Five months from Pyeongchang, Virtue and Moir already feeling Olympic buzz
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Scott Moir used to be able to blend in during wing night at your typical Ilderton, Ont., establishment. But when the three-time world ice dance champion was back in his hometown a couple of weeks ago, everyone wanted to talk figure skating.
Five months out from the Pyeongchang Games, Moir said he can already feel the Olympic buzz.
Moir and partner Tessa Virtue look to reclaim Olympic gold in February in South Korea in one final season before they retire. The veterans attended Skate Canada’s traditional season-opening high performance camp on Wednesday, and talked about the immense Olympic hype that’s waits just around the corner.
“We’re in a pressure-filled sport for sure, but anything in an Olympic season is heightened, the highs are higher and the lows are lower, and everything just takes on grander proportions,” Virtue said. “So we have to be ready for that, and I think experience will serve us well, but it’s about managing that energy, and managing expectations, both outside and even more so what we want of ourselves.”