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Rival skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) begrudgingly set out to attempt a historical comeback in the pair-skating programme after being banned in the men's figure skating category after an unsportsmanlike scuffle.

Their combined talent threatens the position of fellow American skating champions - brother and sister pair-skating team Stranz and Fairchild Van Waldenberg, played by real-life husband and wife Will Arnett and Amy Poehler.

But while Stranz and Fairchild Van Waldenberg may turn on the charm for their adoring public, they reveal their true colours as they connive to sabotage Michaels and MacElroy in their efforts to regain the championship.

Ferrell's turn as the loud-talking, ego-swelling, hard-partying sex-addict skater is an abrasive and shrilling contrast to Heder's innocent, cherub-faced prodigal son.

The duo's awkwardly platonic pairing, and some genuinely funny and original skating routines, puts Blades of Glory on a par with Zoolander, Dodgeball and Anchorman.