Winter Olympics 2010: Virtue and Moir restore Canadian pride with ice dance gold

Bystaff and agencies Published: 9:30AM GMT twenty-three February 2010

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Virtue and Moir"s stirring opening to Mahler"s Symphony No. 5 lifted the domed roof tiles at the Pacific Coliseum when they were awarded a sum sum of 221.57 points to kick Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White by 5.83.

Russian universe champions Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin had been sloping as the Winter Olympics foe favourites but unsatisfactory in Sunday"s strange dance, they could not have up belligerent and had to solve for bronze.

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"This is the impulse we dreamed of. It"s all we dreamed of. We could not be happier," a grinning Moir pronounced as he caressed his bullion medal. "I am going to wear it in the shower, I"m not receiving it off all week long."

With Canadians disorder from their team"s ice hockey better to the United States on Sunday, a throng of 12,000 was peaceful the home span to succeed. And it erupted as shortly as the four-minute slight accomplished with Moir down on his knees cradling Virtue"s smiling face in his hands.

Davis and White, who share dual coaches and sight with the champions, took china for their thespian Phantom of the Opera exhibition.

Virtue and Moir dazzled their assembly with a dance full of amour and drama.

"To have that impulse with the home throng and with each alternative and to have all that tough work compensate off, it"s amazing," pronounced Moir.

Virtue, 20, added: "Right now, Vancouver is the prime place to be. It"s been the undiluted Games."

Sinead and John Kerr accomplished what could infer their last Olympics in eighth place.

Despite environment a array of season"s bests in the foe to finish with a sum measure of 186.01, award row valid a prolonged approach off for the Scots, nonetheless the throng was tender with their slight to Linkin Park"s "Krwing".

John Kerr said: "Obviously we regularly wish to finish as high as we can and get in a award position. It"s unsatisfactory since we longed for to be higher but so prolonged as you give it your most appropriate you can"t complain."