Tessa Virtue

Athlete — Olympic ice dancing, 5x medalist, partnered with Scott Moir

Born

1989

Birthplace

LONDON, ONTARIO

Citizenships

Canadianness Score

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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 soil

I. Origin

Born on Canadian soil

LONDON, ONTARIO

Canadian parentage

Both parents Canadian

Citizenship on record

Automatic by birth

II. Residency

Formative years spent in Canada

Raised — Ontario

Lived in Canada by choice

Residency on record as an adult

Worked or filmed in Canada

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

Says so, out loud

Canada claims them back

Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

The first North American ice dancers to win Olympic gold, and their combined score at PyeongChang 2018 — 206.07 — set a world record for the event.

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 in the process. Canada doesn't just claim her — we consider her a living national monument, eh.

Adjudicated by

The Standings Committee

Status

Final — appealable