Battle of the Blades - week 3

Since viewers vote which two pairs have to skate off on Monday, you have to skate to the viewing audience on Sunday and to the actual judges on Monday. One trick is to get the sympathy of the viewers. Such as getting your face sliced open by your partner (Georges Laraque in week 1) or fall on your (Marie-France Dubreuil last season).

Katia Gordeeva and Valeri Bure

Skating to "The Anthem" by Pitbull (featuring Lil Jon), their performance is cute, but maybe too cute. Val's attempts to playfully smack Katia on the behind was awkward. The Russians didn't skate as well as last week but they were still excellent. Yet they were relegated to the skate-off Monday. The best pair in the bottom two twice in three weeks. Clearly there is some anti-Russian voting going on.

Violetta Afanasieva and P.J. Stock

Skating to Jamiroquai's "Canned Heat", Violetta and P.J pull off a disco-themed performance, complete with a lot of finger-pointing, and plenty of tie-dye. Sandra Bezic wants to give them credit for their flawed adagio lifts but was critical of their footwork. This is another team that slipped back from the week before. They were relegated to the Monday's skate-off and were eliminated by the slick Russians.



Jamie Salé and Theo Fleury

Jamie and Theo skate to Rick James' "Super Freak", and fan favourite Theo is playing it to the hilt, including lip-syncing some of the lyrics. Fleury's commitment to the performance is quite evident. Yet he looks so awkward doing the routine.


Shae-Lynn Bourne and Patrice Brisebois

Shae-Lynn and Patrice take a bit of a risk by doing a ballroom dance routine that pays off. They were terrific. Their performance uses the music of Michael Bublé's "L-O-V-E", and they get a standing ovation from the crowd. To be honest Patrice is just OK. His partner keeps stealing the show. She picks off where she left off in week 2, oozing passion and sexuality.Their scores are the highest for season 2.



Isabelle Brasseur and Todd Warriner

Izzy and Todd skated to Rihanna's "Pon de Replay." The routine is interesting and they did side-by-side "Shoot the Ducks". Sandra Bezic is beginning to get more critical this season and points out that she wants to see "more rhythm." This was their best skate.

Kyoko Ina and Kelly Chase

Kyoko is hurting after slicing her elbow open on a gate earlier in the week, requiring a few stitches. Sympathy votes in play right off the bat. They skated to Katy Perry's "Hot N Cold". Kelly wears his patent huge grin which only helps to make him a fan favourite. So what if he doesn't skate so good. They are safe for another week.