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Dancing On Ice finalist Greg Rutherford bows out over injury in rehearsal

Greg Rutherford
Greg Rutherford

One of the Dancing On Ice finalists, Greg Rutherford, has been forced to bow out of the competition after sustaining an injury in rehearsals.

Rutherford is a former long jump Olympian, his dance partner Vanessa James issued a statement on her social media account saying that: "Greg has sustained a significant injury this morning at rehearsals and won't be able to perform tonight. We are on our way to the hospital for Greg to get examined further and receive the treatment he needs.

This means there are just three couples left to battle it out to be crowned champion of the 16th series of the TV competition.

British radio presenter Adele Roberts, Made In Chelsea star Miles Nazaire, and former Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas make up the final three.

Judges Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, Ashley Banjo and Oti Mabuse will watch on as the celebrities perform for the last time.

The show, presented by Stephen Mulhern and Holly Willoughby, combines scores from the public and the judges before the bottom two take to the ice in a skate-off.

Love Island star Amber Davies was booted off the show last week alongside her partner Simon Proulx-Senecal after they skated to Power by Little Mix.

Dancing On Ice contestants

This year’s 12 celebrity skaters have also included Olympic ski jumper Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, S Club 7’s Hannah Spearritt and former professional boxer Ricky Hatton.

There was also Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney, former EastEnders actor Ricky Norwood, Emmerdale star Roxy Shahidi and comedian Lou Sanders.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Torvill and Dean’s gold medal win at the Winter Olympics in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The celebrities will perform a routine, inspired by the skating duo’s performance to Ravel’s Bolero in Sarajevo at the 1984 Games.

Dancing On Ice 2024 has seen Mulhern take on presenting duties alongside Willoughby, after her former co-host Phillip Schofield departed in May 2023.

Last year, Olympic gymnast Nile Wilson and his skating partner Olivia Smart were crowned the champions.

The final of Dancing on Ice will air at 6.25pm on Virgin Media.

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