From Joe O’Connor of the National Post:

• Burning up the ice
  “It is The Look: a riveting look between two lovers that could melt icebergs and move mountains. It is enchanting, and full of lust. And it is entirely an act. It may well be an innate French-Canadian act that Stephane Richer, a French-Canadian hockey player, and Marie-France Dubreuil — his French-Canadian skating partner — have successfully employed on CBC network television to put themselves among the final four pairings on Battle of the Blades.” Read more.

From a media release:

JODEYNE HIGGINS AND KEN DANEYKO ARE THE NEXT TO BE ICED ON CBC-TV’s BATTLE OF THE BLADES

• Christine Hough-Sweeney and Tie Domi back for another week

Jodeyne Higgins and Ken Daneyko, after a heartfelt and soulful performance, were the fourth pair iced, as the results were revealed during tonight’s broadcast on BATTLE OF THE BLADES. Christine Hough-Sweeney and Tie Domi are the fourth pair to be saved, joining the three remaining pairs for a chance to win $100,000 for the charity of their choice.

The two pairs with the fewest votes in the fourth week of competition were Higgins and Daneyko, who skated to James Brown’s I Got You, and Hough-Sweeney and Domi, who performed their routine to Robin Thicke’s Superman. Both pairs performed again before regular judges Sandra Bezic, Dick Button and guest judge Lanny McDonald for a final chance to remain on the show. McDonald is renowned for his years with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames.

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