The duo won Olympic gold in 2010 in Vancouver and took silver in Sochi four years later. On Tuesday, they returned to the Olympic podium with a total score of 206.07.

The pair is just one point ahead of French duo Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, who scored 205.28. Papadakis and Cizeron set a world record in the final practice of the ice dance competition, but still trailed Canada by 0.79 points overall.

– We are clearly nearing the end of our careers, and we are very proud of this achievement. “We came here to win our second gold,” Moir said.

– It was a tight and tough competition, and we are happy that it went our way. We have a lot of respect for our opponents (the French pair) because they are very good. We really have to do our best, he continued.

Tangerte Henie's three Olympic gold medals

It was the third Olympic gold medal for the pair as they were also part of the Canadian team that won the team competition earlier in the Games.

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They thus touched a record number of medals with Russia's Jevgenij Plusjenko and Sweden's Gillis Grafström. With three gold medals, they also touched Sonja Henie, Grafström and Jirina Rodnina of Soviet Russia.

– We can trust our team and coaches, and we can play on the ice and secure the gold, said Virtue.

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During the short program, silver medalist Papadakis experienced problems with her wardrobe. Towards the end of the dance, the hem of the suit came loose, and the situation received a lot of attention during the Winter Olympics in the last 24 hours.

She was clearly upset by the incident, and at the end of the dance her entire breast was visible, before she realized and corrected her mistake. However, the French duo's score was ranked second best in the short program.

In the final, the French pair surpassed themselves with a record total of 123.35 points. No one had ever scored that many points in a free dance before, but it still wasn't enough to punish the Canadian pair.

Maia and Alex Shibutani of the United States took bronze with 187.69 points – 13 points behind winners Canada.