Disappointment for Canada's darlings at the World Figure Skating Championships.

Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir have fallen short in their quest for a 2nd consecutive world ice dance title.

The Olympic gold medallists brought the hometown crowd to its feet with their near-flawless sultry "Carmen" program.

But the 3-point deficit they took into Saturday's free dance after a shaky short program 2 nights earlier was too much to make up.

Virtue & Moir took silve. Meryl Davis & Charlie White of the US nabbed gold.

(With files The Canadian Press)