Dancing On Ice’s biggest final shocks from Joe Swash’s controversial win to presenter blunder

DANCING On Ice will crown a new champion on Sunday night – and literally anything could happen.

There’s no such thing as a dead cert in the ice skating world with mishaps lurking around every twizzle.

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Dancing On Ice finals often throw up big surprises[/caption]

Michaela Strachan, Sam Aston and Anton Ferdinand are the last skaters standing and each will be hoping it’ll be alright on the night.

We take a look at finals shocks from years gone by from surprise winners, to injuries and presenter gaffes; the show has seen it all.

CAUGHT OUT

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Stephen Mulhern was a bit too eager to console last year’s runner-up[/caption]

Stephen Mulhern proved a natural in his first series as co-host with Holly Willoughby last year.

He effortlessly replaced Phillip Schofield, after his This Morning scandal ended his working relationship with ITV, and reunited with Holly Willoughby.

But even professional Stephen wasn’t immune to a gaffe in the final.

Eagle-eyed fans spied him walking over to console Miles Nazaire and pro partner Vanessa Bauer before Holly had announced Ryan Thomas was the champion therefore spoiling the result.

He’ll be sure to bide his time this weekend.

SHOCK WINS

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There’s often a heavy favourite going into the final, but it doesn’t always go the way of the bookies.

And this year’s frontrunner, Michaela Strachan, will not be taking anything for granted.

In the past, both Perri Kiley and Wes Nelson looked destined to become kings of the ice only for co-stars to pip them to the crown.

Diversity’s Perri performed multiple show firsts during his run to the final in 2020 including a backflip on the ice.

But it wasn’t enough to give him the win. Instead, Joe Swash skated to an unexpected victory.

While multi-talented Wes looked on course to succeed in 2019 but Strictly legend James Jordan rolled back the clock and took the title with a fluid final skate.

HORROR INJURIES

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Jake Quickenden dislocated his thumb before his final[/caption]

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Greg Rutheford sliced open his stomach just hours ahead of the final[/caption]

The Dancing On Ice rink is one of the most perilous settings of any reality show.

Injuries are commonplace as celebs strap sharp blades to their feet and learn daring moves on a slippery surface.

And final week is no time to get complacent.

Past winner Jake Quickenden was left sucking gas and air after dislocating his thumb before the finale.

Despite the painful setback, he battled through and skated to victory as a truly worthy winner.

Former Olympian Greg Rutherford wasn’t so lucky.

Hours before he was due to compete, he suffered a horrendous injury in rehearsals.

His stomach was sliced by a blade, effectively giving him a caesarean-like slash on his stomach.

He was rushed to hospital and spent weeks in pain as he recovered at home.

EARLY EXIT

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Adele Roberts was hard done by in the final, according to some fans[/caption]

Last year viewers couldn’t believe Adele Roberts was first to be eliminated in the final despite receiving a perfect score.

Her 40-point performance wasn’t enough to carry her all the way to the end and she received the least amount of votes from the public.

It meant the radio star was denied the chance to perform her own rendition of the iconic Bolero – made famous by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.

After the result, fans couldn’t help but take to X – formerly known as Twitter – in their droves as they were left utterly enraged by the shocking result as they claimed the show was a “fix”.