The main reason Canadians were flocking to watch this past fall's Battle of the Blades, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's figure skating competition series with a twist, was neatly summarized in an article from writer Scott Feschuk in the Canadian current affairs weekly Maclean's. 'It combines two things Canada loves most,' wrote Feschuk, 'hockey and the risk of serious head wounds.'

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