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That’s the question, and everybody knows who I am talking about. Of course. Tessa and Scott. This time not a fictional couple, but a real couple. Sort of.  Very real, well decorated, the sweetest, the most astonishing, glorious, victorious ice-dancing couple there ever was. Tessa and Scott.

So, I am an old woman and I’ve heard of Ed Sheeran, I wanted to find out if there’s anything for me in his music.  Hmmm…young talented guy but no flashes or lightnings were going through my body as I watched and listened his videos on YouTube…until this Eurosport video where ‘shining lights of ice dance’ (as the voice tells) Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir dance with Ed’s ‘Perfect’ (which was actually false music, the original on the video was and should have been ‘Long Time Running’ by Tragically Hip…)

So instantly I was a VM-fan. Years and years ago I loved to watch ice-dance, worlds, Olympics and European competitions on tv, and galas of course.  The legendary Torvill and Dean was the utmost pair on ice in my mind, and in the rest of the worlds too, I suppose. But there was so much everything happening in my life for the last twenty-five or so years, so ice dance happenings have gone by me unnoticing them. 

I was stunned, I watched the video tens of times, found VM’s Peyonchang Olympic performances (Jesus Christ!) and was even more stunned, surprised, enchanted, bewitched…I fell into a black beautiful hole called Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.  And more videos I watched, ice-dance, interviews, documents (so-called), morning-tv-shows from Canada, the more I got intertwined to the dilemma all fans and gossip-oriented press (and the whole internet, it seems) was fussin’ about:  Are They Or Are They Not?

That is the question, indeed.  But what does it matter? VirtueMoir is undeniably the best athletic ice-dance couple that ever has been, they are better than Torvill and Dean, they are better than anybody has ever been in their field.  They are athletes of highest rank and more, they are artists.  They are most decorated ice dancers in the Olympic history and maybe in other fields too (Canada, 4Continents, North-America, Worlds).  So I ask again, what does it matter and why should we care if they get intimate or not, if Scott’s hands or lips should wander in those secret places on Tessa’s body elsewhere than on the ice?

There are huge amount of videos and blogs over the matter made and maintained by devoted fans and – of course –  by trolls.  These groups use clips from VM’s performances, interviews, news flashes of touches, glimpses, kisses, hugs, irrational phrases and combine them to oh! so romantic combos spiced by tunes called ‘forever yours’, ‘undying love’, ‘come away with me’ (and of course, Sheeran’s Perfect) and so on and on. Fans do it for their own belief and trolls for others’.

But, is there a real love story? Time and time again Tessa and Scott have told publicly that they are not dating, but yes, they do love and honor and respect each other.  Why doubt this? Why believe there must be more to it? A Romance?  A Hidden Romance?  And here’s the one thing that I – as an old woman and Scandinavian – cannot understand: if there is a real love story/romance between Tessa and Scott going on – why would they hide it? (Top bottom is the gossip that they are already married and parents of a child) For years? Whatever reason would that be? They are the sweethearts of all Canada – everybody loves them – I mean EVERYBODY – why hide the happiness and love ever after if all the world wishes that for them anyway?

I tell you all fans and trolls now, believe what they say and do not search hidden meanings in glimpses and finger movements on their performances on ice, public interviews or newly-wed-games they are made to participate.  But is there any indication other than these very public gestures of trust and affection that they are an item? Even any gossip from so called friends and not-so-close family, any sultry pics taken by paparazzies behind bushes or through stained windows?  Anything, folks?  I suppose not. Yet my interest in these two is not old, I ‘ve dug world wide web very hard, and nothing such comes out. Nothing that cannot be explained by devoted friendship and 21-years long partnership on ice. 

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Fans watching Outlander wish Catriona Balfe and Sam Heughan to be a couple – but they are not. I had a dying wish that Elena and Stefan (a.k.a. Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley) would ride to the sunset together  - but they didn’t.  So life is full of disappointments - and we have to deal with them -  whatever life brings for Tessa and Scott (hopefully many glorious and happy years together or apart) – as real fans we deal with it and basically understand – underlined by Scott in a resent interview - it is none of our business.

In 2014 there was made a ‘reality’ show of these two, and basically, I do not trust in these reality shows.  They are mostly bullshit and do have a tendency to blur the line between truth and fiction at the best.  And, so adorable and sweet and truthful as Tessa and Scott seemed to be in the series, no doubt their comments were more or less handwritten. We all know that sports on that highest level is hard work, harder than we (sitting on the living room coach) ever can imagine, the strain and stress must be unbearable at times.  But in the series these issues were resolved very lightly and easily, it seemed, and the relationship between the princess and the prince was explained very widely and, summa summarum, complex way.  It left me wondering why try to explain any of it if it a) is none of our business and b) is complicated, intense, not understandable for the public. (How to explain the nonexplainable as Ross Poldark used to say).

Well, since the series VirtueScott got silver from Sotchi, retired, made a glorious comeback, won gold from PeyonChang and became the legends of the ice dance. ‘Macigal’ is the word I use what comes to their performances on ice in South-Korea. And they are still constantly and continuingly asked about the nature of their relationship.  And they keep on telling of friendship, partnership, respect, trust and intensity of it all.  And fans and trolls keep on reading between the lines and telling the world how it is.

And how is it? Are they or are they not?  The complexity and blurriness of all the answers and explanations tell me that they know exactly where they stand.  And that is Ok, because it is none of our business.  They have skated over 20 years together, they are not stupid and they are human. They know by now, if there is any romantic or sexual attraction between them.  They are on their thirties (almost), they are grownups. Maybe ten or fifteen years ago they did not know, but surely they know now.  After all the mind coaching ja phycological training they’ve been able to get during these years, they know.

So folks, you’ve got to settle for this – Tessa and Scott are not an item, they are not doin’ it.  Maybe they have tried it on their teenage or early adult years (it would be a surprise if not), but for now, believe when they (and I) say they are not dating.