DANCING On Ice fans were quick to accuse one celebrity of throwing his pro skater ‘too hard’ before they tumbled on the rink.
Dan Edgar and Vanessa James channelled the wild wild west with a performance to Oklahoma for Musicals Week on the hit skating competition series.
As the pair skated, Vanessa took a tumble, which left viewers flinching in the comfort of their own living rooms
But despite Vanessa’s slip up, the couple still scored 37.5, with fans left taken aback.
Firstly, fans reacted to the fall on X, with one saying: “Ouch. That must of hurt.”
“Down she went! Good recovery though,” said a second.
But then viewers began to slam Dan for “throwing” Vanessa “too hard”.
One person said: “Thought he threw her too hard in rehearsal, whoops.”
“So he skated well but kinda threw his partner to the point she fell. Maybe marked too high?” asked a second.
A third then fumed: “Dan’s scores are a jokeeee, that routine has no life and he basically dropped Vanessa.”
While a fourth said: “I honestly don’t think Vanessa was at fault for that, he didn’t do the setup properly and launched her too hard, I bet that landing hurt too.”
“Don’t worry about the mistakes and the fall. You still get 9.5 Dan,” said a fifth.
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”Dancing On Ice fans hit out at judges for ‘overscoring’ celeb and say ‘are they watching something different?’” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6369228321112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]While a sixth added: “Dan was chronically overmarked – that is shocking from the judges.
“The bias towards him is sickening. There was a massive fall that should’ve been reflected in the score.”
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Another pairing on the hit ITV skating competition was supposedly given a very high score that wasn’t deserved, according to fans.
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Here’s who has left the show so far:
Mollie Pearce and Colin Grafton – couple were sixth to be booted off
Charlie Brooks and Eric Radford – EastEnders star loses out in the skate-off
Chris Taylor and Robin Johnstone – after Robin replaced injured pro Vanessa Bauer, the couple were the first to be eliminated after the return of the skate-off
Sir Steve Redgrave and Vicky Ogden – third to be voted off
Ferne McCann and Brendyn Hatfield – second pairing to be voted off
Josh Jones and Tippy Packard – quits show after injury during rehearsals
Chelsee Healey and Andy Buchanan – first to be eliminated
Sarah Storey revealed she had quit on December 6, 2024. The Paralympian was partnered with Sylvain Longchambon.
Earlier on in the show, viewers were up in arms and quick to slam the judges for ‘overscoring’ The Traitors star Mollie Pearce.
Asking “are they watching something different?” after Mollie and Colin took to the ice, fans didn’t agree with the 35.5 score the pair nabbed.
Ashley gave the pair 9.0, Oti followed suit with a score of 9.0, and so did Jayne who gave 9.0, while Chris gave the pair 8.5.
Fans were disappointed with the high scores the couple received, with many quick to say how Mollie needed to skate on her own more.
One person on X said: “Overmarked I think, not much solo skating for me. Pretty sure they told her last week they wanted to see more solo skating #dancingonice.”
A second then echoed: “I love Mollie but that was overmarked #dancingonice #doi.”
