Canadian duo Virtue, Moir win gold in ice dancing

Canadian duo Virtue, Moir win gold in ice dancing

PYEONGCHANG, Feb. 20, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Tessa Virtue (L) and Scott Moir of Canada celebrate after the ice dance free dance of figure skating at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, in Gangneung Ice Arena, South Korea, on Feb. 20, 2018. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won the gold medal of ice dance event with 206.07 points in total. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong/IANS)

PYEONGCHANG, Feb. 20, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Tessa Virtue (2nd L) and Scott Moir (3rd L) of Canada pose for photos after the ice dance free dance of figure skating at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, in Gangneung Ice Arena, South Korea, on Feb. 20, 2018. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won the gold medal of ice dance event with 206.07 points in total. (Xinhua/Wang Song/IANS)

Gangneung (South Korea), Feb 20 (IANS) Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who had scored the highest points in the short dance category, on Tuesday won the gold medal at the ongoing Winter Olympics.Virtue and Moir won gold with a score of 206.7 points, 0.79 more than their second-placed French rivals, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, reports Efe.Maia and Alex Shibutani of the United States earned 192.59 points and won the bronze medal at the Gangneung Ice Arena.--IANSpur/sac

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