This YouTube channel has the performances with the judges comments for the first 2 episodes, for those interested
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoq4Y7spdPrmL6-xcp2Swlg
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoq4Y7spdPrmL6-xcp2Swlg
I can't believe Vanessa & Brian and Ekaterina & Bruno ended up in the bottom 2! I like those teams much more than Amanda & Colton.
I think Amanda and Colten were a bit lucky. In part, she isn't as good as some of the other pros. But that being said a big surprise Gordeeva and her partner were in the bottom 2. It seemed like CBC was trying to push Vanessa and her partner. What was noticeable though is that Vanessa's skating skills weren't so great on this show. Her edging and stroking really did not look like a future world champion which we assume she will be or could be. I am impressed with Spooner and Poje though she probably will always look a bit clunky. good for Andrew for doing ice dance lifts or mini lifts. This show is very Canadian oriented - the music, the hockey players and a lot of the skaters arent well known Violetta, Amanda come to mind. At least Radford, Weaver, Poje, Gordeeva, James, have world and or olympic medals.
?Vanessa & Brian being in the bottom 2 was expected, I thought. Ekaterina & Bruno being there, on the other hand, was a big surprise; evidently not a lot of audience support for them, since their judges' scores last week were good.
a lot of the skaters have done it multiple times .... over the years... not just katia or amanda
a lot of the skaters have done it multiple times .... over the years... not just katia or amanda
Off the top of my head:
This is Violetta's 4th season on the show. Marie-France and Shae-Lynn have participated 3 times each.
Jamie Salé has participated 2 times as a contestant and once as a permanent judge.
Those are only names that are more well known, too.
Also, RE: Quebec not voting - it`s a real phenomenon whenever there is a french hockey player. Quebec just... tends to not watch CBC. A lot of the times, the french hockey player is actually one of the better skaters, it's just that the audience he needs just isn't watching... i have watched every season (except season 1) at least once and honestly i don't get shocked anymore when skates that judges marked high don't receive fan support. It happens more often not only with french-canadian players, but also american, russian, or really anyone that is not anglo-canadian.
Because the figure skaters are like the pros on Dancing With The Stars. Experience is a good thing.?
If Ekaterina was on the show once why to ask her to do this second time?
Because the figure skaters are like the pros on Dancing With The Stars. Experience is a good thing.