11 Facts About Tessa Virtue

Tessa Jane McCormick Virtue was born on May 17,1989 and is a Canadian retired ice dancer.

Tessa Virtue began skating at age six, having felt motivated to do so after a school field trip was set to take place at an ice arena.

Two years into her partnership with Moir, a nine-year-old Tessa Virtue passed up the opportunity to enter the National Ballet School to devote herself to skating.

Tessa Virtue studied psychology at the University of Windsor in 2007, and as of 2014 was completing her degree at the University of Western Ontario.

Tessa Virtue began the Executive MBA program at Queen's University in the fall of 2020.

Tessa Virtue graduated with a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2023.

In 2004, Tessa Virtue began living in Canton, Michigan, in the US, to train under Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva.

Tessa Virtue underwent surgery in October 2010 to reduce the lingering pain in her shins and calves that is a result of chronic exertional compartment syndrome, leading to their withdrawal from the Grand Prix circuit.

Tessa Virtue decided against a third surgery and chose other methods to overcome the problem.

The BonLook X Tessa Virtue collection was launched in January 2018.

Tessa Virtue has been individually sponsored by companies including Adidas, Nivea, Colgate, and MAC Cosmetics.