Sports & Recreation Ice & Figure Skating
Tessa and Scott
Our Journey From Childhood Dream To Gold
- Publisher
- House of Anansi Press Inc
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2010
- Category
- Ice & Figure Skating, Sports
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780887842733
- Publish Date
- Nov 2010
- List Price
- $34.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781770892163
- Publish Date
- Dec 2011
- List Price
- $16.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780887842979
- Publish Date
- Sep 2011
- List Price
- $19.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781487005726
- Publish Date
- Oct 2018
- List Price
- $34.95
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Description
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir dazzled the world when they became the first Canadians -- and first North Americans -- to win an Olympic gold medal in ice dancing in 2010. Now, for the first time ever, they share their incredible and inspiring story with the world.
Tessa and Scott: Our Journey from Childhood Dream to Gold tracks the pair's first meeting at the ages of seven and nine; their early competitions at the World Junior Championship and World Championships; and their incredible history-making, gold-medal performance at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, which established them as icons of the sport.
Lavishly illustrated with never-before-published personal photographs and memorabilia collected over the course of their lives, this book is as much a spectacular visual history as it is a behind-the-scenes look at the ascent of two of Canada's premier athletes. This is a must-have for fans and collectors alike.
About the authors
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 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.
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.
Editorial Reviews
The photographs alone keep you turning the page...Skating fans won't be disappointed.
Detroit Free Press
Milton’s storytelling is captivating . . . the book is a must-have for fans of all ages . . . Virtue and Moir’s honesty and vulnerability elevate this biography to a collectible.
International Figure Skating Magazine
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