Canadian figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are totally, definitely, 100 per cent not dating, but Ellen Degeneres isn鈥檛 quite buying it.
The gold-medal-winning duo appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show Tuesday, where they once again insisted that 鈥� despite their steamy on-ice chemistry 鈥� they aren鈥檛 a couple.
But they did discuss an early romance when they were childhood skating partners, and Moir revealed that he was the one who decided to break things off.
鈥淚n order to advance our partnership, we had to put the hot and heavy relationship on the side,鈥� Moir joked.
Virtue interjected: 鈥淲hich meant you had to break up with me.鈥�
鈥淵eah, I broke up with Tessa and none of my friends have let me live that down since,鈥� he said.
Moir and Virtue were invited on the show after their diehard fans barraged The Ellen Degeneres Show with tweets. Virtue said all the attention since their record-setting performance in Pyeongchang has been surprising, and that they鈥檙e both 鈥渇iercely private鈥� when it comes to social media.
But Degeneres didn鈥檛 let the pair off the hook so easily, and repeatedly questioned them about their relationship status.
鈥淪o, I mean, are you a couple?鈥� Degeneres asked.
"We are not (a couple), but we always say 'That's a big compliment,"' Virtue said. "What we portray on the ice is really important to us, and we love getting into character and telling a story.
"A 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.
"When 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."
"So you're a couple," DeGeneres said, to laughter from the crowd.
鈥滻f we were, we would announce it here,鈥� Virtue said.
With five Olympic medals, Virtue and Moir are the most decorated figure skaters in Olympic history. When Ellen asked whether or not they plan to retire from Olympic skating, Virtue was coy.
鈥淚f it is, what a way to go out, on such a high,鈥� she said.
鈥淪o you鈥檒l settle down and start a family?鈥� Degeneres asked.
Moir deftly dodged the trap. 鈥淔amilies,鈥� he said.
鈥淥h, you鈥檙e going to marry different people and stay together?鈥� Degeneres asked.
Moir and Virtue simply laughed.
Despite their platonic relationship, Moir and Virtue fared well in a round of 鈥淭he Definitely Not Dating Game,鈥� a riff off the classic gameshow 鈥淭he Dating Game.鈥�
The pair answered five of eight questions about each other correctly, including Scott鈥檚 favourite TV show (鈥淭he Office鈥�), Tessa鈥檚 guilty pleasure (chocolate) and Scott鈥檚 strangely specific celebrity crush (Reese Witherspoon in the 2005 film 鈥淲alk the Line.鈥�)
In the final question 鈥� 鈥淲hat is Tessa鈥檚 go-to coffee order?鈥� 鈥� Scott answered a flat white. The answer: an almond milk cappuccino.
鈥淥h well, it鈥檚 good y鈥檃ll aren鈥檛 together,鈥� Degeneres said. 鈥淲ell that was a fun game, and we learned that you鈥檙e fine just the way you are."
