 "It’s fair to say that Tessa Virtue is an admired and beloved national icon in Canada. The now retired ice dancer hauled in medals and championship wins with Scott Moir. As we all know, they had this aura, this magnetism, as performers and athletes, and we were enchanted.
"It’s fair to say that Tessa Virtue is an admired and beloved national icon in Canada. The now retired ice dancer hauled in medals and championship wins with Scott Moir. As we all know, they had this aura, this magnetism, as performers and athletes, and we were enchanted.
Thus, it’s rather odd to see Virtue’s personal and professional style, from her hair, costumes and the gaze on her face – you know that gaze – mimicked, adapted and embraced, without acknowledgment, in a new figure skating-drama series on Netflix. It’s a bit outrageous, actually. The matter raises two issues. First, what the heck is going on with this blatant mimicry, and second, why can’t we have a figure-skating drama that’s actually captivating and good?"
Hey now, that's a bit harsh. The series is definitely 'captivating,' if not necessarily wholesome and 'good' for us. It's about eating a bucketful of popcorn, sharing some guffaws, enjoying some inside jokes, rolling eyes at the inaccuracies, and nodding heads about what they do get right. It's just having a bit of fun after all with some high drama, despite the inaccuracies.
Hmmm, a lot of fans in this thread have mentioned the same regarding the Tessa references. Ummm, but please don't shoot me because I didn't necessarily get those references/homages, or rip-offs if you prefer. 

 I'm an admirer of V/M, but I'm just not that knowledgeable about Tessa's mannerisms, habits, off-ice personality, or her real-life story. Nor do I think the majority of the general audience, aside from Canadians and diehard V/M ubers, will notice any of the Tessa similarities. 

  Copying of Tessa's costumes seems like a compliment in any case.
Having just read AdaRipp's memoir and now listening to Adam read his memor, 
Beautiful on the Outside, I think 
his book and his reading of it drive home just how surreal the world of figure skating actually is and can be for most skaters. It's life on a different scale in a world that's more than a bit slightly mad as f' in the first place. Kat moves away from home to live with her coach. In a real life figure skating drama: After living with relatives, skating friends' families, and babysitting his own brothers and sisters on the rare occasions he was living at home, Adam eventually moves in with his coach, before later leaving her for a top coach and more rigorous training which put Adam's career in top level overdrive. What a journey he's had. There are so many untold fascinating, uplifting, and 

 figure skating tales to be told.

 Now when I think about it, sure. Plus, is the filmmaker Canadian? The series is also apparently filmed in Canada with lots of Canadian doubles, actors, etc. So it makes sense that a bit of the story or flavor of iconic Canadian champion skaters is drawn from. Albeit the film's characters are pairs skaters, and V//M are 
the major fabulous ice dancers on the planet. I suppose real-life ice dance has more than enough drama. So much that it might not transfer too well to a Netflix series. 
