Not even Ellen DeGeneres could get Canadian ice dance sensations Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir to say they are more than friends.

Virtue and Moir appeared on 害羞草研究所淭he Ellen DeGeneres Show害羞草研究所� Tuesday, and the popular host asked them point-blank what a lot of skating fans have been wondering 害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淎re you a couple?害羞草研究所�

While pictures of the two-time Olympic champions害羞草研究所� steamy routines danced across a large screen, Virtue poured cold water over the suggestion that the on-ice chemistry extended beyond the rink.

Canadian Gold medalists and are here. Are they a couple? Are they not? I asked. I asked twice. Okay, I asked three times.

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害羞草研究所淲e are not (a couple), but we always say 害羞草研究所楾hat害羞草研究所檚 a big compliment,害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟 Virtue said. 害羞草研究所淲hat we portray on the ice is really important to us, and we love getting into character and telling a story.

害羞草研究所淎 lot of the emotions we portray are universal themes that resonate with everyone, so the fact that people feel invested in our partnership is truly remarkable.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淲hen the music ended (at the Pyeongchang Olympics) I just looked at Scott and I was so grateful to have lived the last 20 years by his side and to share in that moment together.害羞草研究所�

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Moir admitted that he and Virtue did in fact date as children, to the amusement of their parents.

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Despite adamantly denying they are an item, Moir and Virtue did do fairly well at a 害羞草研究所淒ating Game害羞草研究所� segment to test their chemistry.

Moir knew that Virtue would want Emma Watson to play her in a movie. Virtue correctly guessed that Moir害羞草研究所檚 celebrity crush was Reese Witherspoon (at least in the film 害羞草研究所淲alk the Line害羞草研究所�) and that his greatest fear was mascots.

Virtue and Moir won their second career ice dance gold at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games in February while helping Canada claim the gold in the team event. The medals made the pair the most decorated Olympic figure skaters of all time.

The Canadian Press