Raw athletic power meets grace under pressure as the stars of hockey and figure skating battle it out in a weekly live competition for a $100,000 first prize donation to a charity of their choice.

A female hockey player joins the ranks of NHL veterans and world-class figure skaters to compete in the smash-hit live series now in its third season. The participants battle it out in a weekly competition in the race to win the $100k prize donation for their chosen charity.

Each week, the pairs perform a new routine on a live Sunday night telecast. Viewers vote for their favourite pairs and the bottom two return the following night for a skate-off. The judging panel (Sandra Bezic and Jeremy Roenick) decides which of the pairs gets to continue.

Hosted by Ron MacLean and joining him is co-host Kurt Browning.

Hockey Players:

·Tessa Bonhomme

·Bryan Berard

·Brad May

·Boyd Devereaux

·Curtis Leschyshyn

·Cale Hulse

·Todd Simpson

·Russ Courtnall

Figure Skaters:

·David Pelletier

·Elena Berezhnaya

·Tanith Belbin

·Marie-France Dubreuil

·Anabelle Langlois

·Violetta Afanasieva

·Kim Navarro

·Marcy Hinzmann-Harris

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