We’re only on Episode 1 of The Amazing Race Canada Season 11 (Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m. ET on CTV, CTV.ca, and the CTV app), but the excitement has already kicked off. Host Jon Montgomery welcomed the 11 teams as they started the race in Alberta, but one team fell too far behind to continue.
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In the first episode, the challenges included rappelling down the side of Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium. Then teams had to pick a Detour: either blindfolded pottery or fencing. After that, they headed to Canyon Ski Resort in Red Deer to ride the Canyon Coaster, where they had to guess how long it took to complete the ride. Finally, they had to learn a line dance routine with the Country Pride Dance Group.
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Sadly, cousins Michele Peter and Aditi Deonarine struggled with directions between each task and were eliminated from the race.
I think the most difficult part of the race is not necessarily the challenge, but it was the navigation and the driving. For the both of us, I know that’s not the biggest strength of ours, even though we prepped as much as we could. We had a map, we were trying to study beforehand, we had no access to GPS, any kind of electronics. We stopped and asked for help along the way, we were given incorrect directions. We had a dad and a child, the first person who we asked, and the child was just restless and was like, ‘Dad, let’s keep going.’ And we’re just like, ‘No, we’ve got to keep going before you go, … so please give us the proper directions. And then I think at one point, at the final stretch of the leg, after the line dancing, I don’t think some people were even sober. … These are not reliable sources of information.
Aditi told Yahoo Canada and then Michele added
There can be representation in the media with South Asian women.
This isn’t the first time the cousins have been on TV—they were on Family Feud Canada before. But they also have a special connection to The Amazing Race.
My dad, who sadly is no longer with us, he was like Amazing Race Canada’s biggest fan. And both our families love the show. We’ve had such hectic lives and such personal tragedies that we didn’t have time, but finally we were able to come together united.
Michele shared
Even though they weren’t on the show for long, they could already see that best friends Jesse Harink and Jonathon Braun are a strong team.
They seemed [to be] not just hilarious characters, which we enjoy, because Michele and I are always cracking jokes and we don’t take ourselves too seriously, but they seemed to be extremely intelligent, extremely athletic and fit, very competent racers. So I think Michele and I gravitated towards Jonathon and Jesse just because they were just full of so many strengths and skills.
Aditi said
Now that they can share their Amazing Race Canada journey with friends and family, the cousins say it was an “unforgettable experience.”
From the feedback and the comments that we’re getting, it’s great to inspire young women as well and diverse groups, and it’s great to be ambassadors and an [allies] for those who need it.
Michele said
It’s just really good to inspire others, the next generation, all my nieces and nephews and little cousins, and show that there can be representation in the media with South Asian women from all different populations. Amazing Race Canada does such a good job of being very equitable and inclusive, … so we were just so excited to be part of the franchise.
Aditi added
Source: Yahoo