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Ruth Myles: Stars pair off for fourth season of Battle of the Blades

It was a crazy idea – pairing NHL stars with figure skaters in a weekly competition – but as Paul Martini points out, Canadians would probably “watch trained mice skating” because we love the activity...

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Ruth Myles: Mike and Marcy are the first team eliminated from Battle of the...

Sinead Kerr and Grant Marshall may be at the top of Battle of the Blades’ leaderboard, but I declare the producers and viewers of the show the winners of Sunday night’s episode. Season 4’s new format –...

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Ruth Myles: Russians frozen out of Battle of the Blades as Oksana and...

Gobble gobble, figure skating fans. Will this week’s on-ice shenanigans be enough to wake the nation from its turkey-induced stupor? This week’s episode of Battle of the Blades is set to an...

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Ruth Myles: Judges use save on Shae-Lynn and Anson on Battle of the Blades

Well, that was quick. Three weeks in and the judges have used this season’s save on Battle of the Blades. In Sunday night’s skate-off, Shae-Lynn Bourne and Anson Carter are pitted against Sinead Kerr...

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Ruth Myles: Shae-Lynn Bourne and Anson Carter latest team eliminated on...

It’s déjà vu all over again on Battle of the Blades this week, as Sinead Kerr and Grant Marshall and Shae-Lynn Bourne and Anson Carter land in the bottom two once again. There’s no judges’ save...

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Ruth Myles: Battle of the Blades hits new heights with performances inspired...

How the heck is Battle of the Blades going to top this week’s show? From the night’s opening routine – with its eye-popping triple twist – to the closing re-enactment of Jamie Sale and David...

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Ruth Myles: Final three teams duke it out on Battle of the Blades

If it takes 10,000 hours to master a skill, as author Malcolm Gladwell says, the teams on Battle of the Blades must have given up sleep the past three months. How else to explain the explosion of...

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Ruth Myles: How do the final three teams stack up on Battle of the Blades?

It’s a cliché, but it’s true: all the competitors on Battle of the Blades are winners for having accomplished the series’ goal of turning former pro hockey players into figure skaters. But only one of...

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Ruth Myles: Amanda Evora and Scott Thornton win Season 4 of Battle of the Blades

Now that’s how you celebrate a birthday. On the day Amanda Evora turned 29, she and partner Scott Thornton were crowned winners of the Battle of the Blades, winning $100,000 for their charity of...

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Ruth Myles: Amanda Evora and Scott Thornton flying high after winning Battle...

It’s a birthday present Amanda Evora won’t soon forget: she and partner Scott Thornton won the fourth season of Battle of the Blades, as decided by viewers of the CBC series that pairs former hockey...

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