Battle of the Blades - week 2

Just caught last week's show off my PVR. This season is so much more advanced as far as the skating goes compared to last season. The only thing that is the same is the lameness of Ron McLean and Kurt Browning.

Jamie Salé and Theo Fleury

They skated to "Perfect" by Hedley. ,Theo worked his butt off and seems to really get into the performing aspect of the show but he just doesn't look like a figure skater.


Kyoto Ina and Kelly Chase

Kelly is a big teddy bear much like Ken Daneko last season. Neither looked graceful on the ice. The highlight was when Kyoto does a handstand on Kelly's skate, while he places a free arm and leg behind him.


Isabelle Brasseur and Todd Warriner

They looked better than week 1 skating to "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison. The highlight was a terrific one-handed lift by Todd. The judges awarded some pretty good scores. Yet the had to skate again on Monday night but survived for another week.

Shae-Lynn Bourne & Patrice Brisebois

After a slow start last week, Shae-Lynn comes out flying. She literally sizzled on the ice making Patrice pretty much invisible. I was drooling watching her.



Katia Gordeeva and Valeri Bure

The Russians were once again looked terrific together. They're performing to Shelby Lynn's version of "The Look of Love", and land the first throw double-flip in Battle of the Blades history.



Anabelle Langlois and Georges Laraque

Anabelle and Georges skated to "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal, but Georges is wearing track pants and still looks out of place. hat said, he pulls off a double-throw. Pretty impressive. Still they were the weakest pair and were eliminated.

Violetta Afanasieva and P.J. Stock:

The combination of Violetta's circus-on-ice background combined with P.J.'s upper body strength leads to some pretty spectacular lifts. This was the best skate of the night. No argument from the judges who loved them.