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I am completely unembarassed to admit it; I am just loving watching Battle of the Blades on television!
This is a series dreamed up by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. We have retired hockey players (Stanley Cup winners from the N.H.L.) partnered with retired figure skating stars in a pairs figure skating contest series. It has been incredible to watch the hockey players (some of whom earned their way as 'enforcers' rather than goal makers) stretch themselves to skate in an entirely different way.
Each week the entire group has been broadcast live as they skated on Sunday nights. The public gets to vote for their favourite for that round. Then the following night the two pairs with the lowest publicly generated scores have a skate-off, doing their routine again for the judges, who decide who leaves the competition. On this night there have been a number of guest performances as well.
Each week, the couple has had to learn a new routine to perform. The stretching of skills has been amazing to watch, as the men improve each week.
I am hooked. The three couples left are all utterly captivating. I have no idea whether you non-Canucks have any opportunity to see this, but if you can, well worth it.
Details here: http://www.cbc.ca/battle/
I am completely unembarassed to admit it; I am just loving watching Battle of the Blades on television!
This is a series dreamed up by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. We have retired hockey players (Stanley Cup winners from the N.H.L.) partnered with retired figure skating stars in a pairs figure skating contest series. It has been incredible to watch the hockey players (some of whom earned their way as 'enforcers' rather than goal makers) stretch themselves to skate in an entirely different way.
Each week the entire group has been broadcast live as they skated on Sunday nights. The public gets to vote for their favourite for that round. Then the following night the two pairs with the lowest publicly generated scores have a skate-off, doing their routine again for the judges, who decide who leaves the competition. On this night there have been a number of guest performances as well.
Each week, the couple has had to learn a new routine to perform. The stretching of skills has been amazing to watch, as the men improve each week.
I am hooked. The three couples left are all utterly captivating. I have no idea whether you non-Canucks have any opportunity to see this, but if you can, well worth it.
Details here: http://www.cbc.ca/battle/
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