# Battle of the Blades season 2

The second season of Battle of the Blades premiered on September 26, 2010, as a part of CBC's fall line-up. Like season 1, this season showcased a lineup of eight couples.
Ron MacLean and Kurt Browning return as the show's hosts. Sandra Bezic continued as the head judge this season, with the addition of former NHL player Jeremy Roenick as the other regular judge, replacing season 1's Dick Button. This season continued to have one rotating guest judge every week. Because Maple Leaf Gardens was undergoing renovations at the time, the venue this season was set in a sound stage at Pinewood Toronto Studios. The sound stage was transformed into a skating rink, with two-tiered seating.
The elimination format changed this season. The scores from the couples' Sunday night performance were now added to the viewers voting to determine the bottom two couples. On Monday, the bottom two couples are revealed and they skate their Sunday night program once more in the Skate-Off. Instead of scoring the couples on their Skate-Off performance, this season the judges were just asked to vote on the couple of their choice. The couple with the fewest judges' votes was then eliminated. However, it was announced that the judges would not be scoring the couples' week eight skates and that the top three placements were decided solely on viewers voting.
The official cast announcement was made on the morning of September 7, 2010 on the show's official website.
The season premiere on September 26, 2010, was actually a preview of the competition, entitled "Battle of the Blades: Game On". It documented the announcement of the cast, training camp and partner assignments of the eight couples. The first actual competition night was broadcast live on Sunday, October 3, 2010.
On October 25, 2010, it was announced that there would be a special show on October 31, 2010, entitled "Second Chance Sunday" in which the four previously eliminated pairs would gain a second chance to go back to the competition.

## Couples

| NHL Player | Team(s) Played | Professional partner | Charity playing for | Status |
| Russ Courtnall | Toronto Maple Leafs Montreal Canadiens Minnesota North Stars Dallas Stars Vancouver Canucks New York Rangers Los Angeles Kings | Christine Hough-Sweeney | The Archie Courtnall Center - Victoria Hospital Foundation | Eliminated 1st on October 4, 2010 |
| Georges Laraque | Edmonton Oilers Phoenix Coyotes Pittsburgh Penguins Montreal Canadiens | Anabelle Langlois | Hockey for Haiti | Eliminated 2nd on October 11, 2010 |
| P. J. Stock | New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins | Violetta Afanasieva | ONEXONE | Eliminated 3rd on October 18, 2010 |
| Theo Fleury | Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers Chicago Blackhawks | Jamie Salé | The Men's Project | Eliminated 5th on November 8, 2010 |
| Kelly Chase | St. Louis Blues Hartford Whalers Toronto Maple Leafs | Kyoko Ina | Children's Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan | Eliminated 6th on November 16, 2010 |
| Todd Warriner | Toronto Maple Leafs Tampa Bay Lightning Phoenix Coyotes Vancouver Canucks Philadelphia Flyers Nashville Predators | Isabelle Brasseur | Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada | Third Place on November 22, 2010 |
| Patrice Brisebois | Colorado Avalanche Montreal Canadiens | Shae-Lynn Bourne | Sainte-Justine UHC Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation Canada | Eliminated 4th on October 25, 2010 Reinstated on November 1, 2010 Second Place on November 22, 2010 |
| Valeri Bure | Montreal Canadiens Calgary Flames Florida Panthers St. Louis Blues Florida Panthers Dallas Stars | Ekaterina Gordeeva | Compassion Canada, Cardiac Kids | Winners on November 22, 2010 |

## Scoring Chart

    Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
    Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
    indicates the couple (or couples) eliminated that week.
    indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
    indicates the eliminated couple that finished in the top two couples in the Second Chance competition.
    indicates the Top 4 couples not needing to compete in the Second Chance competition.
    indicates the winning couple.
    indicates the runner-up couple.
    indicates the third-place couple.
| Team | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Valeri & Ekaterina | 1 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.7 | ✔ | 17.8 | 16.9 | ✔ |
| Patrice & Shae-Lynn | 2 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 17.7 | 17.2 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.1 | ✔ |
| Todd & Isabelle | 3 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.5 | ✔ | 17.3 | 17.7 | ✔ |
| Kelly & Kyoko | 4 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.8 | ✔ | 17.2 | 17.3 | |
| Theo & Jamie | 5 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.3 | ✔ | 17.1 | | |
| P.J. & Violetta | 6 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 16.9 | | 17.3 | | | |
| Georges & Anabelle | 7 | 17.0 | 17.0 | | | 17.0 | | | |
| Russ & Christine | 8 | 16.8 | | | | 17.2 | | | |

### Notes

* a ^ Skates in Week 8 were not scored by the judges.

### Skate-Off Chart

| Week | Bottom Two Couples (Top Two Couples – Week 5) | Music | Judges' Vote to Save | Eliminated/Reinstated Couple |
| 1 | Russ & Christine | "Hero" – Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott | 0 (NIL) | Russ & Christine Eliminated |
| 1 | Valeri & Ekaterina | "Paralyzer" – Finger Eleven | 3 (Brett, Sandra, Jeremy) | Russ & Christine Eliminated |
| 2 | Todd & Isabelle | "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" – Poison | 2 (Marie-France, Sandra) | Georges & Annabelle Eliminated |
| 2 | Georges & Annabelle | "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal | 1 (Jeremy) | Georges & Annabelle Eliminated |
| 3 | P.J. & Violetta | "Canned Heat" – Jamiroquai | 0 (NIL) | P.J. & Violetta Eliminated |
| 3 | Valeri & Ekaterina | "The Anthem" – Pitbull | 3 (Ken, Sandra, Jeremy) | P.J. & Violetta Eliminated |
| 4 | Patrice & Shae-Lynn | "All Over Again" – Shae-Lynn Bourne & Don Mescall | 0 (NIL) | Patrice & Shae-Lynn Eliminated |
| 4 | Kelly & Kyoko | "Bad Things" – Jace Everett | 3 (Scott, Sandra, Jeremy) | Patrice & Shae-Lynn Eliminated |
| 5 | P.J. & Violetta | "House of the Rising Sun" – The Animals | 1 (Curtis) | Patrice & Shae-Lynn Reinstated |
| 5 | Patrice & Shae-Lynn | "Monster Mash" – Bobby "Boris" Pickett | 2 (Sandra, Jeremy) | Patrice & Shae-Lynn Reinstated |
| 6 | Todd & Isabelle | "Brick House" – Commodores from To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | 3 (Toller, Sandra, Jeremy) | Theo & Jamie Eliminated |
| 6 | Jamie & Theo | "Stayin' Alive" – Bee Gees from Saturday Night Fever | 0 (NIL) | Theo & Jamie Eliminated |
| 7 | Kelly & Kyoko | "I Love Your Smile" – Charlie Winston | 1 (Don) | Kelly & Kyoko Eliminated |
| 7 | Valeri & Ekaterina | "You're My Best Friend" – Queen | 2 (Sandra, Jeremy) | Kelly & Kyoko Eliminated |

## Average chart

| Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total | Number of skates | Average |
| 1 | 1 | Valeri & Ekaterina | 104.7 | 6 | 17.45 |
| 2 | 2 | Patrice & Shae-Lynn | 121.4 | 7 | 17.34 |
| 3 | 3 | Todd & Isabelle | 104.0 | 6 | 17.33 |
| 4 | 6 | P.J. & Violetta | 69.0 | 4 | 17.25 |
| 5 | 5 | Theo & Jamie | 85.7 | 5 | 17.14 |
| 6 | 4 | Kelly & Kyoko | 102.5 | 6 | 17.08 |
| 7 | 7 | Georges & Anabelle | 51.0 | 3 | 17.00 |
| 7 | 8 | Russ & Christine | 34.0 | 2 | 17.00 |

## Weekly themes and guest judges

| Week | Theme | Guest Judge |
| 1 | Rock Music | Brett Hull |
| 2 | Bringing Sexy Back | Marie-France Dubreuil |
| 3 | Dance | Ken Daneyko |
| 4 | Country | Scott Hamilton |
| 5 | Horror/Hallowe'en ( Second Chance Competition ) | Curtis Joseph |
| 6 | Stage & Screen | Toller Cranston |
| 7 | It's a Man's World | Don Cherry |
| 8 | Skater's Choice & Favourite Skate | Christopher Dean |

## Individual scores & songs
### Week 1

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brett Hull, Sandra Bezic, Jeremy Roenick.

#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Music |
| Patrice & Shae-Lynn | 16.6 (5.5, 5.6, 5.5) | "Song 2" – Blur |
| Kelly & Kyoko | 17.2 (5.7, 5.7, 5.8) | "Here I Go Again" – Whitesnake |
| P.J. & Violetta | 17.2 (5.7, 5.8, 5.7) | "How You Like Me Now?" – The Heavy |
| Russ & Christine | 16.8 (5.6, 5.6, 5.6) | "Hero" – Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott |
| Georges & Anabelle | 17.0 (5.6, 5.7, 5.7) | "Eye of the Tiger" – Survivor |
| Todd & Isabelle | 16.8 (5.7, 5.6, 5.5) | "Paint It, Black" – The Rolling Stones |
| Valeri & Ekaterina | 17.3 (5.8, 5.8, 5.7) | "Paralyzer" – Finger Eleven |
| Theo & Jamie | 17.1 (5.7, 5.6, 5.8) | "Let It Rock" – Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne |

### Week 2

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Marie-France Dubreuil, Sandra Bezic, Jeremy Roenick.

#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Music |
| Theo & Jamie | 17.0 (5.6, 5.7, 5.7) | "Perfect" – Hedley |
| Todd & Isabelle | 17.4 (5.8, 5.8, 5.8) | "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" – Poison |
| Kelly & Kyoko | 17.0 (5.7, 5.6, 5.7) | "Still Got the Blues (For You)" – Gary Moore |
| Patrice & Shae-Lynn | 17.3 (5.7, 5.8, 5.8) | "When I Get You Alone" – Robin Thicke |
| Valeri & Ekaterina | 17.6 (5.9, 5.9, 5.8) | "The Look of Love" – Shelby Lynne |
| Georges & Annabelle | 17.0 (5.6, 5.6, 5.8) | "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal |
| P.J. & Violetta | 17.6 (5.9, 5.9, 5.8) | "Sexy Love" – Ne-Yo |

### Week 3

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Ken Daneyko, Sandra Bezic, Jeremy Roenick.

#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Music |
| Valeri & Ekaterina | 17.4 (5.8, 5.8, 5.8) | "The Anthem" – Pitbull |
| P.J. & Violetta | 16.9 (5.7, 5.5, 5.7) | "Canned Heat" – Jamiroquai |
| Todd & Isabelle | 17.3 (5.8, 5.7, 5.8) | "Pon de Replay" – Rihanna |
| Theo & Jamie | 17.2 (5.8, 5.7, 5.7) | "Superfreak" – Rick James |
| Patrice & Shae-Lynn | 17.7 (5.9, 5.9, 5.9) | "L-O-V-E" – Michael Bublé |
| Kelly & Kyoko | 17.0 (5.7, 5.6, 5.7) | "Hot n Cold" – Katy Perry |

### Week 4

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Scott Hamilton, Sandra Bezic, Jeremy Roenick.

#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Music |
| Kelly & Kyoko | 16.8 (5.6, 5.6, 5.6) | "Bad Things" – Jace Everett |
| Patrice & Shae-Lynn | 17.2 (5.8, 5.7, 5.7) | "All Over Again" – Shae-Lynn Bourne & Don Mescall |
| Theo & Jamie | 17.3 (5.7, 5.8, 5.8) | "As The Story Goes" – Theoren Fleury |
| Valeri & Ekaterina | 17.7 (5.9, 5.9, 5.9) | "Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum |
| Todd & Isabelle | 17.5 (5.8, 5.9, 5.8) | "Lookin' out My Back Door" – Creedence Clearwater Revival |

### Week 5

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Curtis Joseph, Sandra Bezic, Jeremy Roenick.

#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Music |
| Russ & Christine | 17.2 (5.7, 5.7, 5.8) | "I Put a Spell on You" – Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| Georges & Annabelle | 17.0 (5.6, 5.7, 5.7) | "O Fortuna" – Carl Orff |
| P.J. & Violetta | 17.3 (5.7, 5.8, 5.8) | "House of the Rising Sun" – The Animals |
| Patrice & Shae-Lynn | 17.8 (5.8, 6.0, 6.0) | "Monster Mash" – Bobby "Boris" Pickett |

#### Notes

* a ^ Jeremy Roenick had originally given Patrice & Shae-Lynn a score of 5.9, but opted to change it to a perfect 6.0 upon hearing Sandra Bezic had given them the perfect score. CBC did not have time to change the score initially and the on-screen graphic still displayed Roenick's given score at 5.9, giving the couple a total of 17.7. When the judges' leaderboard was announced at the end of the night, the graphic was corrected to reflect the new score.

### Week 6

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Toller Cranston, Sandra Bezic, Jeremy Roenick.

#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Music |
| Theo & Jamie | 17.1 (5.7, 5.7, 5.7) | "Stayin' Alive" – Bee Gees from Saturday Night Fever |
| Kelly & Kyoko | 17.2 (5.6, 5.8, 5.8) | "All Star" – Smash Mouth from Shrek |
| Patrice & Shae-Lynn | 17.7 (5.9, 5.9, 5.9) | "Jai Ho" – A.R. Rahman (featuring Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash) from Slumdog Millionaire |
| Valeri & Ekaterina | 17.8 (5.8, 6.0, 6.0) | "From Russia with Love" – Prague Philharmonic Orchestra from From Russia with Love |
| Todd & Isabelle | 17.3 (5.5, 5.9, 5.9) | "Brick House" – Commodores from To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar |

### Week 7

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Don Cherry, Sandra Bezic, Jeremy Roenick.

#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Music |
| Todd & Isabelle | 17.7 (5.9, 5.9, 5.9) | "Dynamite" – Taio Cruz |
| Patrice & Shae-Lynn | 17.1 (5.8, 5.6, 5.7) | "Boogie Shoes" – KC and the Sunshine Band |
| Kelly & Kyoko | 17.3 (5.8, 5.7, 5.8) | "I Love Your Smile" – Charlie Winston |
| Valeri & Ekaterina | 16.9 (5.7, 5.6, 5.6) | "You're My Best Friend" – Queen |

### Week 8

None of the skates in week 8 were scored.

#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Music |
| Valeri & Ekaterina | Not scored | "Stereo Love" – Edward Maya featuring Vika Jigulina |
| Valeri & Ekaterina | Not scored | "From Russia with Love" – Prague Philharmonic Orchestra from From Russia with Love |
| Todd & Isabelle | Not scored | "Black Betty" – Ram Jam |
| Todd & Isabelle | Not scored | "Dynamite" – Taio Cruz |
| Patrice & Shae-Lynn | Not scored | "Let's Get It Started" – The Black Eyed Peas |
| Patrice & Shae-Lynn | Not scored | "L-O-V-E" – Michael Bublé |

## Weekly ratings

Weekly ratings and rankings are measured by BBM Canada, an audience measurement organization for Canadian television and radio broadcasting.
| Episode Number | Episode | Viewers (in millions) | Weekly Rank |
| 200 | Game On (Airdate: September 26, 2010) | 1.511 | #23 |
| 201 | Week 1: Performance (Airdate: October 3, 2010) | 1.662 | #20 |
| 202 | Week 1: Results (Airdate: October 4, 2010) | 1.09 | N/A |
| 203 | Week 2: Performance (Airdate: October 10, 2010) | 1.498 | #24 |
| 204 | Week 2: Results (Airdate: October 11, 2010) | 0.969 | N/A |
| 205 | Week 3: Performance (Airdate: October 17, 2010) | 1.414 | #24 |
| 206 | Week 3: Results (Airdate: October 18, 2010) | 1.01 | N/A |
| 207 | Week 4: Performance (Airdate: October 24, 2010) | 1.429 | #23 |
| 208 | Week 4: Results (Airdate: October 25, 2010) | 1.079 | N/A |
| 209 | Week 5: Performance (Airdate: October 31, 2010) | 1.375 | #22 |
| 210 | Week 5: Results (Airdate: November 1, 2010) | 1.10 | N/A |
| 211 | Week 6: Performance (Airdate: November 7, 2010) | 1.619 | #18 |
| 212 | Week 6: Results (Airdate: November 8, 2010) | 1.122 | N/A |
| 213 | Week 7: Performance (Airdate: November 14, 2010) | 1.769 | #15 |
| 214 | Week 7: Results (Airdate: November 15, 2010) | 1.20 | N/A |
| 215 | Week 8: Performance (Airdate: November 21, 2010) | 1.505 | #26 |
| 216 | Week 8: Results – Season Finale (Airdate: November 22, 2010) | 1.333 | #24 |