They are "humbled" by the comparisons with other people.
The comparisons will only get more frequent now that they are ice dance world number one.
The Britons have started to reach high-profile podiums, giving them belief that they will be at their peak in time for the next Winter Olympics at Milan 2026 and have a chance to win the country's first figure skating gold in 30 years.
Fear says this is an opportunity year because of the retirement of some leading couples and Russians being banned from the international stage.
The UK is going to host a Grand Prix for the first time this weekend, and it will be a chance for home fans to see their talent in action.
It's amazing. It's exciting to be able to have so many family and friends watch us compete on such an elevated stage and we never thought it would happen in our careers.
They were fifth at the European Championships, 10th at the Winter Olympics in Beijing and 6th at the World Championships.
Fear said everything was as it was supposed to be. We are so proud of the performances and trajectory of the season that we needed the Olympics.
We are going to use it as a stepping stone for Milan and we are going to use the next three and a half years to grow and see what we can do.
British ice dancers who do well are going to start hearing the names of their predecessors. Fear andGibson credit them with inspiring them in the sport
We look up to them a lot. Fear said that they influence them as people and performers.
They have their own brand of skating and want to make their own mark, but they wouldn't mind the legends' jobs on Dancing on Ice.
Growing up in Prestwick, Gibson was more interested in football and skating than he was in reality TV.
Fear, the daughter of a skater and niece of an ice hockey player, started skating at two years old and by the time she met her boyfriend, he was a junior ice dancer.
The first time they practiced together in Montreal seven years ago, they were so bad that their coach never told them how bad it really was.
They still train in the Canadian city, under the guidance of Romain Haguenauer, who helped Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis to Olympic gold.
The type of romantic love story that used to be common in ice dance has been challenged by Fear and Gibson's entertaining skating.
This season's free dance is to a Lady Gaga song called Born This Way.
They know what they want to say. "It's who we are as people but also as skaters in the sport, not trying to fit in a box."
When Fear has been on a date, she has had to tell them that she and Gibson are not together because they assume so many of the couples do.
She said that they have a relationship and love for one another.
It wasn't really defined by us. It's just something that has grown over the years of skating together, from me being an annoying little sister because of our five- or six-year age gap to being like best friends and bringing the best out of each other every day on the ice.
They talked about learning from their experience at the Olympics, but what stuck with them?
Fear said that ice is ice whether it's the Olympics or training.
It's up to you what you do on that ice, that's reassuring. Knowing that is very empowering.
The European Championships will be held in a few weeks before the Milan Olympics, and they are confident that they will be a success.
They want to do well enough this weekend to boost their chances of getting into the Grand Prix final.
They are on the right track.
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