Battle of the Blades is a skating competition series that airs on CBC Television, and apparently, it's got quite a bit of a following up there. It's sort of like the new U.S. series Skating with the Stars, save that there aren't any outside stars involved -- everyone involved is a professional figure skater.
Strangely enough, though the U.S.'s Skating with the Stars is only beginning tonight, Battle of the Blades wrapped its second season up tonight, crowning the "Russian Dream Team" Ekaterina Gordeeva and Valeri Bure the winners of the competition. Here's the press release from CBC:
Toronto – November 22, 2010 – After eight weeks of incredible performances, tremendous showmanship and the promised blood, sweat and tears - the final decision came from Canadian voters who declared thatEkaterina “Katia” Gordeeva and Valeri Bure are this season’s winners on Battle Of The Blades.Despite their Russian heritage and American residency,...
Strangely enough, though the U.S.'s Skating with the Stars is only beginning tonight, Battle of the Blades wrapped its second season up tonight, crowning the "Russian Dream Team" Ekaterina Gordeeva and Valeri Bure the winners of the competition. Here's the press release from CBC:
Toronto – November 22, 2010 – After eight weeks of incredible performances, tremendous showmanship and the promised blood, sweat and tears - the final decision came from Canadian voters who declared thatEkaterina “Katia” Gordeeva and Valeri Bure are this season’s winners on Battle Of The Blades.Despite their Russian heritage and American residency,...
- 11/23/2010
- by Sam McPherson
- TVovermind.com
Without any surprises, one of the most popular Canadian reality shows is back. For that matter, the Toronto Star revealed yesterday the identity of the competitors for the second season of this show that has been compared to Dancing with the Stars.
Here's the concept of Battle of the Blades: this reality pairs up eight retired NHL players with eight female figure skaters. Each week, each team will have to perform a choreography on Sunday nights live in Toronto. The next day, three team facing elimination will compete. At the end of this result day, the public's choice will be revealed. With that said, the winning team gets to donate $100,000 to a cause of their choice.
For this year, the Toronto Star revealed that participants, among the hockey players, include Theoren Fleury, Kelly Chase, Russ Courtnall, Valeri Bure, P.J. Stock, Patrice Brisebois, Todd Warriner and Georges Laraque.
As for the female figure skaters,...
Here's the concept of Battle of the Blades: this reality pairs up eight retired NHL players with eight female figure skaters. Each week, each team will have to perform a choreography on Sunday nights live in Toronto. The next day, three team facing elimination will compete. At the end of this result day, the public's choice will be revealed. With that said, the winning team gets to donate $100,000 to a cause of their choice.
For this year, the Toronto Star revealed that participants, among the hockey players, include Theoren Fleury, Kelly Chase, Russ Courtnall, Valeri Bure, P.J. Stock, Patrice Brisebois, Todd Warriner and Georges Laraque.
As for the female figure skaters,...
- 9/7/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Details are beginning to emerge about ABC's live two-night figure skating competition Thin Ice airing March 19 and March 21. Today, it was announced that Canada's Joannie Rochette, who brought us to tears with the courage she showed competing in Vancouver and earning a bronze medal after her mother's sudden death, will make a special appearance on the first evening to skate a tribute to her mom. Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who'll host the event with Canada's four-time World Champion Kurt Browning, told reporters today that like everyone, she was glued to the TV during Rochette's performances at the Olympics. "I didn't know I...
- 3/3/2010
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
I enjoy a good figure-skating special as much as the next person, but I can't decide how I feel about ABC's Thin Ice, which will air over two nights this March. The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck and four-time world champion Kurt Browning will host the competition, which will pair up 12 of "the world's greatest pro figure skaters" to perform two-minute routines. To add drama, skaters will come from all four disciplines — ladies, men, pairs, and dance — but no pairs or dance veteran will be coupled with his or her current partner. The only rule is they must entertain us. Judging...
- 12/1/2009
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
The world's greatest pro figure skaters will compete live in an all new TV show on ABC entitled "Thin Ice". The show will run over two days in March 2010 and be co-hosted by Emmy award winning talk show host Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Kurt Browning, four-time world champion Canadian figure skater.
The new competitive show will put 12 of the world's best figure skaters head to head on Friday March 19th at 8pm Et and Sunday March 21st at 7pm Et on ABC Television Network. The show will come live from the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Connecticut. Judging of the competitors will be split with 50% coming from the viewers voting on www.abc.com and the other 50% coming from the panel of judges.
Two of the judges have been announced as Kristi Yamaguchi, 1992 Olympic gold medalist and Season Six winner of "Dancing with the Stars," and Dick Button, two-time Olympic gold medalist...
The new competitive show will put 12 of the world's best figure skaters head to head on Friday March 19th at 8pm Et and Sunday March 21st at 7pm Et on ABC Television Network. The show will come live from the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Connecticut. Judging of the competitors will be split with 50% coming from the viewers voting on www.abc.com and the other 50% coming from the panel of judges.
Two of the judges have been announced as Kristi Yamaguchi, 1992 Olympic gold medalist and Season Six winner of "Dancing with the Stars," and Dick Button, two-time Olympic gold medalist...
- 12/1/2009
- icelebz.com
Whether you've been waiting for it or didn't expect it, here comes the time to express my thoughts on Battle of the Blades, a reality show shining by its presence alongside another reality show called Dragons' Den in CBC's schedule grid.
For those who don't know, the show (hosted by Ron Maclean and Kurt Browning), which is recorded live at the Maple Leafs Garden in Toronto, is more or less formatted like Dancing With the Stars and Dancing on Ice, a British reality show in which celebrities are paired up with a figure skater. Moreover, eight former NHL stars are paired up with eight female top figure skaters. Each week, Canadians decide which couple survive after the first performance (Sunday at 8 Pm) and which ones go in the bottom 2 the following day (Monday at 8 Pm) in order to perform for their survival.
By the way, before I start telling my opinion,...
For those who don't know, the show (hosted by Ron Maclean and Kurt Browning), which is recorded live at the Maple Leafs Garden in Toronto, is more or less formatted like Dancing With the Stars and Dancing on Ice, a British reality show in which celebrities are paired up with a figure skater. Moreover, eight former NHL stars are paired up with eight female top figure skaters. Each week, Canadians decide which couple survive after the first performance (Sunday at 8 Pm) and which ones go in the bottom 2 the following day (Monday at 8 Pm) in order to perform for their survival.
By the way, before I start telling my opinion,...
- 10/5/2009
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
From a press release.
Be one of the first to return to the historic Maple Leaf Gardens for a live taping of Battle Of The Blades. Tickets are available beginning Monday September 28 at 12 noon Est.
From left to right, the Battle Of The Blades pairs Back row: Ken Daneyko, Stephane Richer, Ron Duguay, Craig Simpson, Bob Probert. Middle row: Jodeyne Higgins, Marie-France Dubreuil, Jamie Sale, Kristina Lenko, Claude Lemieux. Front row: Barb Underhill, Christine Hough-Sweeney, Tie Domi, Isabelle Brasseur, Glenn Anderson.
Battle of the Blades will tape at Maple Leaf Gardens in front of a live audience Sunday and Monday Nights at 6:30 p.m. Est beginning Sunday October 4th until Monday November 16th. Tickets for the live shows will be available through Ticketmaster for an administrative fee of $5 for general admission and $8 for assigned seating (when available).
Battle Of The Blades features some of Canada’s elite Olympic...
Be one of the first to return to the historic Maple Leaf Gardens for a live taping of Battle Of The Blades. Tickets are available beginning Monday September 28 at 12 noon Est.
From left to right, the Battle Of The Blades pairs Back row: Ken Daneyko, Stephane Richer, Ron Duguay, Craig Simpson, Bob Probert. Middle row: Jodeyne Higgins, Marie-France Dubreuil, Jamie Sale, Kristina Lenko, Claude Lemieux. Front row: Barb Underhill, Christine Hough-Sweeney, Tie Domi, Isabelle Brasseur, Glenn Anderson.
Battle of the Blades will tape at Maple Leaf Gardens in front of a live audience Sunday and Monday Nights at 6:30 p.m. Est beginning Sunday October 4th until Monday November 16th. Tickets for the live shows will be available through Ticketmaster for an administrative fee of $5 for general admission and $8 for assigned seating (when available).
Battle Of The Blades features some of Canada’s elite Olympic...
- 9/29/2009
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
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