Canadian ice dancing stars Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir say they are B次元官网网址渟tepping awayB次元官网网址� from the sport.

Their retirement was revealed late Tuesday night in a video message posted on their separate Twitter accounts.

The pair is shown skating around on ice, Moir holding a cellphone camera, as they thank fans for their support in an emotional message.

B次元官网网址淎fter 22 years, it feels like the right time to step away from the sport,B次元官网网址� Virtue said. B次元官网网址淭his is so personal and emotional for both of us. WeB次元官网网址檙e just so grateful. How lucky are we really that we got to share all of this together and with all of you?B次元官网网址�

Virtue, from London, Ont., and Moir, from Ilderton, Ont., were expected to retire following a gold-medal performance at the Pyeongchang Olympics in 2018, but had not made an official announcement until Tuesday.

The pair is currently preparing for a Canada-wide Rock the Rink Tour that begins in Abbotsford on Oct. 5 and ends Nov. 23 in St. JohnB次元官网网址檚, N.L.

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Their 2018 gold was their fifth Olympic medal. They also won gold in ice dancing at the Vancouver Games in 2010, silver in Sochi in 2014, and one gold and one silver in the team figure skating event in Pyeongchang and Sochi, respectively.

Virtue, 30, and Moir, 32, have been ice dancing partners for 22 years.

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B次元官网网址� Tessa Virtue (@tessavirtue)

Virtue and Moir became household names after capturing Olympic gold on home soil in 2010 and have been melting hearts ever since. They garnered even more attentions during their final Olympic appearance in 2018, with fans swooning over their on-ice chemistry.

They performed alongside other Canadian skaters on a Stars on Ice Tour exhibition tour last spring, but havenB次元官网网址檛 competed since Pyeongchang.

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Virtue said the future of Canadian ice dancing is bright, despite their departure.

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The Canadian Press

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