Skating with the Stars

Skating with the Stars
Genre	Reality competition
Directed by	Alex Rudzinski
Presented by	Tanith Belbin Vernon Kay
Judges	Dick Button Johnny Weir Laurieann Gibson
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer(s)	Izzie Pick Paul Osborne Phil Edgar Jones
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	120 minutes
Production company(s)	BBC Worldwide Productions
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	720p (HDTV)
Original release	000000002016-11-22-0000November 22 – December 21, 2010 (2010-12-21)
Chronology
Related shows	Dancing with the Stars

Skating with the Stars is an American reality competition that aired on ABC from November 22, to December 21, 2010. Skating with the Stars features celebrities paired with professionals from the world of figure skating. It was the second figure-skating based reality competition after Skating with Celebrities which aired on Fox in 2006.

The show had a schedule similar to the first season of Dancing with the Stars with performance shows on Monday nights. On week 2, the pair with the lowest combined judges points and viewer votes was eliminated at the end of the show. All six episodes of the show were broadcast.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} The host is Vernon Kay and doing color commentary is retired Ice Dancer Tanith Belbin. The judges were Johnny Weir, Dick Button, and Laurieann Gibson.^[6]

Couples

The 6 celebrities and professional ice skaters were:^[7]

Scoring chart

Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week.

Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week.

     indicates the couple eliminated that week.

     indicates the returning couple that was in the bottom two.

     indicates the returning couple that was the last to be called safe.

     indicates that a couple withdrew from the competition.

     indicates the winning couple.

     indicates the runner-up couple.

     indicates the third-place couple.

Average chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a 30-points scale (the extra points from the group skate in week 5 are not included).

Couples' highest & lowest scores

According to the traditional 30-point scale:

Weekly scores and songs

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Laurieann Gibson, Johnny Weir, Dick Button.

Week 1

Running order

Week 2

Running order

Week 3

Running order

*Brandon was unable to perform his routine due to breathing problems, so his scores were based on a taped recording of him and Keauna's dress rehearsal footage.

Week 4

Running order

*Brandon and Keauna withdrew before the live performances, which caused them not to be able to perform live.

Week 5

Running order (Night 1)

Running order (Night 2)

Required element schedule

Each week, the celebrities and professional partners need to perform specific "Required Elements" in their routines.

• Week 1: The One Foot Assisted Glide & The Pair Spin
• Week 2: Tango or Swing, Tricky Footwork and Lifts
• Week 3: Jumps and Love Story
• Week 4: Thrill Week: The Death Spiral, The Throw, The Overhead Lift
• Week 5 Night One : Group Skate & Freeskate
• Week 5 Night Two : Favorite Skate of the Season

Ratings

References

External links

• Official Website (via Internet Archived)
• Skating with the Stars at the Internet Movie Database