Blades of Courage (1986)

Blades of Courage (aka Skate!) is a 1987 Canadian made-for-television movie written by Suzette Couture and directed by Randy Bradshaw. The film was released under the name Skate! and first aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation network. It won the 1988 Gemini Award for Best TV Movie.



^ Pratley, Gerald (2003). Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images Inc. p. 199. ISBN 978-1894073219.

Synopsis

The film is about a young figure skater named Lori Laroche from Peterborough, Ontario. In her debut at the 1985 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Laroche (Christianne Hirt) places third. At the banquet to announce the team that will attend the World Figure Skating Championships, Stuart Carmody (Cec Linder) the president of the Canadian Figure Skating Association, decides to send Christa Simmons, the Canadian champion, and Laroche instead of the silver medalist, Tara Lynn (Shelley-Lynn Owens).

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