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File No. 759490 · Adjudicated
Tessa Virtue
Athlete — Olympic ice dancing, 5x medalist, partnered with Scott Moir
Born
1989
Birthplace
LONDON, ONTARIO
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
LONDON, ONTARIO
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Ontario
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
The first North American ice dancers to win Olympic gold, and their free dance at PyeongChang 2018 is the highest-scoring ice dance performance in history.
The verdict
Olympic ice dancing legend who partnered with Scott Moir to become the most decorated figure skaters in Olympic history, racking up three golds and two silvers. Born in London, Ontario, trained in Ilderton, and became a national treasure who literally had schools named after her. Canada doesn't just claim her — we consider her a living national monument, eh.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org