the world record for highest total score in ice dancing. TESSA VIRTUEΒ andΒ SCOTT MOIRΒ are the most decorated figure skaters in history, having won the Olympic gold medal for ice dance at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, two silver medals at the 2014 Sochi Games, and two gold medals at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. Additionally, in their twenty-one-year partnership, they have won four World Championships (three senior and one junior), three Four Continents Championships, nine Canadian Championships (eight senior and one junior), and six Skate Canada International titles. In a stunning performance at the 2018 Olympic Games, they recaptured the world record for highest total score in ice dancing. STEVE MILTON has over forty years’ experience as a sportswriter and writes for the Hamilton Spectator. He has won numerous Ontario Newspaper Awards and has been both a Gemini and National Newspaper Award finalist. He is the author of more than twenty books and is a member of both the Skate Canada Hall of Fame and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario.

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