Manley an emotional issue for Vancouver Olympics

Twenty two year's statistics between Elizabeth Manley's silver medal in figure skating lapse at the Calgary Olympic and Rochette's bronze last year in Vancouver to be.

Here for Canadian women were no interim Olympic medals, and her mother's death when Rochette won the day after it saw almost no one who was emotional for.

In particular, Manley, the Vancouver game with ovarian cancer in 2008 had lost their mother to an analyst.

Manley said during a recent visit to Exeter, "I understood the impact that can have on a person emotionally, and even physically".

"So for me to be there and to be a part of watching her overcome that moment and everything she was going through was just amazing to me."

Warriner in the NHL played 10 seasons, a member of the Toronto maple Leafs Air Canada Centre as the first round.

Warriner said, "When Kathy called (to ask me to take part in the ESC carnival) I laughed because I said I thought I was going to hang up my skates for good, but here I am again".

"It's always fun to do them, and a pleasure to be here today.

Warriner comes from what he calls a "figure-skating family" - his mother was a professional coach - but said he was surprised to be invited to take part in "Battle of the Blades."

He added, "But it was a pleasure. My partner was incredible. She's a hard worker, and she was always prepared and it's just one of those things - I'll always have great memories of it."

Fact shows the relationship between flare stars are known for, but with Warriner said no there was not Brasseur.

He said, "There were days when we weren't getting much accomplished that we just decided that was the end of the day, but for the most part, no. If you can't get along with Isabelle then it's your own fault.

"She's just one of those people that's just the salt of the earth - really nice human being, and works extremely hard."

Warriner is retired from hockey but hockey Todd Warriner station in Chatham, a synthetic training facility for young people which includes two runs to his parents.

Warriner said, "It's a great facility. We're really proud to have been able to take it over and ... we added some things to it, so it's what I'm doing on a daily basis now."