You had to know the Yk Skating Club would do what it could to get one of the greatest figure skaters of all time to drop in for a visit.

And that's exactly what Tessa Virtue did on Sunday afternoon.

Virtue was in Yellowknife this past weekend working on a film project but found a few spare minutes to stop by the Multiplex to talk with some members of the skating club on Sunday afternoon and it was the visit of a lifetime, said Tara Kaip, one of the club's coaches.

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Virtue is, without question, a legend in the sport, having won two Olympic gold medals, three world championships and eight national championships in ice dancing and all with her partner, Scott Moir. Virtue and Moir retired from competitive skating shortly before the start of the 2019-2020 season, setting off waves of emotion around the country.

So how did Virtue come to join in with the club for a few minutes on Sunday?
Kaip said it all happened completely by chance.

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Taking a chance, Kaip said she drove down to Back Bay on Saturday, thinking Virtue would be doing some sort of filming or production of some kind.

Just her luck, Virtue was there with a film crew.

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The following day, Virtue was at the DND Gymnasium at the Multiplex and Kaip said she wondered if Virtue would be interested in dropping in for a visit.

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The girls all knew Virtue was there and all did their off-ice warm-up hoping to catch a glimpse of Virtue, she added.

But the big moment eventually came when Virtue entered the Ed Jeske Olympic Rink.

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The one thing Kaip noticed right away about Virtue was how down to earth she was in person.

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Virtue is scheduled to depart Yellowknife on Tuesday morning and SA国际影视传媒 wasn't able to get a chance to talk with her before she left but Kaip said it's a visit she won't soon forget.

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