Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Ice Dancing Olympics 2010 Results – Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir’s stunning ice dance number won the gold medal Tuesday, toppling the Russian reigning world champions Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin and the United States dance couple, Meryl Davis and Charlie White, won the silver medal.
“North America has really come into its own in terms of ice dance,” Meryl Davis said. “This Olympics is a little bit of a turning point again. It is really exciting to be a part of it.”
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir scored an overall score of 221.57. Virtue and Moir’s program was tender and sensual. Their gentle, slow start showcased their excellent skating skills, their edges so quiet and smooth they appeared to be on top of the ice.
Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin’s routine was very theatrical and highly entertaining. But ice dance has moved way beyond the theater it was ten years ago. The sport now need good, old-fashioned skating skills, power as well as innovation, and Domnina and Shabalin didn’t quite have it.
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