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Valeri Bure, Russ Courtnall to compete on Season 2 of 'Battle of the Blades'

September 7, 2010 | CP story
- Ekaterina Gordeeva skates her routine in tribute to four-time World Champion and 1984 Olympic Gold medalist skater, Scott Hamilton, Wednesday night, Oct. 29, 1997 in Inglewood, Calif. Hockey stars Patrice Brisebois, Valeri Bure, Russ Courtnall and champion figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva will be featured on the new season of CBC-TV's

Ekaterina Gordeeva skates her routine in tribute to four-time World Champion and 1984 Olympic Gold medalist skater, Scott Hamilton, Wednesday night, Oct. 29, 1997 in Inglewood, Calif. Hockey stars Patrice Brisebois, Valeri Bure, Russ Courtnall and champion figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva will be featured on the new season of CBC-TV's "Battle of the Blades." THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mark J. Terrill

TORONTO - Hockey stars Patrice Brisebois, Valeri Bure, Russ Courtnall and champion figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva will be featured on the new season of CBC-TV's "Battle of the Blades."

They join previously announced hockey veteran Theo Fleury and returning figure skaters Shae-Lynn Bourne, Isabelle Brasseur and Jamie Sale.

The second season of the campy reality series, in which veteran hockey players are paired with former figure skating champs for dance routines, features international competitors from Russia and the United States.

Other hockey players to compete on the upcoming edition are Kelly Chase, Georges Laraque, P.J. Stock and Todd Warriner.

Rounding out the figure skating contingent is Violetta Afanasieva, Christine Hough-Sweeney, Kyoko Ina and Anabelle Langlois.

The new season of "Battle of the Blades" premieres Sept. 26 on CBC-TV. The live competition begins the following Sunday, Oct. 3.

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