--- description: Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir emphatically insisted they weren't dating during an appearance on the Ellen Show. title: Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir Deny Dating on Ellen image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltebbbafd6212cc8ef/69892b58e76ad253056316f3/tessa-virtue-scott-moir-on-the-ellen-show.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir Can't Convince Ellen DeGeneres They're Not Dating  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 20, 2018 2:38 PM CUT  GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 11: Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada compete in the Figure Skating Team Event - Ice Dance - Short Dance on day two of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 11, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 11: Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada compete in the Figure Skating Team Event - Ice Dance - Short Dance on day two of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 11, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)Richard Heathcote—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 20, 2018 2:38 PM CUT Although [Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir](http://time.com/5167100/virtue-moir-dating-rumors/ "undefined") have emphatically [denied that they’re dating](http://time.com/5169062/scott-moir-tessa-virtue-relationship-status/ "undefined"), they couldn’t convince Ellen DeGeneres otherwise. The Canadian ice dancing pair, who captured the hearts and hopes of Winter Olympics viewers everywhere this year with their sizzling chemistry and [risqué routines](http://time.com/5142383/ice-dancing-tessa-virtue-scott-moir-risque-move-olympics/ "undefined"), have long been speculated to be in a relationship, something that they both deny. After the two-time Olympic gold medalists’ fans campaigned on social media for the couple to appear on _The Ellen Show_, DeGeneres wasted no time in asking the burning question that everyone wanted to know: “Are you a couple?” To the disappointment of fans everywhere, Virtue responded that they were not, noting that it was “a compliment…that people feel invested in our partnership is truly remarkable.” Virtue also joked that if the pair were a couple, _The Ellen Show_ would be the perfect place to reveal it to the world. Virtue and Moir, who have known each other for 20 years, also obliged DeGeneres by playing a game of “The Definitely Not Dating Game,” where they had to guess each other’s answers to questions like: “What is Tessa’s guilty pleasure?” or “Does Scott like to wear boxers or briefs?” For a couple that denies being in a relationship, Tessa and Scott were uncannily accurate with their answers. 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