The second season of ''

Battle of the Blades ''Battle of the Blades'' (or ''BOTB'' for short) is a Canadian figure skating reality show and competition that airs on CBC Television. The show originally aired for four seasons between 2009 and 2013. It was revived for a fifth season in 2019. ...

'' 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 Sandra Marie Bezic (born April 6, 1956) is a Canadian pair skater, figure skating choreographer, and television commentator. With her brother Val Bezic, she won the Canadian Figure Skating Championships from 1970 to 1974 and placed ninth at the 1 ...

continued as the head judge this season, with the addition of former

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player

Jeremy Roenick Jeremy Shaffer Roenick ( ; born January 17, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 8th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Chica ...

as the other regular judge, replacing season 1's

Dick Button Richard Totten Button (born July 18, 1929) is an American former figure skater and skating analyst. He is a two-time Olympic champion (1948, 1952) and five-time consecutive World champion (1948–1952). He is also the only non-European man to h ...

. This season continued to have one rotating guest judge every week. Because

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was undergoing renovations at the time, the venue this season was set in a sound stage at

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. 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

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

Skate-Off Chart

Average chart

Weekly themes and guest judges

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 Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9, 1964) is a Canadian–American former ice hockey player and general manager, and currently an executive vice president of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Calgary Flames, ...

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Week 2

''Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:

Marie-France Dubreuil Marie-France Dubreuil (born August 11, 1974) is a Canadian ice dancing coach and former competitor. With her husband Patrice Lauzon, she is a two-time (2006–2007) World silver medallist. Personal life Marie-France Dubreuil was born on Augu ...

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Week 3

''Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:

Ken Daneyko Kenneth Stephen Daneyko (born April 17, 1964) is a Ukrainian–Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played his entire twenty-season career with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), winning three Stanley Cup ...

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Week 4

''Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Scott Hamilton,

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Week 5

''Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:

Curtis Joseph Curtis Shayne Joseph (né Munro; born April 29, 1967) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional player. Nicknamed "Cujo", Joseph was immediately recognizable on the ice for his masks featuring a snarling dog, drawing inspiration fro ...

.'' ;Running order ;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 Toller Shalitoe Montague Cranston, CM (April 20, 1949 – January 24, 2015) was a Canadian figure skater and painter. He won the 1971–1976 Canadian national championships, the 1974 World bronze medal and the 1976 Olympic bronze medal. ...

.'' ;Running order

Week 7

''Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:

Don Cherry Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator. Cherry played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, and later coached the team for five se ...

.'' ;Running order

Week 8

''None of the skates in week 8 were scored.'' ;Running order

Weekly ratings

Weekly ratings and rankings are measured by

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, an audience measurement organization for

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television and radio broadcasting.

References

External links

Official website of ''Battle of the Blades''
{{Battle of the Blades Season 2 Season 02 2010 Canadian television seasons