# Battle of the Blades season 4

The fourth season of Battle of the Blades premiered on September 22, 2013, as a part of CBC's fall line-up after a two-year hiatus. Like previous seasons, this season showcases a lineup of 8 couples.
Ron MacLean returns as the show's host. Former co-host Kurt Browning assumes judging duties on a new judging panel, along with Olympic figure skating gold medalist and season one champion Jamie Salé, and former NHL player and season two competitor P.J. Stock. This season does not feature rotating guest judges every week. The show venue for this season continues to be at the MasterCard Centre in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario.
There are no Monday night results show this season; therefore, elimination takes place at the end of each Sunday night performance shows from Week 2 onwards. The judges score and viewer votes from the previous week determine the bottom two couples on the current week's show, which are announced at the top of the programme. The bottom two couples perform their new routines in the "Skate-Off" at the end of the episode after the couples who are safe have skated. The judges would then score their performances and the couple with the lower judges score is eliminated. The score for the remaining couple's performance would count as their score for the week. The one-time use Judge's Save returned for this season.
Viewer voting this season is solely done on the show's official website, eliminating the telephone and texting options. Each unregistered visitor gets one vote. Registered visitors can earn additional votes by completing their profile and other activities and challenges on the website.

## Casting

The official cast announcement were made from September 15 to September 20 on the show's website. Along with the eight new ex-NHL hockey players, the female figure skating professionals were also announced; but the pairings of the two were only announced on the season premiere preview show, "Made in Canada", which aired on September 22. Unlike the previous season, which introduced a female hockey player competitor, this season featured solely male hockey players, as per the first two seasons.
Of the eight female skaters, four were returning participants: season 1 & 2 first runner-up Shae-Lynn Bourne, season 1 second runner-up & season 3 first runner-up Marie-France Dubreuil, season 2 & 3 competitor Violetta Afanasieva, and season 3 competitor Marcy Hinzmann. The four new female skaters are Oksana Kazakova, Sinead Kerr, Jessica Dubé, and Amanda Evora.

## Couples

| Hockey player | Team(s) played | Professional partner | Charity playing for | Status |
| Mike Krushelnyski | Boston Bruins Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings | Marcy Hinzmann | NHL Alumni - Hockey's Greatest Family | Eliminated 1st on October 6, 2013 |
| Vladimir Malakhov | New York Islanders Montreal Canadiens New Jersey Devils New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers | Oksana Kazakova | iOrphan | Eliminated 2nd on October 13, 2013 |
| Anson Carter | Washington Capitals Boston Bruins Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers Los Angeles Kings Vancouver Canucks Columbus Blue Jackets Carolina Hurricanes | Shae-Lynn Bourne | World Vision Starting Strong Program (Bourne) Shirt Off My Back (Carter) | Eliminated 3rd on October 27, 2013 |
| Brian Savage | Montreal Canadiens Phoenix Coyotes St. Louis Blues Philadelphia Flyers | Jessica Dubé | Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (Dubé) 10 Rainbows Children's Foundation, Meghan's Wings (Savage) | Eliminated 4th on November 3, 2013 |
| Grant Marshall | Columbus Blue Jackets Dallas Stars New Jersey Devils | Sinead Kerr | Autism Speaks Canada (Kerr) Parachute (Grant) | Eliminated 5th on November 3, 2013 |
| Mathieu Dandenault | Detroit Red Wings Montreal Canadiens | Marie-France Dubreuil | Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (Dubreuil) Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation (Dandenault) | Third Place on November 17, 2013 |
| Jason Strudwick | New York Islanders Vancouver Canucks Chicago Blackhawks New York Rangers Edmonton Oilers | Violetta Afanasieva | Humane Society of Kawartha Lakes (Afanasieva) Edmonton Inner City Children's Program (Strudwick) | Second Place on November 17, 2013 |
| Scott Thornton | Toronto Maple Leafs Edmonton Oilers Montreal Canadiens Dallas Stars San Jose Sharks Los Angeles Kings | Amanda Evora | Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation | Winners on November 17, 2013 |

## 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(s) eliminated that week.
    indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two the previous week, but won the Skate-Off.
    indicates the returning couple that was saved by the judges using "The Judges' Save" after being eliminated in the Skate-Off the same night.
    indicates the winning couple.
    indicates the runner-up couple.
    indicates the third-place couple.
| Team | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Scott & Amanda | 1 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 18.0 | 1st |
| Jason & Violetta | 2 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 2nd |
| Mathieu & Marie-France | 3 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 3rd |
| Grant & Sinead | 4 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.8 | 17.3 | |
| Brian & Jessica | 5 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.2 | |
| Anson & Shae-Lynn | 6 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 17.2 | | |
| Vladimir & Oksana | 7 | 16.3 | 16.7 | 16.7 | | | | |
| Mike & Marcy | 8 | 16.1 | 16.3 | | | | | |
* a ^ Week 6 featured a double elimination. Brian and Jessica were eliminated for being the bottom two couple losing the Skate-Off (against Mathieu and Marie-France). Grant and Sinead were eliminated as the couple remaining (after the elimination of Brian and Jessica) that had the lowest judges score.
* b ^ Skates in Week 7 were not scored by the judges.

## Average chart

| Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total | Number of skates | Average |
| 1 | 3 | Mathieu & Marie-France | 104.2 | 6 | 17.37 |
| 2 | 2 | Jason & Violetta | 104.0 | 6 | 17.33 |
| 3 | 4 | Grant & Sinead | 103.1 | 6 | 17.18 |
| 4 | 1 | Scott & Amanda | 103.0 | 6 | 17.17 |
| 5 | 6 | Anson & Shae-Lynn | 84.4 | 5 | 16.88 |
| 6 | 5 | Brian & Jessica | 100.3 | 6 | 16.72 |
| 7 | 7 | Vladimir & Oksana | 49.7 | 3 | 16.57 |
| 8 | 8 | Mike & Marcy | 32.4 | 2 | 16.20 |

## Individual scores & songs

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right unless specified: Kurt Browning, Jamie Salé, P. J. Stock.

### Week 1

Weekly Theme: Rock

#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Music |
| Grant & Sinead | 16.8 (5.6, 5.6, 5.6) | "Hands Up" – Hedley |
| Mathieu & Marie-France | 16.8 (5.5, 5.7, 5.6) | "Gimme Shelter" – Holy Soldier |
| Mike & Marcy | 16.1 (5.3, 5.4, 5.4) | "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" – Train |
| Scott & Amanda | 16.4 (5.4, 5.5, 5.5) | "Up in the Air" – Thirty Seconds to Mars |
| Vladimir & Oksana | 16.3 (5.4, 5.4, 5.5) | "Where Do We Draw The Line?" – Poets of the Fall |
| Jason & Violetta | 16.6 (5.5, 5.5, 5.6) | "Treasure" – Bruno Mars |
| Brian & Jessica | 16.4 (5.5, 5.4, 5.5) | "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" – Poison |
| Anson & Shae-Lynn | 16.8 (5.6, 5.6, 5.6) | "Seven Nation Army" – The White Stripes |

### Week 2

Weekly Theme: Suit and Tie: Dance Classics Bottom Two Couples: Mike & Marcy, Vladimir & Oksana Eliminated Couple: Mike & Marcy

#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Music |
| Brian & Jessica | 16.2 (5.3, 5.5, 5.4) | "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" – Dinah Washington |
| Scott & Amanda | 16.8 (5.5, 5.7, 5.6) | "Hit the Road Jack" – Renee Olstead |
| Jason & Violetta | 17.1 (5.7, 5.7, 5.7) | "It's De-Lovely" – Robbie Williams |
| Anson & Shae-Lynn | 16.8 (5.4, 5.8, 5.6) | "Unforgettable" – Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole |
| Grant & Sinead | 17.3 (5.7, 5.8, 5.8) | "Takes Two to Tango" – Louis Armstrong |
| Mathieu & Marie-France | 17.0 (5.6, 5.8, 5.6) | "Stormy Weather" – Etta James |
| Mike & Marcy | 16.3 (5.4, 5.4, 5.5) | "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" – Doris Day |
| Vladimir & Oksana | 16.7 (5.5, 5.6, 5.6) | "That's Life" – Michael Bublé |

### Week 3

Weekly Theme: International Beats Bottom Two Couples: Vladimir & Oksana, Mathieu & Marie-France Eliminated Couple: Vladimir & Oksana

#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Music |
| Scott & Amanda | 17.1 (5.7, 5.7, 5.7) | "Lions" – Kodo (Japan) |
| Anson & Shae-Lynn | 16.7 (5.6, 5.6, 5.5) | "Hi-a Ma (Pata Pata)" – Milk & Sugar featuring Miriam Makeba (South Africa) |
| Jason & Violetta | 17.4 (5.8, 5.8, 5.8) | "Vesalaya Kadril" – Svetoch (Russian Folk Music) |
| Brian & Jessica | 16.7 (5.6, 5.6, 5.5) | "Alejandro" – Lady Gaga (Latin) |
| Grant & Sinead | 16.8 (5.6, 5.6, 5.6) | "Fairy Dance" – Ashley MacIsaac (Celtic) |
| Vladimir & Oksana | 16.7 (5.6, 5.6, 5.5) | "Я Тебе Не Веою (I Don't Believe You)" – Irina Allegrova, Grigory Leps (Russia) |
| Mathieu & Marie-France | 17.3 (5.8, 5.8, 5.7) | "Gentleman" – PSY (South Korea) |

### Week 4

Weekly Theme: Fan's Choice: The Great Canadian Songbook Bottom Two Couples: Grant & Sinead, Anson & Shae-Lynn Eliminated Couple: None (Anson & Shae-Lynn saved using the Judges' Save)

#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Music |
| Jason & Violetta | 17.1 (5.7, 5.8, 5.6) | "Kiss You Inside Out" – Hedley |
| Mathieu & Marie-France | 17.6 (5.9, 5.9, 5.8) | "After the Rain" – Blue Rodeo |
| Brian & Jessica | 16.9 (5.7, 5.7, 5.5) | "Stutter" – Marianas Trench |
| Scott & Amanda | 17.3 (5.8, 5.8, 5.7) | "Closer to the Heart" – Rush |
| Grant & Sinead | 17.1 (5.6, 5.8, 5.7) | "Black Velvet" – Alannah Myles |
| Anson & Shae-Lynn | 16.9 (5.6, 5.7, 5.6) | "Run to You" – Bryan Adams |

### Week 5

Weekly Theme: Iconic Duos Bottom Two Couples: Grant & Sinead, Anson & Shae-Lynn Eliminated Couple: Anson & Shae-Lynn

#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Music |
| Mathieu & Marie-France | 17.7 (5.9, 5.9, 5.9) | "Walk Like an Egyptian" – The Bangles (Cleopatra & Mark Antony) |
| Brian & Jessica | 16.9 (5.7, 5.6, 5.6) | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" – The Righteous Brothers (Maverick & Charlie) |
| Scott & Amanda | 17.4 (5.8, 5.8, 5.8) | "Renegade" – Styx (Bonnie and Clyde) |
| Jason & Violetta | 17.8 (6.0, 5.9, 5.9) | "The Pink Panther Theme" – Henry Mancini (Pink Panther & Inspector Clouseau) |
| Anson & Shae-Lynn | 17.2 (5.7, 5.8, 5.7) | "Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Variation)" – Rob Dougan (Morpheus & Trinity) |
| Grant & Sinead | 17.8 (5.9, 6.0, 5.9) | "Cheek to Cheek" – Ella Fitzgerald (Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers) |

### Week 6

Weekly Theme: The Winter Olympics Bottom Two Couples: Brian & Jessica, Mathieu & Marie-France Eliminated Couples: Brian & Jessica (Skate-Off); Grant & Sinead (Lowest score of remaining couples)
Individual judges scores for Week 6 (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: David Pelletier, Jamie Salé, P. J. Stock.

#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Music |
| Scott & Amanda | 18.0 (6.0, 6.0, 6.0) | "Boléro" – Maurice Ravel Inspired by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean at the 1984 Winter Olympics |
| Grant & Sinead | 17.3 (5.8, 5.8, 5.7) | "Symphony No. 5" – Gustav Mahler Inspired by Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir at the 2010 Winter Olympics |
| Jason & Violetta | 18.0 (6.0, 6.0, 6.0) | "Maple Leaf Rag" – Scott Joplin Inspired by Tracy Wilson & Scott McCall at the 1988 Winter Olympics |
| Brian & Jessica | 17.2 (5.7, 5.8, 5.7) | "Moonlight Sonata" – Ludwig van Beethoven Inspired by Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov at the 1994 Winter Olympics |
| Mathieu & Marie-France | 17.8 (6.0, 5.9, 5.9) | "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" – Francis Lai Inspired by Jamie Salé & David Pelletier at the 2002 Winter Olympics |

### Week 7

Weekly Theme: Final Three Couples None of the skates in Week 7 were scored.

#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Music |
| Scott & Amanda | Not scored | "Breathing Underwater" – Metric |
| Scott & Amanda | Not scored | "Boléro" – Maurice Ravel (Reprise of Week 6 skate) |
| Jason & Violetta | Not scored | "The Edge of Glory" – Lady Gaga |
| Jason & Violetta | Not scored | "The Pink Panther Theme" – Henry Mancini (Reprise of Week 5 skate) |
| Mathieu & Marie-France | Not scored | "I'm Gonna Love You Through It" – Martina McBride |
| Mathieu & Marie-France | Not scored | "Gentleman" – PSY (Reprise of Week 3 skate) |

## Weekly ratings

Weekly ratings and rankings are measured by BBM Canada, an audience measurement organization for Canadian television and radio broadcasting. Weekly ranks are based on weeks starting on Monday and ending on Sunday.
| Episode Number | Episode | Viewers (in millions) | Timeslot Rank | Nightly Rank | Weekly Rank |
| 400 | Made in Canada (Airdate: September 22, 2013) | 0.771 | #3 | #8 | #28 |
| 401 | Week 1: Rock (Airdate: September 29, 2013) | 1.004 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 402 | Week 2: Suit & Tie (Airdate: October 6, 2013) | 1.066 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 403 | Week 3: International Beats (Airdate: October 13, 2013) | 1.049 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 404 | Week 4: The Canadian Songbook (Airdate: October 20, 2013) | 1.026 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 405 | Week 5: Iconic Duos (Airdate: October 27, 2013) | 0.896 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 406 | Week 6: The Winter Olympics (Airdate: November 3, 2013) | 1.110 | #2 | #7 | #30 |
| 407 | Week 7: Final 3 Couples (Airdate: November 10, 2013) | 1.078 | TBA | TBA | TBA |