From a media release:

KATARINA WITT IS BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND AS GUEST JUDGE ON BATTLE OF THE BLADES

• Five pairs return to compete on BATTLE OF THE BLADES for Hallowe’en Performances

A fan-favourite from season one, international figure skating superstar Katarina Witt returns to BATTLE OF THE BLADES’ judging panel as Guest Judge along with Head Judge Sandra Bezic and Resident Judge Jeremy Roenick. Viewers will enjoy Witt’s candid remarks as the five remaining pairs compete as characters in full costume for this week’s Hallowe’en theme live on Sunday, October 30 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT) and on Monday, October 31 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT).

One of the most decorated skaters in history, Katarina Witt is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, four-time World Champion, six-time European Champion and eight-time East German National Champion. Since winning her second Olympic title in Calgary at the 1988 Games, Witt’s unique combination of athleticism and sex appeal catapulted a professional career that reached far beyond the skating world. She is an actress, author, TV host, commentator and producer and has twice been named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People Magazine. In 1990, she won an Emmy Award for her performance in the film, “Carmen On Ice” and in 1995, she was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame.

From a media release:

ANABELLE LANGLOIS AND BRAD MAY SKATE-OFF AGAINST TWO OTHER PAIRS AND ARE THE THIRD “ICED” PAIR ON BATTLE OF THE BLADES

• Violetta Afanasieva and Cale Hulse and Elena Berezhnaya and Curtis Leschyshyn return for another week

For the first time on BATTLE ON THE BLADES, the bottom three pairs competed in the weekly “skate-off” because 4th and 5th place were only .03 per cent apart. After combining the judges’ scores and fans’ votes, a national audit firm and recommended that it was only fair that all three pairs with the lowest marks compete in tonight’s elimination episode. This meant that Anabelle Langlois and Brad May skated for their survival against two pairs – Violetta Afanasieva and Cale Hulse and Elena Berezhnaya and Curtis Leschyshyn. Unlike last week when the judges stepped in to use their first and only save of the season to keep Anabelle and Brad in this competition, this pair have become the third “iced” pair on the third season of this live competitive TV series. Autism Speaks will receive a $25,000 donation in Anabelle and Brad’s honour.

One of the toughest NHL hockey players and Stanley Cup winner Chris “Knuckles” Nilan provided his insightful commentary on each pair’s performance as Guest Judge along with remarks from Head Judge Sandra Bezic and Resident Judge Jeremy Roenick this week on BATTLE OF THE BLADES.

Broadcast from the MasterCard Centre on Sunday, October 30 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT) on CBC, the six pairs returning to compete on the ice are: Violetta Afanasieva and Cale Hulse; Tanith Belbin and Boyd Devereaux; Elena Berezhnaya and Curtis Leschyshyn; Tessa Bonhomme and David Pelletier and Marie-France Dubreuil and Bryan Berard. The next dramatic, half-hour “skate-off” results show is on Monday, October 31 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT).