History Film / BladesOfGlory

* HandWave: Coach says that the only reason that the Iron lotus failed is because "the physics were off". It had to be performed by two men.

* OhCrap: Stranz and Fairchild have this reaction when [[spoiler: they get caught by the police for their crimes in the end]].

** Jimmy is world class athlete and humanitarian but he is awkward and reclusive in real life. He is also bad with children, unlike what the media says.

* TheCameo: Several famous figure-skaters make cameos as themselves. Olympian Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen is apparently a disturbingly enthusiastic Chazz fangirl.

* {{Manipulative Bastard}}s: Stranz and Fairchild wring as much guilt out of Katie for accidentally being the cause of their parents' deaths as humanly possible. [[spoiler: She breaks free by declaring that their parents were the cause (or at least large contributors) of the accident.]]

* HeroesWantRedheads: Jimmy crushing on Katie.

* AnythingThatMoves: Chazz is ''such'' a sex addict that when he goes to therapy, he can't help hitting on other patients, by telling them about previous sexual encounters in great detail.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Jimmy's apology and Chazz's proclamation that he "is ice skating" are not enough at their hearing. The judges ban Chazz and Jimmy from men's singles figure skating for the remainder of their lives.
** Chazz' drunken antics during a kids ice show eventually get him fired.
** When Jimmy refuses to listen to a customer's little girl complain about him making her skates too tight, he gets demoted to loading stocks.
** Instead of being KarmaHoudini, eventually the police find out from the costumed snow mascot with an arrow through its head that Stranz had accidentally attempted to murder him earlier and he gets arrested for it.
** When Stranz and Fairchild rat each other out to the police, they, in rapid-fire succession, argue, slap, then kiss. It looks romantic, except everyone knows they're twins and appropriately react with disgust to the scene.
** When Jimmy believes Chazz had seduced his love interest Katie, he runs away and is later found suffering a headache due to staring at a pack of gum for nine hours.
** The public reacts negatively to the idea of a male-male pairs figure skating couple.

* {{Fanservice}}: Jenna Fischer (Katie) in lingerie. And as a SweaterGirl.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Outside the sex addicts building, one member is revealed to be indulging in this as he loudly zips up his pants before running away with the others. Chazz also contemplates doing this as means to avoid sleeping with Katie who is in love with Jimmy.

'''Stranz''': Hi. [''[[ATapOnTheHead WHACK'']]]

* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Jimmy was tailored by his adoptive father to be the perfect skater, which was done by putting him through an arduous training and diet regimen far more suitable for a racehorse than a human being. Chazz, by his own admission, also had a troubled childhood, which involved having a 35-year old girlfriend at nine years old plus illegally dealing cigarettes and fireworks in Detroit when he was twelve.

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Fairchild manaes to throw a single pearl over a hundred feet across the ice and manages to hit Chazz's skate, a moving target less than a quarter inch wide.

* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Jimmy was tailored by his adoptive father to be the perfect skater, which was done by putting him through an arduous training and diet regimen more suited for a racehorse than a human being.

* BrotherSisterIncest: Twin brother and sister Stranz and Fairchild have had an incestuous relationship since their childhood and can barely repress their urges towards one another. Even sharing a kiss at the end. Another one of the twins irredeemable qualities.

** When Stranz and Fairchild rat each other out to the cop, they, in order, argue, slap, then kiss. It looks romantic, except everyone knows they're twins and appropriately react with disgust to the scene.

* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Jimmy was tailored by his adoptive father to be the perfect skater, which was done by putting him through an arduous training and diet regimen more akin to that of a racehorse than a human being.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Stranz and Fairchild denounce two men entering the figure-skating championships as a pair as "freaks". Leaving aside the glaring fact that the two have barely-repressed incestuous urges towards each other throughout the entire film, and Stranz declares this while prostate over a polar bear rug while stroking it creepily. In addition, they declare that them doing so is a violation of the dignity of their beloved sport, while planning on cheating and sabotaging the competition in order to win. Also, Fairchild comes out with this little gem:

** Despite their cheating in the competition and attempts at murdering their opponents, Stranz and Fairchild end up having to accept their silver medals while in handcuffs.
** When Stranz and Fairchild rat the other out to the police, they fight, slap and kiss each other. It looks romantic. Except everyone knows they're twins and appropriately react with disgust to the scene.

* AwardBaitSong: Bo Bice's "Blades Of Glory" song playing over the end credits.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The Van Waldenberg siblings, Stranz (brunette) Fairchild (blonde) and Katie (redhead).

** Despite their cheating in the competition and attempts at murdering their opponents, Stranz and Fairchild end up having to accept their silver metals while in handcuffs.

* VillainousBreakdown: By the end, Stranz and Fairchild. First, Fairchild stomps her foot down in annoyance when Chazz arrives to the competition. Then she and Stranz resort to cheating and attempted murder to get their gold metals. [[spoiler:Then when the authorities find out and come to arrest them, they turn on each other, first exchanging slaps and then kissing each other in public before being taken away in handcuffs.]]

* EverybodyHasStandards: Chazz is a sex addict but even he can't bring himself to sleep with Jimmy's love interest Katie when she tries to seduce him. Even saying at one point, he would enjoy it, it's just wrong.

* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Jimmy

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Stranz [[spoiler:tries to get rid of Chazz by tying him to a chair in a room filled with sports equipment, including ice skates, which Chazz is able to use to cut his bonds]].

* ExactWords: The judge said that both Chaz and Jimmy are banned from competing in men's singles figure skating for life. He did not say that they could not compete in men's pairs figure skating.

* IAmTheNoun:
-->'''Chazz''': I am figure skating! Chaz Michael Michaels is figure skating.

* LowSpeedChase: There's a hilarious chase scene between Chaz and Stranz which happens while they're both wearing ice skates -- on ''pavement''.
* LyricalDissonance: Discussed. Chazz suggests that he and Jimmy skate to "My Humps" by the Black Eyed Peas. Jimmy disagrees saying he's not skating to anything referencing "lady humps" and he doesn't know what it means. Chazz argues, yes no one knows what it means but it's provocative.

* OffWithHisHead: In the Iron Lotus video the coach shows, a North Korean gets her head chopped off when they [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5O7JnmUbFw perform the move]].

* PunBasedTitle

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Jimmy's peacock costume was inspired by male figure skater Johnny Weir's [[http://assets.espn.go.com/i/eticket/20100111/photos/etick_weir03_412.jpg swan-based costume]], complete with the glove representing the beak.

* RefugeInAudacity: Everything Stranz and Fairchild do.

(''[[{{Twincest}} they kiss]]; [[{{Squick}} everyone around them groans in disgust]]'')

** Proclaiming that "you're ice skating" and a simple apology in court aren't always going to work out like one would expect in court as Jimmy and Chaz get rejected of their apologies by the judge and banned from men's singles figure skating for the remainder of their lives.
** Chaz' drunken antics during a kids ice show eventually get him fired.
** When Jimmy refuses to listen to a costumer's little girl complain about him making her skates too tight, he gets demoted to loading stocks.
** Instead of being KarmaHoudini, eventually the police find out from the costumed snow icon with an arrow through its head that Stranz had accidentally attempted to murder him earlier and he gets arrested for it.

** When Jimmy believes Chaz had seduced his love interest Katie, he runs away and is later found suffering a headache due to staring at a pack of gum for nine hours.

** Stranz and Fairchild share one at the end of an argument, much to the squick of everyone around them witnessing it.

* {{Twincest}}: The twin brother and sister villain-duo of Stranz and Fairchild Van Waldenberg have shared an unusually close bond since childhood and are constantly touchy-feely. They finally fling themselves at each other for a kiss just as the police are hauling them away. Creator/WillArnett and Creator/AmyPoehler were [[CastIncest married in real life at the time]].

* VillainousBreakdown: By the end, Stranz and Fairchild. First, Fairchild stomps her foot down in annoyance when Chaz arrives to the competition. Then she and Stranz resort to cheating and attempted murder to get their gold metals. Then when the authorities find out and come to arrest them, they turn on each other. Followed with a fight, harsh words, slapping each other and then kissing each other in public before being taken away in handcuffs.
* VillainousIncest: Twins Stranz and Fairchild share an incestuous relationship with one another and spend a majority of their screentime manipulating and abusing their little sister Katie, and antagonizing Chazz and Jimmy for the skating competition.

* WrongGenreSavvy: The fight followed with a kiss between Stranz and Fairchild looks romantic. Except they're twin brother and sister. Everyone witnessing this reacts accordingly.

* FanDisservice: Will Ferrell in a bath towel.

* TheBigDamnKiss: Stranz and Fairchild share one at the end of an argument, much to the squick of everyone around them witnessing it. Jimmy and Katie share one at the end as well.

* TheUnfavorite: Katie with her brother and sister Stranz and Fairchild. They use their parents' car accident in order to make her do their dirty work.

* AwardBaitSong: Bo Rice's "Blades Of Glory" song playing over the end credits.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Jimmy McElroy is an affectionate parody of figure skater Johnny Weir, who is well known for his outlandish and flamboyant fashion sense.