Battle of the Blades (season 4)

Season of television series

Battle of the Blades

Season 4
Celebrity winner| Scott Thornton
Professional winner| Amanda Evora
Country of origin| Canada
No. of episodes| 9
Release
Original network| CBC
Original release| September 22 (2013-09-22) –
November 17, 2013 (2013-11-17)
Season chronology

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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.[1] 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.[2] 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[edit]

The official cast announcement were made from September 15 to September 20 on the show's website.[3] 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[edit]

Hockey player  | Team(s) played  | Professional partner  | Charity playing for  | Status

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Mike Krushelnyski[4] | 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[5] | New York Islanders
Montreal Canadiens
New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers | Oksana Kazakova | iOrphan  | Eliminated 2nd
on October 13, 2013
Anson Carter[6] | 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[7] | 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[8] | Columbus Blue Jackets
Dallas Stars
New Jersey Devils | Sinead Kerr | Autism Speaks Canada (Kerr)
Parachute (Grant) | Eliminated 5th
on November 3, 2013
Mathieu Dandenault[9] | 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[10] | 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[11] | 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[edit]

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[a] | 7[b]

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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[edit]

Rank by
average  | Place  | Couple  | Total  | Number of
skates  | Average

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1 | 3 | Mathieu & Marie-France | 104.2 | 6 | 17.37
2 | 2 | Jason & Violetta | 104.0 | 17.33
3 | 4 | Grant & Sinead | 103.1 | 17.18
4 | 1 | Scott & Amanda | 103.0 | 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[edit]

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[edit]

Weekly Theme: Rock

Running order
Couple  | Score  | Music

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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[edit]

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

Running order
Couple  | Score  | Music

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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[edit]

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

Running order
Couple  | Score  | Music

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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[edit]

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

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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[edit]

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

Running order
Couple  | Score  | Music

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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[edit]

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

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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[edit]

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

Running order
Couple  | Score  | Music

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Scott & Amanda  | Not scored | "Breathing Underwater" – Metric
Not scored | "Boléro" – Maurice Ravel (Reprise of Week 6 skate)
Jason & Violetta  | Not scored | "The Edge of Glory" – Lady Gaga
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
Not scored | "Gentleman" – PSY (Reprise of Week 3 skate)

## Weekly ratings[edit]

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  | Reference

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400  | Made in Canada
(Airdate: September 22, 2013) | 0.771  | #3 | #8 | #28 | [12]
401  | Week 1: Rock
(Airdate: September 29, 2013) | 1.004  | TBA | TBA | TBA | [13]
402  | Week 2: Suit & Tie
(Airdate: October 6, 2013) | 1.066  | TBA | TBA | TBA | [14]
403  | Week 3: International Beats
(Airdate: October 13, 2013) | 1.049  | TBA | TBA | TBA | [15]
404  | Week 4: The Canadian Songbook
(Airdate: October 20, 2013) | 1.026  | TBA | TBA | TBA | [16]
405  | Week 5: Iconic Duos
(Airdate: October 27, 2013) | 0.896  | TBA | TBA | TBA | [17]
406  | Week 6: The Winter Olympics
(Airdate: November 3, 2013) | 1.110  | #2 | #7 | #30 | [18][19]
407  | Week 7: Final 3 Couples
(Airdate: November 10, 2013) | 1.078  | TBA | TBA | TBA | [20]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "About the Show - Battle of the Blades". CBC. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
2. ^ Battle of the Blades [@CBCbattle] (13 September 2013). "Excited to announce our all-new judging panel! @JamieSale @KurtBrowning & @PJStockHNIC! #BATTLEISBACK #BOTB" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
3. ^ Battle of the Blades [@CBCbattle] (9 September 2013). "BIG NEWS: We reveal the skating line up starting Sunday! #WhoWillSkate? #BattleIsBack #BOTB" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
4. ^ "Meet BOTB Competitor Mike Krushelnyski". CBC. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
5. ^ "Meet BOTB Competitor Vladimir Malakhov". CBC. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
6. ^ "Meet BOTB Competitor Anson Carter". CBC. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
7. ^ "Meet BOTB Competitor Brian Savage". CBC. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
8. ^ "Meet BOTB Competitor Grant Marshall". CBC. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
9. ^ "Meet BOTB Competitor Mathieu Dandenault". CBC. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
10. ^ "Meet BOTB Competitor Jason Strudwick". CBC. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
11. ^ "Meet BOTB Competitor Scott Thornton". CBC. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
12. ^ BBM Weekly Ratings for week of Sept 16 – Sept 22, 2013 Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2013-09-28
13. ^ Bill Brioux [@BillBriouxTV] (30 September 2013). "SUN o'nites #CTV #OUAT 1285k #AmRace 2377k #Castle 1689k #Mental 1751k #GLO #Simpsons 1090k #FamGuy 762k #GoodWife 567k #CBC #BBlades 1004k" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
14. ^ Bill Brioux [@BillBriouxTV] (8 October 2013). "SUN o'nites #CBC #Heartland 992k #BattleBlades 1066k #DragonsDen (R) 681k; #CTV #OUAT 1189k #AmRace 2043k #Castle 1648k #Mentalist 1449k" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
15. ^ Bill Brioux [@BillBriouxTV] (16 October 2013). "SUN o'nites #CBC #Heartland 837k #BattleoftheBlades 1049k #CTV #OUAT 942k #Race 1734k #Castle 1569k #Mentalist 1644k wildcard #walkingdead" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
16. ^ Bill Brioux [@BillBriouxTV] (22 October 2013). "SUN o'nites #CTV #OUAT 1128k #Race 1988k #Castle 1746k #Mentalist 1585k; #CBC #Heartland 927k #Blades 1026k #DDen (R) 573k" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
17. ^ Bill Brioux [@BillBriouxTV] (29 October 2013). "SUN o'nites #CBC #Heartland 776k #Blades 896k; #CTV #OUAT 1074k #Race 2298k #Castle 1568k #Mentalist 1564k; #GLO #GoodWife 791k" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
18. ^ BBM Weekly Ratings for week of Oct 28 – Nov 3, 2013 Archived January 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2013-11-09
19. ^ Bill Brioux [@BillBriouxTV] (5 November 2013). "SUN o'nites #CBC #Heartland 869k #BattleBlades 1100k #DDen2 637k; #CTV #OUAT 1183k #Race 2166k #Castle 1662k #Mental 1514k;" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
20. ^ Bill Brioux [@BillBriouxTV] (12 November 2013). "SUN o'nites #CBC Heartlnd 838k #Blades 1078k DDen2 672k #CTV #OUAT 955k #Race 1947k #Castle 1516k #Mental 1383k #GLO #Simps 904k #GWife 737k" (Tweet) - via Twitter.

## External links[edit]

* Official website of Battle of the Blades

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Battle of the Blades

Seasons|

* 1 (2009)
* 2 (2010)
* 3 (2011)
* 4 (2013)
* 5 (2019)
* 6 (2020)

Hosts|

* Ron MacLean
* Kurt Browning (seasons 1–3)
* Maura Grierson (season 3)
* Keshia Chanté (season 6)

Judges|

* Sandra Bezic (seasons 1–3)
* Dick Button (season 1)
* Jeremy Roenick (seasons 2–3)
* Kurt Browning (season 4–5)
* Jamie Salé (season 4)
* P. J. Stock (season 4)
* Colby Armstrong (season 5)
* Scott Moir (season 6)
* Natalie Spooner (season 6)
* Elladj Baldé (season 6)

Winners|

| Hockey players|

* Craig Simpson
* Valeri Bure
* Tessa Bonhomme
* Scott Thornton
* Sheldon Kennedy
* Wojtek Wolski

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Professionals|

* Jamie Salé
* Ekaterina Gordeeva
* David Pelletier
* Amanda Evora
* Kaitlyn Weaver
* Meagan Duhamel

Runners-up|

| Hockey players|

* Claude Lemieux
* Patrice Brisebois
* Bryan Berard
* Jason Strudwick
* Natalie Spooner
* Jessica Campbell

|

Professionals|

* Shae-Lynn Bourne (seasons 1–2)
* Marie-France Dubreuil
* Violetta Afanasieva
* Andrew Poje
* Asher Hill

Related articles|

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* "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" (theme song)
* Maple Leaf Gardens (season 1 venue)
* Pinewood Toronto Studios (season 2 venue)
* MasterCard Centre (seasons 3–4 venue)
* FirstOntario Centre (season 5 venue)
* CAA Centre (season 6 venue)

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* Scott Thornton
* Jason Strudwick
* Mathieu Dandenault
* Grant Marshall
* Brian Savage
* Anson Carter
* Vladimir Malakhov
* Mike Krushelnyski

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