I'm sick of the judges and producers favouring Hayley and Gary cause there going on the tour by making them go near the end and overmarking them.

Then they give Danniella very early slots therefore I'm gonna vote for Danniella and Kieron cause there the producers leat favourites. I want Hayley to be in the skate off to make it more interesting and I want Gary out cause the producers and judges favour him so badly and he's dull.

Oh for goodness sake .. that's right .. let's watch the worst skater go last .. what an anti-climax.

Don't you think, that Daniella might actually hate to go last .. and have to skate after other (all) more proficient skaters.

If you think that Daniella has been in the skate-off just because she hasn't yet skated last then you haven't been watching her routines.

The judges can't score Daniella any higher .. she's not good enough, if anything, they've been over generous to her.

I agree, I actually think the producers are doing EVERYONE a favor !! So I'm not agreeing to this thread.

I have already posted on the performance order thread that I can't bear all this conspiracy theory nonsense.

If judges are favouring those skaters on the tour, why was Daniella saved over Mikey last week?

Think you might have to accept that Daniella whilst great earlier in the competition has been ropey the last couple of weeks and she isn't getting the public vote. (see post in the performance order thread also how Donal was nearly always on early last year but still made it to the final)

That one's easy: because they think she's weaker competition for their favourites, which isn't only about the tour.

Veri - you have also missed that they didn't want Hayley to be the only girl left.

I think Daniella's been struggling with injury over the past couple of weeks and she has also looked really tired, but she looked great on DOI Friday and seemed to be up for the challenge of working with the chair, I hope its a good week for her and she avoids the skate off!

Who is there to challenge Hayley because none of the remaining couples want to take that extra step and let Hayley know she is not going to run away with this

Daniella - Confidence has been knocked due to being in the skate off and is hanging on by her fingertips

Danny - Which Danny will turn up, the 17 pointer or the 22.5 pointer

Kieron - Not sure what to make of this guy, much like Danny. Seems to have faded into the background IMO

Gary - Seen a plank of wood move better than him, how he is still there is beyond me

If no-one steps up to the plate tonight, they may as well crown Hayley winner

Sorry, but threads, and accusations, like this are daft.
What would the producers gain by trying to fix the show? Nothing.
What would they have to lose by trying to fix the show? Everything - viewers, their reputation, possibly some cash if they got fined; and the skater who won could be disqualified, thus making the whole thing a waste of time and energy.

It's an entertainment show; ratings are important. My guess is that if Hayley skated first and got 30, viewers may turn off and the other skaters may beecome discouraged.

By the time of the show, the skaters have practised their routines to the best of their ability. It's not like Hayley, by being last, has longer to practice than anyone else; they are sitting on the bench. She has longer to wait, and longer for the nerves to kick in.

IF she's always on last, and I'm not sure that she is, it's because they want to end on a high note - it's no guarantee that she'll skate well, or her best, though.

I thought Daniella was fab at the start but she's dropped off the pace. Next thing people will be saying Hayley should be marked down as her natural talent gives her an unfair advantage over the other celebs with their lesser ability!

Agree about Gary though, don't think he's anywhere near as good as Kieron or Danny.

Yeah I agree with this. I thought, after the first few shows, she was a real challenge - didn't someone call her a dark horse?
I think when she was second on the leaderboard, she thought she was doing ok - she then found she had to skate again to stay in the competition.

Re-watching her last week, she seemed to have a lot of lifts, held on to her partner and did very little on her own. And she said it was getting tougher.

Why does it matter so much? There are only 5 competitors left! Have we all got such short memories that if someone skates early we're gonna forget all about them?

Some people might actually [i]prefer[i] to skate early to get it out of the way.

Injury - I think I've missed that?

I agree OP. I thought this wasn't the XF of skating but it seems to be.

Daniella FTW :sleep:

Gary VS Hayley for bottom 2 PERLEASE but Daniella's clearly favourite to be there

Hayley is definitely favoured every week and never has an early slot in the running order

Not true.

The fact that she skated second to last today, and is NOT top of the leaderboard, will hopefully help squash these "it's all being fixed for Hayley" comments.

In spite of what I said earlier, Daniella skated 2nd and IS top - so what does that say about it all?

LMAO all the crying of its a fix seams to have stopped.

Is that because they shown you all that your all moaning like little children over nothing.

Hayleys not top and she didnt go last also Gary was Bottom. So really that made this thread seam very very silly.

It says the judges totally over marked Daniella. How can someone who for 99% of her routine, didn't put her feet on the floor, get 5.5s across the board.