Dave Coulier comes up empty on ‘Skating’

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Jenner struggles
Brave or not, Jenner still really can't skate, and he and Babilonia continued their unbroken streak of horrid musical selections by choosing the "American Idol"-spawned non-classic ballad "Inside Your Heaven." As usual, Jenner looked like his full concentration was being poured into remaining upright, until the moment when he and Babilonia eased into a move in which he glided behind her, supporting her as she floated in front of him, one leg outstretched.

And then, as they blissfully moved across the ice, a strange thing happened: they ran out of ice. The ice on this show is flush against the platform, lifted a few inches off the ground, where the skaters sit on a couch with Summer Sanders to await their scores. Babilonia's foot crashed into the stage, and she actually covered quite well by smoothly stepping up onto it and hopping for several steps before hopping gracefully back down to keep skating. Jenner actually followed her, jumping up onto the stage for a step or two.

So is a general lack of grace and an exit onto terra firma enough to push out a couple of much-loved athletes, one of whom is sporting a giant scar on his face? It turns out that the answer is no, at least when the result of such an exit is the rescue of a smarmy sitcom refugee who isn't finished believing that his hockey skates make him tough.

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Babilonia and Jenner stayed, and Coulier and Kerrigan headed home at last. It is now a three-team race between two youngish blonde women and the strapping men who throw them and one old guy who tries hard not to leave the ice while the music is still playing. Betting types would expect it to come down to Barberie and Swanson, but a guy who will put up with 16 stitches just so he can and twirl to "Inside Your Heaven" is not to be trifled with. Jenner will probably be the victim of his own awkwardness next week, but there is always the possibility that Barberie will break sprain something crucial or Swanson will be hurled face-first into a wall.

At least there will be no more smirking Dave Coulier to contend with.

Linda Holmes is a writer in Bloomington, Minn.

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