Dancing on Ice (Series 4)
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The fourth series of Dancing on Ice
began on ITV
on Sunday 11 January 2009. The series features legendary skaters Christopher Dean
and Jayne Torvill
, presenters Phillip Schofield
and Holly Willoughby
, and judges Karen Barber
, Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner
, Ruthie Henshall
and Robin Cousins
.
The final was on Sunday 22 March 2009 and the winner was Ray Quinn
.
, who returned to compete after pulling out last year due to injury. The celebrities and their partners are:
Dancing on Ice
Dancing on Ice is a British television show co-hosted by Christine Bleakley and Philip Schofield, in which celebrities and their professional partners figure skate in front of a panel of judges. The format, devised by LWT and Granada Television, has been a prime-time hit in eight different...
began on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
on Sunday 11 January 2009. The series features legendary skaters Christopher Dean
Christopher Dean
Christopher Colin Dean, OBE is a famous British ice dancer who won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics with his skating partner Jayne Torvill...
and Jayne Torvill
Jayne Torvill
Jayne Torvill, OBE is a British ice dancer. With Christopher Dean, she won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.-Early life:...
, presenters Phillip Schofield
Phillip Schofield
Phillip Bryan Schofield is an English broadcaster and television personality best known for presenting shows such as This Morning, Dancing on Ice, and various game shows including The Cube.-Early life and career:...
and Holly Willoughby
Holly Willoughby
Holly Marie Willoughby is an English television presenter and model, known for her work in presenting children's TV and entertainment shows. In her early career she modelled underwear and went on to present CD:UK...
, and judges Karen Barber
Karen Barber
Karen Barber is a British ice dancer.-Skating career:With partner Kim Spreyer, she is the 1977 World Junior silver medalist. With partner Nicky Slater, she is the 1983 European bronze medalist...
, Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner
Jason Gardiner
-Theatre:*1987- Cats – Australian Cast - Theatre Royal Sydney*1988- 42nd Street – Original Australian Cast – Her Majesty’s Theatre*1991- West Side Story – USA National Tour – Dance Captain*1992- Kizmet – Miami – Jackie Gleeson Theatre USA...
, Ruthie Henshall
Ruthie Henshall
Valentine Ruth Henshall , better known as Ruthie Henshall, is an English singer, dancer, and actress best known for her work in musical theatre. Henshall attended the Laine Theatre Arts school in Epsom, Surrey before making her first professional appearance on stage in 1986...
and Robin Cousins
Robin Cousins
Robert "Robin" Cousins is a British retired competitive figure skater. He is the 1980 Olympic Champion, the 1980 European champion, a three-time World medalist and four-time British national champion. He later starred in ice shows and also produced his own...
.
The final was on Sunday 22 March 2009 and the winner was Ray Quinn
Ray Quinn
Raymond Arthur "Ray" Quinn is an English actor, singer, and dancer. He finished second in talent show The X Factor in 2006, and won the 2009 series of Dancing on Ice. He also appeared as victimised teenager Anthony Murray in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside...
.
Celebrities
The series began with thirteen couples competing, including Michael UnderwoodMichael Underwood
Michael Paul Underwood is a British television presenter. He famously won a six week CBBC presenting contract on Gaby Roslin's BBC television show Whatever You Want.-Career:...
, who returned to compete after pulling out last year due to injury. The celebrities and their partners are:
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Le Saux Graeme Le Saux Graeme Pierre Le Saux is a retired English footballer of French ancestry who played for the Premier League clubs Chelsea, Blackburn Rovers and Southampton, and for the England national football team. Primarily a left back, he was sometimes also played in midfield or on the left wing.After... |
Former England England national football team The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first... and Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... footballer |
Kristina Lenko | Eliminated 1st on 11 January 2009 |
| Gemma Bissix Gemma Bissix Gemma Bissix is an English actress. She has been acting since the age of 9. Her most prominent roles have been in soap operas, as Clare Bates in EastEnders and Clare Devine in Hollyoaks ; she was awarded with two British Soap Awards for the latter role... |
EastEnders EastEnders EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End... and Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill... actress |
Andrei Lipanov Andrei Lipanov Andrei Lipanov is a Russian ice skater. He appears on British television's Dancing On Ice as a professional partner.-Early life:... |
Eliminated 2nd on 18 January 2009 |
| Jeremy Edwards Jeremy Edwards Jeremy Edwards is an English actor and television presenter, who has appeared in the TV shows Hollyoaks and Holby City... |
Holby City Holby City Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999... and Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill... actor |
Darya Nucci | Eliminated 3rd on 25 January 2009 |
| Michael Underwood Michael Underwood Michael Paul Underwood is a British television presenter. He famously won a six week CBBC presenting contract on Gaby Roslin's BBC television show Whatever You Want.-Career:... |
Television presenter | Melanie Lambert | Eliminated 4th on 1 February 2009 |
| Todd Carty Todd Carty Todd Carty is an Irish actor and director, who has grown up on television screens in a variety of roles. His stage work has varied from pantomime to serious drama, as well as radio plays, voiceovers, commercials, narrations, and films... |
Former Grange Hill Grange Hill Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television... , EastEnders EastEnders EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End... and The Bill The Bill The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work... actor |
Susie Lipanova Susie Lipanova Susie Lipanova on 6 June 1974, is a British ice skater from South Shields, South Tyneside, England.-Early life:Lipanova spent her early years skating at ice rinks in Sunderland and Whitley Bay. She competed in the British Junior Championships in 1990 and came 2nd... |
Eliminated 5th on 8 February 2009 |
| Ellery Hanley Ellery Hanley Ellery Cuthwyn Hanley MBE is a British former rugby league footballer of the 1970s, 80s and 90s, and former head coach of Great Britain, St. Helens and Doncaster. As a player he played most of his games at /, or /. Over a period of nineteen years, he played for Bradford Northern, Wigan, Balmain,... |
Former Rugby league Rugby league Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players... player |
Frankie Poultney Frankie Poultney Frankie Poultney is a professional British adagio ice skater, who is a long standing member of the Dancing on Ice professional team.-Early years:... |
Eliminated 6th on 15 February 2009 |
| Melinda Messenger Melinda Messenger Melinda Jayne Messenger is an English ex-glamour model, Page 3 Girl and a former presenter on the magazine programme Live from Studio Five. She is currently co-broadcaster of the reality show Cowboy Builders.-Biography:... |
Glamour model and TV presenter | Fred Palascak | Eliminated 7th on 22 February 2009 |
| Roxanne Pallett Roxanne Pallett Roxanne Pallett is a British actress most famous for playing the role of Jo Sugden in ITV soap opera Emmerdale.-Early life :... |
Former Emmerdale Emmerdale Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972... actress |
Daniel Whiston Daniel Whiston Daniel Whiston is an English ice skater. He appeared in Strictly Ice Dancing on BBC One and all series of ITV show Dancing on Ice... |
Eliminated 8th on 1 March 2009 |
| Zöe Salmon Zöe Salmon Zöe Salmon is a television presenter who hosted the children's television show Blue Peter from 23 December 2004 to 25 June 2008. She also appeared on Dancing on Ice in early 2009.-Life and career:... |
Former Blue Peter Blue Peter Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time... presenter |
Matt Evers Matt Evers Matt Evers is an American pair skater, model and TV personality.-Career:With his partner Heather Allebach, Evers won the Junior pairs title at the 1998 U.S. Championships. Evers is currently training as a professional actor, model and spokesperson for U.S... |
Eliminated 9th on 8 March 2009 |
| Coleen Nolan Coleen Nolan Coleen Patricia Nolan is an English born television presenter, author and singer of Irish descent. She was the youngest member of the girl group, The Nolans, in which she sang alongside her sisters... |
Loose Women Loose Women Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip... presenter/singer |
Stuart Widdall | Eliminated 10th on 15 March 2009 |
| Jessica Taylor Jessica Taylor (Liberty X) Jessica Taylor is an English singer, previously with the Brit Award winning pop group, Liberty X. The group consisted of herself, Tony Lundon, Kevin Simm, Michelle Heaton, and Kelli Young.-Personal life:... |
Singer, member of Liberty X Liberty X Liberty X were a British pop vocal group formed by the five contestants eliminated from the final ten qualifiers from the 2001 ITV show Popstars. The group consisted of Tony Lundon, Kevin Simm, Michelle Heaton, Kelli Young and Jessica Taylor... |
Pavel Aubrecht | Third place on 22 March 2009 |
| Donal MacIntyre Donal MacIntyre Donal MacIntyre is an Irish investigative journalist, specialising in investigations, undercover operations and television exposés. His work is in the area of care homes for the elderly and the learning disabled... |
Investigative journalist | Florentine Houdinière Florentine Houdinière Florentine Houdinière is a French international ice skater and choreographer. She won Sterren Dansen Op Het IJs as Hein Vergeer's partner and also appeared as the professional partner of journalist Donal MacIntyre on British television show Dancing on Ice. The pair finished second in the series... |
Runner-up on 22 March 2009 |
| Ray Quinn Ray Quinn Raymond Arthur "Ray" Quinn is an English actor, singer, and dancer. He finished second in talent show The X Factor in 2006, and won the 2009 series of Dancing on Ice. He also appeared as victimised teenager Anthony Murray in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside... |
West End star and X Factor The X Factor (UK) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date... runner-up |
Maria Filippov Maria Filippov Maria Filippov is a Bulgarian ice skater.-Career:As Maria Hadjiiska, she was a member of the Bulgarian national ice dancing team from 1988 to 1992 and her country's national ice dance champion in 1990-1991... |
Winner on 22 March 2009 |
Weekly summary
| Couple | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 (Final) | Placement | |
| Ray & Maria | 23.5 | X | 25.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 29.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 + 30.0 = 60.0 | Winner |
| Donal & Florentine | 13.5 | X | 15.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 17.0 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 + 25.5 = 49.0 | Runner-up |
| Jessica & Pavel | X | 21.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 25.5 + 26.0 = 51.5 | Third place |
| Coleen & Stuart | X | 12.5 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 16.5 | Eliminated (Week 10) | |
| Zoe & Matt | X | 18.5 | 16.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 23.5 | Eliminated (Week 9) | ||
| Roxanne & Daniel | X | 15.0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | Eliminated (Week 8) | |||
| Melinda & Fred | X | 15.5 | 19.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | Eliminated (Week 7) | ||||
| Ellery & Frankie | 17.5 | X | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | Eliminated (Week 6) | |||||
| Todd & Susie | 7.5 | X | 9.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | Eliminated (Week 5) | ||||||
| Michael & Melanie | 15.0 | X | 17.0 | 18.5 | Eliminated (Week 4) | |||||||
| Jeremy & Darya | 15.0 | X | 16.0 | Eliminated (Week 3) | ||||||||
| Gemma & Andrei | X | 13.0 | Eliminated (Week 2) - Women | |||||||||
| Graeme & Kristina | 14.5 | Eliminated (Week 1) - Men | ||||||||||
Required elements
- Week 1: None
- Week 2: None
- Week 3: Toe step sequence
- Week 4: Pairs spiral
- Week 5: Change of edge
- Week 6: Shadow spin
- Week 7: Step sequence (spiral, lunge, cross roll and one-footed stop)
- Week 8: Use of a prop
- Week 9: Unassisted jump
- Week 10: 20 second solo dance
- Week 11: Flying/Bolero
Series overall leaderboard
| Position | Place | Couple | Number of dances | Total score | Average score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ray & Maria | 11 | 300.5 | 27.3 |
| 2 | 3 | Jessica & Pavel | 11 | 260.5 | 23.7 |
| 3 | 5 | Zoe & Matt | 8 | 171.5 | 21.4 |
| 4 | 2 | Donal & Florentine | 11 | 213.5 | 19.4 |
| 5 | 6 | Roxanne & Daniel | 7 | 122.5 | 17.5 |
| 6 | 7 | Melinda & Fred | 6 | 103.5 | 17.3 |
| 7 | 10 | Michael & Melanie | 3 | 50.5 | 16.8 |
| 8 | 8 | Ellery & Frankie | 5 | 80.0 | 16.0 |
| 9 | 4 | Coleen & Stuart | 9 | 143.5 | 15.9 |
| 10 | 11 | Jeremy & Darya | 2 | 31.0 | 15.5 |
| 11 | 13 | Graeme & Kristina | 1 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
| 12 | 12 | Gemma & Andrei | 1 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| 13 | 9 | Todd & Susie | 4 | 33.0 | 8.3 |
Highest and lowest scoring performances in each week
The best and worst performances in each week according to the judges' marks are as follows:| Week | Best dancer(s) | Best score | Worst dancer(s) | Worst score | Eliminated (score) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Quinn | 23.5 | Todd Carty | 7.5 | Graeme Le Saux (14.5) |
| 2 | Jessica Taylor | 21.0 | Coleen Nolan | 12.5 | Gemma Bissix (13.0) |
| 3 | Ray Quinn | 25.0 | Todd Carty | 9.5 | Jeremy Edwards (16.0) |
| 4 | 24.0 | 7.5 | Michael Underwood (18.5) | ||
| 5 | 26.5 | 8.5 | Todd Carty (8.5) | ||
| 6 | 30.0 | Coleen Nolan | 14.5 | Ellery Hanley (15.5) | |
| 7 | 29.5 | 16.5 | Melinda Messenger (18.5) | ||
| 8 | 26.0 | 16.5 | Roxanne Pallett (21.0) | ||
| 9 | 28.0 | 18.5 | Zoe Salmon (23.5) | ||
| 10 | 28.0 | 16.5 | Coleen Nolan (16.5) | ||
| 11 part 1 | 30.0 | Donal McIntyre | 23.5 | Jessica Taylor (25.5 + 26) | |
| 11 part 2 | 30.0 | 25.5 | |||
| Winners: Ray Quinn & Maria Fillipov | |||||