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''.

Plot

The film tells the story of Matt Clark ( Aaron Smolinski), a male hockey player who dies in a game due to an accident made by the angel Allan, ( Brendan Beiser) that caused the hockey player to die when he was trying to get to a choking man. As four days have passed where Matt has been pronounced dead, cremated and buried on national television, Allan is instructed by his boss Peter (Alec Willows) to put Matt in a suitable body. Matt comes back to life as Sara Bryan (

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), a female figure skater who fell into a coma who just passed into Heaven. Both share the dream of competing in the

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. The male hockey player specified that if he returned to earth, he wanted to have a chance to win an Olympic Gold medal on ice, leaving the detail that he wanted to be on the hockey team implied. With time running short, Matt in Sara's body has to get skating lessons from Sara's one-time rival (

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) if he wishes to earn gold.

Cast

as Sara Bryan *

as Tracy Hannibal *

Nancy Kerrigan Nancy Ann Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969) is an American figure skater and actress. She won bronze medals at the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Winter Olympics, silver medals at the 1992 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympi ...

as Julie * Aaron Smolinski as Matt Clark * Gwynyth Walsh as Mrs. Bryan *

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as Ray Rossovich *

Alan Thicke Alan Thicke (born Alan Willis Jeffrey; March 1, 1947December 13, 2016) was a Canadian actor, songwriter, and game and talk show host. He is the father of singer Robin Thicke. In 2013, Thicke was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. Thicke was b ...

as Coach Parker * Brendan Beiser as Allan * Andrew Johnston as Mr. Bryan * Alec Willows as Peter *

Elvis Stojko Elvis Stojko, (born March 22, 1972) is a Canadian figure skater. He was a three-time World champion (1994, 1995, 1997), two-time Olympic silver medallist (1994, 1998), and seven-time Canadian champion (1994, 1996–2000, and 2002). Personal ...

as Doug

Reception

External links

* ABC Family original films 2000 television films 2000 films 2000s fantasy comedy films Figure skating films Saban Entertainment films 2000 comedy films 2000s English-language films {{US-tv-film-stub