(Ottawa) Quebecer Georges St-Pierre will be inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame along with star dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, the institution announced Thursday morning.
They will be accompanied by the curling team of skip Randy Ferbey, para-basketball player Danielle Peers and softball player Phyllis Bomberry. Judo coach Hiroshi Nakamura and lacrosse pioneer Oren Lyons will also be honored as builders.
The vintage which will be inducted in 2023 was unveiled Thursday at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau.
“I am honored to be inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and to receive the Order of Sport,” St-Pierre said in a statement. Mixed martial arts changed my life and I was very fortunate to be able to represent Canada on the biggest stage in the world. I would like to thank the UFC and all my supporters, because without them none of this would have been possible. »
The ceremony will take place in October, and they will join more than 700 people who have already been inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame since its founding in 1955.
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame has been a virtual museum since it closed in Calgary in April 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The institution indicated this summer that its collection of artifacts was transferred to the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau for conservation, and specified that the building which housed it in Calgary is for sale.
St-Pierre, from Saint-Isidore, became a star fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Notably, “GSP” set records for most championship fight wins (13), most welterweight title defenses (9), and most wins (19) at welterweight. -means. He announced his retirement in 2019, with a cumulative record of 26-2 in the UFC.
For their part, Virtue, of London, Ont., and Moir, of Ilderton, Ont., won two Olympic gold medals, another silver, as well as three world ice dance titles during their illustrious career.
The duo pushed the limits of their sport by developing new choreographies and offering remarkable performances.