Dancing On Ice viewers branded Eddie the Eagle their winner after he impressed them along with his skating abilities throughout Sunday’s episode of the present.
The English ski jumper and Olympian, 60, made a grand entrance for his efficiency as he floated above the ink on an enormous mannequin of an eagle.
Sportsman Eddie, actual title Michael Edwards, and his skilled skating companion Vicky Ogden danced to Jon Bon Jovi’s traditional hit Livin’ on a Prayer.
Before his routine, Eddie descended from the rafters on the large eagle which was suspended on steel wires.
The second impressed viewers, with many taking to social media to precise their delight at what they’d seen.
One person wrote on Twitter: ‘When he got here down on that Eagle all I may assume was right here we go right here is the joke contestant. Should of identified higher. Dude is a little bit of a shock.’
While another person shared: ‘Eddie the Eagle shocked me a lot, I used to be not anticipating him to be that good.’
‘Eddie The Eagle is my new favorite! What a efficiency,’ declared another person.
While one other person insisted: ‘Eddie the Eagle to win, nicely and actually saluted.’
‘Ricky Norwood deserved a greater rating from Oti, he seems like he is improved a lot since day 1. In different information, Eddie The Eagle HAS to win, what a legend.,’ wrote one other present fan.
And another person posted: ‘Eddie the eagle was merely very good. Way to go Eddie!’
One different viewers member at home commented: ‘Unexpected excellence of the night time – Eddie the Eagle was good!’
While another person recommended: ‘Eddie “The Eagle” shocked me did NOT count on him to be that good.’
Someone else wrote merely: ‘Wow! The Eagle has landed!’
While another person shared: ‘Pleasantly shocked by Eddie. OK Mr eagle fly throughout that ice!’
Eddie had a tricky begin to his Dancing On Ice journey after his authentic companion Tippy Packard was pressured to drag out attributable to an harm.
In his opening VT as he mirrored on the problem, he mentioned: ‘Hopefully from now going ahead, we are able to spend much more time on the ice and wow all people on that first dance.’
Eddie – who exploded onto the scene on the 1988 Calgary Olympics – added of his possibilities: ‘I’ve all the time been an underdog. When I went to Calgary, I used to be very a lot an underdog.’
Eddie was introduced in as a final minute substitute after Gogglebox star Stephen Lustig-Webb broke his ankle within the first week of rehearsals and needed to withdraw from the competitors.
Ricky Hatton was voted off Dancing On Ice later within the present.
The former boxer was ‘gutted’ to be the primary superstar axed from the 2024 sequence after he and companion Robin Johnstone – who first carried out final week – confronted this week’s bottom-placed skater Lou Sanders and her companion Brendyn Hatfield within the dreaded skate-off.
Speaking after the vote through which he did not impress the judges, Ricky mentioned: ‘I’m gutted to be going home, I’ve tried to be a winner in all my life and every little thing I’ve completed – it has been some time since I noticed the second spherical.
‘I feel I’ll stick with it skating, I’ll have gone out within the first spherical however I’ve had a good time and met some great pals.
‘I’d prefer to thank Robin and the coaches for his or her arduous work and though I’m going home within the first spherical, I’ll be going home joyful.’
All 4 judges opted to avoid wasting Lou and Brendyn.
Ashley Banjo mentioned: ‘Both of you levelled up not even as soon as however most likely two ranges out of your authentic skate so each of you need to be proud, particularly you Ricky. But primarily based on the content material and the skating, I’ll save Lou and Brendan.’
Oti Mabuse added: ‘My vote goes to the strongest skate, the one with probably the most content material.’
Christopher Dean mentioned: ‘Ricky, way more content material and feeling however it’s in regards to the skating so tonight I’m saving Lou and Brendyn.’
This week’s head decide, Jayne Torvill, confirmed she’d have additionally opted to ship home Ricky and Robin.
She mentioned: ‘I’d have saved Lou and Brendyn as a result of it was a a lot better efficiency.’
While the primary two weeks of the present had seen the {couples} cut up into two teams of six, subsequent Sunday will see all 11 remaining pairs take to the ice for Movie Week.
Dancing On Ice continues on Sunday 28 January at 6.20pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
