Blades of Glory - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Blades of Glory"
Blades of Glory (2007)
Timing:
1:33 (93 min)
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Actors and characters
Greg Lindsay
Character Mountie
Nick Jameson
Character PA Announcer
Ben Wilson
Character Fox
Zachary Ferren
Character Young Jimmy
Steven M. Gagnon
Character Rink Official World Games
Christopher Reed
Character World Games Paramedic
Luciana Carro
Character Sam
Nancy Kerrigan
Character Attractive Official
Smalls
Character Frank the Security Guard
David Pressman
Character Reporter - Montreal
Angela Chee
Character Newswoman
Hans Uder
Character Usher
Chad Brennan
Character Chazz Skate Double
Ethan Burgess
Character Jimmy Skate Double
Patrick Hancock
Character Stranz Skating Double
Tiffany Scott
Character Fairchild Skating Double
Peggy Fleming
Character Federation Judge
Mollie Marie Clinton
Character Alice
Matt Levin
Character Matt
Eloise Lynch
Character Female Fan
Smith Cho
Character Woodland Fairy
James P. Yorke
Character Skate Fox
Alysse Alcroft
Character Skate Woodland Fairy
Taylor Neff
Character Skate Woodland Fairy
Wendy Wilke
Character Skate Woodland Fairy
Matt Evers
Character Skate Tree
Keith Joe Dick
Character Skate Tree
Sunita Param
Character Reporter
Lisa Marie Allen
Character Middle-Aged Sweater Mom
Elliott Cho
Character Little Kid
Loretta Fox
Character Court Stenographer
Jim Lampley
Character Co-Anchor
Sasha Cohen
Character Sasha Cohen
Griffin Armstorff
Character Finnish Skating Prodigy
Armen Saakian
Character Skate Acrobat Chazz Double
Akop Manoukian
Character Skate Acrobat Jimmy Double
Grant Thompson
Character Wallet Mountie
Margaret Roblin
Character Female Judge Montreal
Lisa Paul
Character Catholic School Girl
Lora Starkman
Character Girl Who Kisses Chazz
J.D. Cantrell
Character Future Skater
What's left behind the scenes
- The preparation of the two lead actors and the choreography of the ice scenes in the film were overseen by renowned Canadian figure skater Sarah Kawahara, who trained world champions and Olympic medalists, and also staged world-famous ice shows. Her assistant was Lisa Marie Allen, a competitor in figure skating at the 1980 Olympic Games, who also appears in a cameo role in one of the episodes.
- Playing professional figure skaters required significant effort and long training sessions from Will Ferrell and John Heder. John Heder even broke his ankle during figure skating training in preparation for filming, and this rather serious injury to the actor caused an unforeseen delay in the project’s work.
- According to the flags of the countries raised at the awards ceremony at the World Championship, the medalists were athletes from the USA (the two main characters), South Korea, and Sweden. Figure skaters from South Korea have never reached the podium in the history of men's singles skating, and Swedish athletes last achieved this feat in 1929. Furthermore, this situation with four medalists directly contradicts the rules, and if two skaters were to share first place, both would receive gold medals, no one would receive silver, and only bronze would be awarded.
- The scenes of the World Figure Skating Championship were filmed at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
- The figure skating style of Will Ferrell's character is partially based on the performances of the famous Canadian figure skater, three-time world champion Elvis Stojko.
- Many of the elements performed on the ice by Chazz and Jimmy, such as lifting each other, actually belong to dance, not figure skating. Their inclusion in the program is not explicitly prohibited by the rules, and they have been performed by many famous figure skaters in official competitions. Accordingly, the situation where a television commentator would see something like this for the first time and be amazed is unlikely to have happened in reality.
- In the opening scene of the film, when young Jimmy first discovers figure skating as a child, the song “Time to Say Goodbye” by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli is playing. The same song was used during the performance of the compulsory program by German figure skater Katarina Witt in the film “Ronin” (1998).
- The hotel used to accommodate athletes at the Olympic Games in Montreal in the film is the famous “Habitat 67” building complex, built for the 1967 World's Fair. In reality, it never served as a hotel, but is a private condominium.
- Craig T. Nelson, who played the role of the coach, had previously appeared on screen in a similar role in the series “Coach” (1989-1997).
- The famous figure skaters appearing in the film include: Sasha Cohen, Scott Hamilton, Peggy Fleming, Brian Boitano, Dorothy Hamill, Nancy Kerrigan, Kyoko Ina, Yuka Sato, and David Pelletier.
- The loophole in the rules used by the two main characters is, in reality, a complete fabrication of the screenwriters. According to the rules of official pairs skating competitions, a pair consists of a man and a lady (lady being the accepted term for a woman in figure skating).
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