After five weeks of competition, three major injuries (one not ice-related) and more bruises than anyone cares to count, it came down to front-runner Rebecca Budig and underdog Bethenny Frankel battling it out for the golden skate trophy on last night?s Skating With the Stars finale. And despite receiving some of his highest scores to date during Monday?s show, Jonny Moseley was eliminated in the show?s most shocking moment.
With the entire cast returning to skate again ? with the exception of Brandon Mychal Smith, who was still battling the stomach bug that caused him to withdraw from the competition ? the two finalists gave their all on the ice, each re-performing their favorite routine of the season. Bethenny (and partner Ethan Burgess) decided to revisit their first routine in an effort to highlight her improvement. It worked, as they were awarded a total of 51 (28 for artistic impression and 23 for technical merit), which was a vast improvement from the 29 out of 60 they received the first time around. Rebecca (and partner Fred Palascak) chose their routine from week three, which was also the week she badly injured her wrist. Following a near flawless performance, the couple received outstanding comments from the judges and scores to match ? 30 for artistic impression and 30 for technical merit, overshadowing the 50 out of 60 awarded the first time, and getting the first perfect score of the season.
Sadly for Bethenny, her vast improvement was not enough to take the title. After viewer votes from Monday were combined with their final scores, it was announced Rebecca and Fred were taking home the gold. ?I was surprised,? Rebecca tells In Touch with regard to Jonny not skating against her in the finals. ?But Bethenny has a lot of fans and a great personality.?
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